We must concession. No going back. I cannot think of any other way. We cannot grow with present state of our airports

IN spite of paucity of funds that has affected most of the aviation agencies in Nigeria due to the general recession of the country’s economy, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has been able to keep the country’s airspace safe for flight operations by both domestic and foreign airlines. The recent on time complete calibration of Kaduna Airport navigational aids is a pointer to efforts of NAMA to make Nigeria airspace safe.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority , NCAA, has said it will not compromise the internationally accepted requirements for obtaining Air Operators Certificate, AOC, by prospective airline operators. The regulatory authority added that it insistence on strict procedure of issuance of airline licences is one of the processes to ensure that no airline cuts corner in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) regulation.

What probably might have resulted in another major disaster in the aviation industry was averted recently by Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), following a random alcohol and drug test carried out on licensed aviation personnel. The screening was conducted on 87 officials including pilots and cabin crew members from two private airlines and Air Traffic Controllers of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).

Medview Airline B767 aircraft on Tuesday night returned from a comprehensive maintenance at FAA, NCAA and EASA approved MRO facilities.