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Cost Benefit Of Satellite-Based Air Traffic Management Systems

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Borrowing from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) the No Country Left Behind (NCLB) initiative, Nigeria has joined the satellite navigation concept which is relatively new in Africa. WOLE SHADARE who was at the test-run and implementation of the Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) writes on its cost-effectiveness to airlines and other users Migration Over time, navigation has always relied on ground-based aids. But with the advent of satellite navigation adopted by ICAO (GNSS), the scenario…

Kwara laments aviation sector woes, lauds operators’ resilience

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Kwara State Commissioner of Education, Dr. Afeez Alabi said the numerous challenges faced by the aviation industry in the country have affected many other sectors of the economy, adding that the aviation sector should have ordinarily been a poster to be showcased or measure the economic wellbeing of the nation. Alabi made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the training for aviation journalists taking place at the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin, Kwara…

African airlines record decline in cargo in 2022

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Wole Shadare

African airlines reported a 1.4 percent decline in air cargo in 2022, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) analysis of the global air cargo industry for the 2022 full year. African airlines reported a decrease in demand of 1.4% for global and international demand in 2022 compared to 2021 and an increase in capacity of 0.3% (-0.2% for international operations). Compared to 2019 (pre-COVID levels), demand was 8.3% above (+9.4% for international operations) and…

How foreign airlines rip off Nigerian travelers-NANTA

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Laments job losses, decries FG’s lack of protection Nigerian travel entrepreneurs under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agency (NANTA) have again raised the alarm over the alleged exploitation of Nigerians by foreign airlines, noting that the attitude of the carriers in refusing to open the lower ticket inventories amounts to taking advantage of the market they operate in. The national president of NANTA, Mrs. Susan Akporiaye at a world press…

Nigerian carriers cry out over lopsided SAATM implementation, back policy

Posted on February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Overflying Francophone countries, a nightmare-Onyema Nigerian carriers under the aegis of Airline Operators (AON) have expressed dissatisfaction with the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), urging African nations to be sincere in their implementation of the African air transport policy. The Vice-President of AON and the chairman of Air Peace Airlines, Mr. Allen Onyema who spoke on behalf of the operators at a two-day workshop on Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS)…

Qatar Airways, Airbus reach amicable settlement in legal dispute

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Qatar Airways and Airbus have reached an amicable and mutually agreeable settlement in relation to their legal dispute over A350 surface degradation and the grounding of A350 aircraft. A repair project is now underway and both parties look forward to getting these aircraft safely back in the air. The details of the settlement are confidential and the parties will now proceed to discontinue their legal claims. The settlement agreement is not an admission of liability…

Airlines to save quarter million Naira daily with satellite air navigation-DG NCAA

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

NCAA to fast-track regulatory approval for SBAS-Minister The Director-General, of Civil Aviation Nigeria, Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu said airlines would be saving a quarter of a million Naira on each flight with the adoption of the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) which the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has successfully implemented. To successfully migrate to SBAS, Nigerian carriers had been enjoined to retrofit their airplanes in order to be able to switch…

Share blue, red line rail links to airports, experts beg Lagos state

Posted on February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Say sector performance below par, score CAA Act, NSIB very successful A group of aviation professionals under the aegis of Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRT) has expressed the hope that the newly commissioned Blue and Red Line Rails in Lagos state would share links with the airport terminal building as the experts lamented the lack of connectivity of the Abuja light to the Abuja airport. President, ASRT, Dr. Gabriel Olowo in his welcome…

The Economics Of Code-Sharing Agreements For Nigerian Airlines

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Over the last decades, the airline industry has changed to a more competitive market as an effect of the deregulation in Nigeria. In other climes, alliances have emerged and grown and created deeper incitement for cooperative behaviour between airlines. Whereas in Nigeria, the country’s airlines are yet to tap into this big market opportunity, writes WOLE SHADARE Competitive industry The airline industry is one of the most competitive industries in the entire world. A large…

NAMA takes workload off pilots, fuel burns, test runs, augments satellite navigation

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Wole Shadare

System shortens flight time on Nigerian route by seven minutes Nigeria’s airspace safety received a major boost as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) test run the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS). The agency successfully carried out the demonstration flight to improve the accuracy, integrity, and availability of the signal through augmentation of the satellite systems with its $8.5 million Beechcraft King Air 350i aircraft. The SBAS are used to enhance the accuracy and precision…

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