Skip to main content

NAMA PARLEYS NAF ON AIRSPACE CO-ORDINATION



 The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is to sustain its
collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on strategic
management of the country’s airspace to enhance the overall safety of
both military and civil flights.

 A high-powered delegation of the Nigerian Air Force which paid a
courtesy visit to the Managing Director, Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam in
Lagos held crucial discussions with NAMA management on issues
bordering on collaborative airspace management, civil-military
coordination, training of Air Force officers by NAMA and the military
radar which is the military equivalent of TRACON.

The leader of the delegation and Director of Air Traffic Services,
Comdr. Bello Garba , explained that  the visit was to strengthen the
existing mutual relationship between the Nigerian Air Force and NAMA,
stressing that “this synergy is particularly critical in view of the
nation’s current security challenges”.

Comdr. Garba who appreciated NAMA’s role in quelling the on-going
insurgency in the North-Eastern part of the country solicited the
agency’s assistance in the provision of technical expertise in the
installation of a military radar and the needed capacity to man the
equipment.

In his remarks, the Managing Director, Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam noted
that the Nigerian Air Force has always been an ally of NAMA as the
statutory role of the two organizations are complimentary, stressing
that NAMA has always been at the forefront of the Civil-Military
Coordination meeting.

Engr. Abdulsalam stated that the on-going multilateration project in
the Gulf of Guinea would effectively capture low-level aircraft in the
area including military helicopters.  He promised that NAMA would
provide the Nigerian Air Force with the needed manpower training and
technical information on the military radar and other logistics.

Meanwhile, seven representatives of NAMA drawn from the Search and
Rescue Department  at the weekend  in Abuja   participated in a live
simulation exercise on air crash outside the vicinity of an Airport.

Organized by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the
exercise which took place at the National Fire Academy, Shada Abuja,
was among other things, to demonstrate the nation’s preparedness in
responding to air crash accidents as well as rescue coordination
strategies outside the confines of an aerodrome.

 Apart from NAMA, the event attracted representatives from other
relevant agencies such as NEMA, The Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency
(NCAA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Cameron welcomes new 50 million pound airside investment at Edinburgh Airpoort

Source: Edinburgh Airport Prime Minister David Cameron visited Edinburgh Airport this afternoon (22 January) as it announced a new £50m airside investment programme. Work begins this week on an extensive redevelopment of the airport’s immigration and baggage reclaim facilities, a move that will triple capacity for bigger long-haul aircraft. The Prime Minister was met by Chairman, Sir John Elvidge, and CEO Gordon Dewar, who took him on a tour of the airport’s new airside construction site which will be phased over the next four years. With long-haul traffic up almost 90% in 2014, thanks to new routes with Qatar Airways, United Airlines and US Airways, and increased services from Turkish Airlines, Edinburgh Airport is embarking on this ambitious development plan which will see a second immigration hall and baggage reclaim area created and extensive construction of new aircraft stands and air bridges. In 2013, the Board of Edinburgh Airport committed to investing £150m in Sc...
Post a Comment
Read more

U.S. Aerospace Industry generates 1.2 million jobs...nets $118.5 billion export sales

  In 2012, the U.S. aerospace industry contributed $118.5 billion in export sales to the U.S. economy.  The industry’s positive trade balance of $70.5 billion is the largest trade surplus of any manufacturing industry and came from exporting 64.3 percent of all aerospace production. Foreign firms are attracted to the U.S. aerospace market because it is the largest in the world and has a skilled and hospitable workforce, extensive distribution systems, diverse offerings, and strong support at the local and national level for policy and promotion.  According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Commerce, aerospace exports directly and indirectly support more jobs than the export of any other commodity.  The U.S. aerospace industry directly employs about 500,000 workers in scientific and technical jobs across the nation and supports more than 700,000 jobs in related fields.  Investment in the U.S. aerospace industry is facilitated by a large pool of...
Post a Comment
Read more

NAMA NEWS UPDATE

ARAP STEERING COMMITTEE SUBMITS REPORT ...AS CHIDOKA LAUDS NAMA FOR CREATION OF PMO _THE steering committee of the Aviation Revenue Automation Project (ARAP), inaugurated for the purpose of driving the full automation of all activities in the aviation agencies on Monday submitted its report to the Honourable Minister, Chief Osita Chidoka in Lagos. Among the recommendations of the committee was the need to drive commitment and enforcement to ensure strict compliance by all stakeholders while chief executives of all agencies should be held responsible to ensure that all revenue lines are captured under ARAP platform; also that all agencies should be encouraged to establish the Project Management Office (PMO) as is the case with NAMA. Receiving the report, Chief Chidoka stated that “the power of automation especially in the dynamic world of aviation cannot be wished away as it would facilitate the one aviation vision and also set targets and measurable timelines”. While thanking member...
Post a Comment
Read more