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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and World Meteorological Organization have signed an agreement to increase and improve the automated reporting of meteorological data by commercial aircraft. The new initiative, called the WMO and IATA Collaborative AMDAR Programme (WICAP), aims to expand the existing WMO Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR) system to ensure coverage over data-sparse areas. It is expected to bring …
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) says it has created 9 new Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) Area Navigation 10 (RNAV10) regional routes across the nation’s airspace. The Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu listed the newly created PBN routes to include UQ300- connecting Lagos to the Central African Republic; UY604-linking Abuja, Port Harcourt to Southern Africa; UQ181- connecting East …
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) new Strategic Plan (SP) which is expected to be out in 2021 is set to redefine the civil aviation industry and enhance industry support to the national development towards Tanzania’s objective of being a middle income and industrialized nation by the year 2025. The TCAA Director General, Mr. Hamza S. Johari,who spoke …
The Minister for Aviation, Mr. Joseph Kofi Adda, has underscored the crucial importance of modernized aviation infrastructure to the sector’s ability to attract more global industry players to the country. The Minister, who toured three major projects being carried out to support government’s vision of making Ghana an aviation hub within West Africa, and a destination of choice …
The Republic of Seychelles says it is going live with Travizory technology to facilitate the collection and analysis of traveler documentation to ensure re-opening of the borders in the safest manner. This is a mere three weeks after the agreement was signed, following Cabinet of Ministers’ approval for the installation and deployment of the technology. The new technology …
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the restructuring of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the safety oversight agency of the Aviation Industry in the country. According to NCAA, the directorates which are the major organs of the authority have been reduced from nine to six. The new and retained Directorates are Airworthiness Standards (DAWS), Operations, Licensing …
The cost of the restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is there for all to see. According to World Tourism Organization (WTO), between January and May, the sudden and rapid fall in tourist arrivals cost an estimated $320 billion. That’s three times greater than the impact of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 on our sector – and …
Airports Council International (ACI) World has called on governments to follow a robust and consistent protocol for testing which should be implemented only when necessary and as an alternative to broad-brush requirements for quarantine. ACI said it will request the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) develops recommendations for States which should be risk based and informed by scientific and …
The Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Ing. Simon Allotey, has retired from the CAA. According to GCAA, Ing. Allotey hands over his responsibilities to the Deputy Director-General (Technical), Ing. Charles Kraikue, who is appointed to act as the Director-General of the Authority by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Prior to his appointment as Director-General of GCAA …
Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority’s (SCAA) has announced that it has held several meetings with airlines’ representatives, car hirers, taxi operators, destination management companies and commercial outlets’ representatives at the SCAA’s Head Office, Pointe Larue, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Stakeholders were informed on a series of measures that they must observe as they run their daily business on the premises …
