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NAMA needs special funding to tackle decrepit navigational facilities

Posted on November 24, 2024November 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

· Over N40 billion Presidential intervention fund secured · Aviation to contribute to $1 trillion projected economy The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo on Sunday said the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) would need special funding to tackle many of the navigational facilities. This is coming as the Minister said that the aviation industry would contribute significantly to ensure that the aviation industry contributes to the planned $1 trillion targeted economy by President…

NAMA begins work on decrepit navigational systems

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Wole Shadare

NAAE president pushes for more funds The managing director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Engr Ahmed Umar Farouk said the management is not unaware of the deplorable state of some facilities in the navigational systems assuring that frantic efforts were being made to address them Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) held over the weekend in Abuja, Farouk urged the engineers to come up…

Maintain NAMA processes, procedures for optimal standards, Farouk tells managers at retreat

Posted on November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Ahmed Umar Farouk has charged general managers in the agency to ensure that NAMA’s processes and procedures maintain optimal standards to keep pace with those of air navigation service providers (ANSPs) globally. Farouk said this could be attained through enhanced productivity, efficient service delivery and innovation. The NAMA MD who spoke while declaring open the 2024 General Managers’ Retreat which was held in Keffi, Nassarawa…

ATC shortage: NAMA completes proficiency checks for 339 controllers, promotion efficiency for 69 others

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Farouk lists achievements in ATC training, capacity in 10 months To tackle the shortage of air traffic controllers in the country and to replace the ageing controllers, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has conducted annual proficiency checks for 339 air traffic controllers. The proficiency tests took place between December 2023 and October 2024. The checks for the controllers were done in conjunction with NAMA and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the promotion…

NAMA guarding against collision, airfield threat with SMR

Posted on October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Air traffic control is a critical aspect of aviation safety. It involves managing the movement of aircraft on the ground and in the air to ensure safety. WOLE SHADARE writes that NAMA is improving air safety with Surface Movement Radar (SMR) at Lagos and Abuja airports Safety appraisal Keeping track of ground traffic at airports is particularly important at a time when runway safety incidents appear to be surging. For some, the two major airports in Nigeria,…

NAMA to embark on surface movement radar sensitisation

Posted on October 2, 2024October 3, 2024 by Wole Shadare

In a bid to enhance safety, efficiency and awareness in ground operations, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has concluded plans to embark on Surface Movement Radar (SMR) sensitization. The sensitization of the SMR in Lagos on October 4, 2024, at Legend Hotel, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, is an opportunity to elevate stakeholders’ understanding and to contribute to safer and more efficient airport operations. The aviation-wide Surface Movement Radar (SMR) sensitization is a specialized programme…

NAMA, Ekiti ink air traffic services pact for new airport

Posted on August 25, 2024August 25, 2024 by Wole Shadare

As part of measures to ensure a seamless takeoff of the newly established Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ekiti State Government. Over the weekend, the MOU signed at the agency’s headquarters annexe, Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, attracted top officials of Ekiti state government and NAMA. The Managing Director of NAMA, Engr Farouk Ahmed Umar noted that the…

Seized aircraft: NAMA urges Arik, Eze to settle dispute, denies exparte order receipt

Posted on July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said it is yet to be formally served the ex-parte order by Arik Air stopping further execution of the judgment of the Supreme Court. It tasked the parties to the dispute to resolve their issues as quickly as possible so that the Arik aircraft in question could resume flight operations. NAMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Alhaji Abdullahi Musa in a statement explained that on July…

Minister overrules NAMA, directs agency to suspend navigation charges

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Wole Shadare

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has overruled the decision of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to raise en-route navigational charges from N6,000 to N18,000 and N54,000 per flight The Minister has directed the agency to suspend its earlier announced increase in navigational charges. This decision follows the Minister’s recognition of the current economic challenges faced by Nigerians. The Minister emphasized the need for further consultation before implementing any changes,…

NAMA raises ‘outdated’ navigational charges to N18, 000 , N54, 000, may trigger hike in fares

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Wole Shadare

Extension costs rise too, N10b overhead, N21b personnel cost, N12b capital cost in 2023 The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has raised en-route navigational charges from N6,000 to N18,000 and N54,000 per flight just as the airspace agency equally increased the extension of hours of service to airlines from N50,000 to 450,000 per extension to enable the agency to recover the cost of diesel and other logistics during the period of extension. The Managing…

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