Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Improvement, Festus Keyamo has led a high-profile delegation to Helsinki, Finland, and Vienna, Austria, for crucial manufacturing unit inspections and familiarisation conferences with two of the world’s main aviation infrastructure gear producers, Vaisala and Frequentis AG for the availability of infrastructural equipments for the development of the on-going Abuja second runway.
The delegation included the managing director of the Nigerian Airspace Administration Company (NAMA), Engr. Faruk Ahmed Umar; the director-general of the Nigerian Meteorological Company (NiMET), Prof. Charles Anosike; and the Director of Engineering, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Engr. Abiola Adejare.
Particular adviser to the minister, Tunde Moshood, in an announcement, stated this necessary go to was initiated by the managing director of Avsatel, Georg Eder MBA, and his deputy, Engr. Abdullahi Bayi, alongside the challenge’s chief marketing consultant on Airfield Lighting (AFL), NavAids, Communications, and Meteorology, KEFE Engineering Restricted, Engr. Mohammed Sodiq.
The assertion said that the primary cease for the Nigerian delegation was in Helsinki, Finland, the place they inspected the climate radar at Helsinki Airport.
This was adopted by a complete assembly with the administration and a go to to the manufacturing plant of Vaisala OYJ, the world’s largest developer and producer of meteorological gear.
The delegation was acquired by Vaisala’s Mauri Vapola, Software Supervisor; Juha Salmivaara, R&D Supervisor; and Kimmo Rustolainen, Director for MEA for Central Asia and Ukraine.
It added that in the course of the go to, the Vaisala group supplied an in-depth overview of the corporate’s core specializations, together with: Automated Climate Observing Methods (AWOS), Runway Visible Vary (RVR), Windshear Alert Methods, Climate Radar Integration, Lightning Data Integration and Runway Administration.
The Nigerian delegation was then given a tour of the meteorological gear at Helsinki Airport, offering precious insights into the operational effectivity and technological developments of the gear.
The delegation’s subsequent cease was Vienna, Austria, the place they met with the administration and visited the manufacturing plant of Frequentis AG, a worldwide chief in voice communication and management methods for air visitors administration.
