LAGOS – In a bid to successfully kickstart the development of a second runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe Worldwide Airport (NAIA), Abuja, Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Growth has led the Nigerian excessive -delegation to 2 European international locations.
An announcement by Mr. Tunde Moshood, Particular Assistant, Media and Communications to Keyamo on Wednesday, stated that the workforce visited Helsinki, Finland and Vienna in Austria for important manufacturing facility inspections and familiarisation conferences with Vaisala and Frequentis AG, two main aviation infrastructure tools producers.
The 2 corporations are anticipated to provide the infrastructural tools for the development of the mission.
The assertion hinted that additionally on the delegation have been Engr. Faruk Umar; the Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Administration Company (NAMA), Prof. Charles Anosike; the Director-Normal of the Nigerian Meteorological Company (NiMET) and Engr. Abiola Adejare; the Director of Engineering, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
Keyamo emphasised the go to was an important step in guaranteeing that the nation’s aviation infrastructure was outfitted with the newest applied sciences to boost security and effectivity.
“The partnerships we’re forging with business leaders like Vaisala and Frequentis AG are very important for the profitable implementation of our initiatives, such because the Abuja second runway,” he added.
In keeping with the assertion, the go to was initiated by Mr. Georg Mba, the Managing Director of Avsatel and Engr. Abdullahi Bayi, his deputy, alongside Engr. Mohammed Kefe; the mission’s chief advisor on Airfield Lighting (AFL), NavAids, Communications and Meteorology.
Mpshood defined that the primary port of name for the workforce was in Helsinki, Finland, the place it inspected the climate radar at Helsinki Airport.
He stated this was adopted by a complete assembly with the administration and a go to to the manufacturing plant of Vaisala OYJ, the developer and producer of meteorological tools.
The assertion added: “The delegation was acquired by Vaisala’s Mauri Vapola, Utility Supervisor; Juha Salmivaara, R&D Supervisor; and Kimmo Rustolainen, Director for MEA for Central Asia and Ukraine.
“In the course of the go to, the Vaisala workforce offered an in-depth overview of the corporate’s core specializations, together with: Automated Climate Observing Programs (AWOS), Runway Visible Vary (RVR), Windshear Alert Programs, Climate Radar Integration, Lightning Data Integration and Runway Administration.”
The assertion added that the Nigerian delegation was then given a tour of the meteorological tools at Helsinki Airport, offering beneficial insights into the operational effectivity and technological developments of the tools.
Moreover, he said that the delegation visited Vienna, Austria, the place they met with the administration and visited the manufacturing plant of Frequentis AG, voice communication and management programs for air visitors administration.
Dr. Bernd Novak, the Vice President of Frequentis AG, reportedly offered an outline of their state-of-the-art Voice Communications Change.
After the presentation, the assertion said that the duo of Umar and Anosike mentioned the significance of synchronising climate and radar purposes on the identical software program platform to boost security and operational effectiveness.
He said that the collaborative strategy was anticipated to considerably enhance the effectivity of air visitors administration and climate forecasting in Nigeria.
