Skip to main content
NAMA MD PLEDGES COMMITMENT TO INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT




\The Managing Director, Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam has solicited a collaborative partnership between the media and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) as it strives to deliver “a world class CNS/ATM infrastructure across the nation that would guarantee the safety and security of the Nigerian airspace, within the ambit of the Aviation Master plan.’’ Engr. Abdulsalam who made these remarks at the 20th Annual Seminar of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) which took place at the NCAA headquarters annex in Lagos, where he was represented by the Ag. GM Procurement, Engr. Muyiwa Adegorite, also expressed delight that the successful implementation of TRACON has given Nigeria the platform for the overlay of other cutting edge technologies due for takeoff like Controller/ Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC), Mode S Data Link and Aeronautical Information Service Automation.  Engr Abdulsalam also noted that in line with his administration’s safety critical manpower development plan, the agency has made tremendous progress in building capacity with the recent rating of 79 Air Traffic Controllers to support the manpower needs of the area radar control service. Earlier in an address, the Chairman of LAAC, Mr Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo commended NAMA for addressing the challenge of ageing workforce with the passing out of cadet Air Traffic Controllers from the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, (NCAT) Zaria. This year’s LAAC seminar with the theme: Aviation Infrastructure and Policy as Stimulus for Economic Growth in Nigeria attracted aviation experts, stakeholders as well as politicians from across the country.

ADEWALE OJO BOWS OUT
A change in the leadership of Aeronautical Communications Department on Tuesday saw the erstwhile General Manager, Mr Adewale Ojo, handing over to Mr Gabriel Oluleke Akinola in a brief ceremony at NAMA headquarters in Lagos.
 In his remarks at the event, the Director of Human Resources, Dr Uwem Akangson, commended the outgoing GM for his fatherly disposition and for creating a favourable environment for succession. He enjoined others to maintain the peaceful atmosphere that Mr Ojo was leaving behind in the department.
 Also speaking, Mr Akinola solicited the co-operation of all staff of the department in building on the achievements of the outgoing GM. In his reaction, the outgoing GM Mr Adewale Ojo thanked all the staff for the support and co-operation given him over the years. He also charged them to extend the same hand of fellowship which they accorded him to his successor.


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