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18L,
Everything you say is true. There have been improvements over the last few years, but they're far too few and far too slow for a nation which wishes to be thought of as the African leader. It's a long, long way from that and a lot of the problem is that not enough supposedly-allocated money has been spent. With the departure of Nuhu Ribadu from the EFCC I expect corruption to increase exponentially, particularly if Ibori continues to wield the power he does and escapes any meaningful punishment for his crimes. An increase in corruption will bring a decrease in efficiency in all sectors, including aviation. It's sad, because the advances which have been made in the last 5 years are significant.
Everything you say is true. There have been improvements over the last few years, but they're far too few and far too slow for a nation which wishes to be thought of as the African leader. It's a long, long way from that and a lot of the problem is that not enough supposedly-allocated money has been spent. With the departure of Nuhu Ribadu from the EFCC I expect corruption to increase exponentially, particularly if Ibori continues to wield the power he does and escapes any meaningful punishment for his crimes. An increase in corruption will bring a decrease in efficiency in all sectors, including aviation. It's sad, because the advances which have been made in the last 5 years are significant.
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It depends on what parameters are used in determining if there has been any significant improvement in the sector.
I suggest we should wait for the final results of the ICAO and FAA audits respectively conducted recently before we jump into conclusions.
I suggest we should wait for the final results of the ICAO and FAA audits respectively conducted recently before we jump into conclusions.
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Just spent 3 days in Lagos and Abuja and I am amazed at the Air traffic movement in Nigeria, things have changed a lot.
There are aeroplanes everywhere and nice looking ones too, ( Learjet 60 with N reg, looked cool) all looking busy busy busy, where are they all going to and from where did all these passengers come from to make all this flying going on.
Are Arik, Aero, and Virgin doing like Bellview flying in the west coast!!!
Hope I will be part of it soon
I like what I saw very much.
mr bojangles
There are aeroplanes everywhere and nice looking ones too, ( Learjet 60 with N reg, looked cool) all looking busy busy busy, where are they all going to and from where did all these passengers come from to make all this flying going on.
Are Arik, Aero, and Virgin doing like Bellview flying in the west coast!!!
Hope I will be part of it soon
I like what I saw very much.mr bojangles
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Air safety audit: US experts due in Nigeria
''A team of experts from the United States Federal Aviation Administration is due to arrive in Nigeria on Monday (today).
The team is to carry out a comprehensive audit of the Nigerian aviation industry and determine if the country qualifies to be upgraded to the coveted Category One status.
Nigeria is currently rated the Category Two by the US FAA. And an upgrade means that Nigerian carriers can operate direct flights to US destinations.
Only three countries in Africa - South Africa, Ethiopia and Egypt - are presently certified Category One.
Arik Air, Virgin Nigeria and Bellview Airlines have already been designated on US routes to reciprocate the Open Skies Agreement with the US. Two American airlines, Delta Air and North American Airlines are already flying director into Nigeria.
The audit, also known as the International Aviation Safety Assessment, is expected to measure the extent of Nigeria’s compliance with the Safety and Security Standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the global aviation safety regulator.
Direct flights to US and other regions should help the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos move a step further towards becoming a regional hub and also to grow both passenger and cargo traffic.
The US initiated the IASA programme to ensure that airports with which it has direct links meet the ICAO safety standards
The establishment of ICAO after the Second World War included a commitment by signatories to abide by common safety measures in international air transportation. The organisation, however, has limited powers of enforcement.
Presently, Kenya, one of the fastest growing aviation hubs on the continent, is also putting a lot of measures in place to the US Category One certification.
The Media assistant to the Director General of the NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, told our correspondent on Friday that the agency was fully ready for the team.
He said, “The NCAA is fully prepared for the audit, we have prepared all the service providers also. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, the Nigerian Meteorological Services and all other necessary players in the industry have been prepared for this.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has appointed four regional managers to oversee its affairs.
The Managing Director, FAAN, Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun, on Sunday explained that the new regional managers, who will also head the four international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano, will monitor and supervise the activities of managers in the other airports in their respective regions.
The FAAN boss said that all the managers were expected to begin operations in their new capacities with effect from February 1, 2008.''
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?t...20080114029550
The team is to carry out a comprehensive audit of the Nigerian aviation industry and determine if the country qualifies to be upgraded to the coveted Category One status.
Nigeria is currently rated the Category Two by the US FAA. And an upgrade means that Nigerian carriers can operate direct flights to US destinations.
Only three countries in Africa - South Africa, Ethiopia and Egypt - are presently certified Category One.
Arik Air, Virgin Nigeria and Bellview Airlines have already been designated on US routes to reciprocate the Open Skies Agreement with the US. Two American airlines, Delta Air and North American Airlines are already flying director into Nigeria.
The audit, also known as the International Aviation Safety Assessment, is expected to measure the extent of Nigeria’s compliance with the Safety and Security Standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the global aviation safety regulator.
Direct flights to US and other regions should help the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos move a step further towards becoming a regional hub and also to grow both passenger and cargo traffic.
The US initiated the IASA programme to ensure that airports with which it has direct links meet the ICAO safety standards
The establishment of ICAO after the Second World War included a commitment by signatories to abide by common safety measures in international air transportation. The organisation, however, has limited powers of enforcement.
Presently, Kenya, one of the fastest growing aviation hubs on the continent, is also putting a lot of measures in place to the US Category One certification.
The Media assistant to the Director General of the NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, told our correspondent on Friday that the agency was fully ready for the team.
He said, “The NCAA is fully prepared for the audit, we have prepared all the service providers also. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, the Nigerian Meteorological Services and all other necessary players in the industry have been prepared for this.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has appointed four regional managers to oversee its affairs.
The Managing Director, FAAN, Mr. Richard Aisuebeogun, on Sunday explained that the new regional managers, who will also head the four international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano, will monitor and supervise the activities of managers in the other airports in their respective regions.
The FAAN boss said that all the managers were expected to begin operations in their new capacities with effect from February 1, 2008.''
http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?t...20080114029550
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Nigerias Population is estimated as 150million,with a poor road net work,no railway system,the flying population is rather huge.
Abuja is the seat of Government,and all business have to,deal with one arm of Governmnet in Abuja at some stage.....best to be their in person, than fax email or mobile. chit chat
ugh:.....Hence the increasing passenger activity.
Abuja is the seat of Government,and all business have to,deal with one arm of Governmnet in Abuja at some stage.....best to be their in person, than fax email or mobile. chit chat
ugh:.....Hence the increasing passenger activity.
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Nigeria May Scale FAA Safety Hurdle
Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, has said Nigeria is likely to become Category One Status country this year.
This will qualify its designated airlines to fly non-stop to US cities, as the United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) four-man team, led by Larry Williams, arrived Lagos yesterday, to start another phase of technical assessment of NCAA.
In a telephone interview, Demuren confirmed arrival of the FAA team, and said this time, the experts came for comrehensive audit of the regulatory body and airlines designated on the US routes.
He said upon their arrival, members of the audit team started examining specific areas of assessment; where the last team stopped work and expressed optimism that with what was on ground, by the end of this year, Nigeria would attain Category One Status, as a nation that maintains international aviation safety standards.
"They are already here and discussing on how to improve upon specific items discussed earlier, we are hopeful that by the end of this year, we will have it," Demuren said, adding that the specific areas that the team would look at include safety oversight mechanisms, such as list of aircraft operating in Nigeria, pilots and crew members, assessment of operating regulations to meet International Civil Organisation (ICAO) standards, technical guidance materials on safety, to ensure that every aircraft has type-rated inspectors and the general capability of the regulatory body.
Three airlines, Virgin Nigeria, Arik air and Bellview, were last year designated by the Federal Government to travel to the United States of America, but according to US regulations, they could not go to America with their own aircraft, until FAA certify that NCAA meets international safety standards
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=100460
This will qualify its designated airlines to fly non-stop to US cities, as the United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) four-man team, led by Larry Williams, arrived Lagos yesterday, to start another phase of technical assessment of NCAA.
In a telephone interview, Demuren confirmed arrival of the FAA team, and said this time, the experts came for comrehensive audit of the regulatory body and airlines designated on the US routes.
He said upon their arrival, members of the audit team started examining specific areas of assessment; where the last team stopped work and expressed optimism that with what was on ground, by the end of this year, Nigeria would attain Category One Status, as a nation that maintains international aviation safety standards.
"They are already here and discussing on how to improve upon specific items discussed earlier, we are hopeful that by the end of this year, we will have it," Demuren said, adding that the specific areas that the team would look at include safety oversight mechanisms, such as list of aircraft operating in Nigeria, pilots and crew members, assessment of operating regulations to meet International Civil Organisation (ICAO) standards, technical guidance materials on safety, to ensure that every aircraft has type-rated inspectors and the general capability of the regulatory body.
Three airlines, Virgin Nigeria, Arik air and Bellview, were last year designated by the Federal Government to travel to the United States of America, but according to US regulations, they could not go to America with their own aircraft, until FAA certify that NCAA meets international safety standards
http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=100460
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Looks like the yanks have arrived town, for the Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Harold Demuren, has said Nigeria is likely to become Category One Status country this year.
So this will qualify our designated airlines to fly non-stop to US cities and more by the end of this year.
Dunno about the rest of you lads, but this is exciting, so lets hope for the best
18Left you may have a point, but remember, the fact is traffic and human activity has increased considerably in the last one year and at quite an alarming rate, and believe me when I say that it did hit us by surprise and we were not prepared.
Personaly I did not see it coming, maybe you did, am still quite surprised at what is going on here but the fact is, it's growing and fast
and hopefully as we try and play catchup we will grab a hold of things, we need to 18left, we just have to because the future is looking bright for all of us, here flying in Naija and I want to be part of that bright future.
Zazoo
So this will qualify our designated airlines to fly non-stop to US cities and more by the end of this year.
Dunno about the rest of you lads, but this is exciting, so lets hope for the best
18Left you may have a point, but remember, the fact is traffic and human activity has increased considerably in the last one year and at quite an alarming rate, and believe me when I say that it did hit us by surprise and we were not prepared.
Personaly I did not see it coming, maybe you did, am still quite surprised at what is going on here but the fact is, it's growing and fast
and hopefully as we try and play catchup we will grab a hold of things, we need to 18left, we just have to because the future is looking bright for all of us, here flying in Naija and I want to be part of that bright future.Zazoo
