NAMA Begins Process Of Deploying SBAS To Improve Air Safety

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) as part of its efforts to further enhance air safety in the country is introducing satellite based augumentation services, (SBAS) .

The agency is collaborating with Nigerian Communications Satellite,  (NICOMSAT-R) which is providing the signals.

The iniative is also part of the Augmented Navigation for Africa, (ANGA) signals in space, (SIS) with European Union Action On Space as partners too.

The demonstration flight was carried out at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja Tuesday, January 31, 2023 with NAMA’s King Air 350i aircraft.

The Managing Director of NAMA, Mathew Pwajok said the demonstration exercise was the first stage of the introduction of SABS adding that the full business meetings would commence on February 2nd, 2023 at the Transport Hilton Hotel Abuja.

He stressed that the SABS when fully deployed would ensure enhanced precession in approach and enroute navigation.

thesystem would equally lead to cost savings for airlines because it would reduce flying time and holding time.Pwajok also disclosed that NAMA was collaborating with ASECNA, the agency controlling the airspace of the Francophone countries within ECOWAS as part of the launch of the Single African Air Transport Market, (SATM).The ASECNA representative Vivien Dovon also corroborated the assertion of the NAMA Managing Director on the advantages of SBAS in the area of cost savings for Nigerian Airlines.He noted that the when fully deployed would significantly reduce holding time of aircraft during landings and taking offs.”It will also enhance precision approach and eliminate the challenges of poor visibility. especially for aircraft equiped with the receiver”. He further stressed.

Performance based navigation lateral system.. It’s basically satellite based. Ground procedure and eroute nav