Cross-section of industry big wigs expected at the 25th annual conference of the League of Airport And Aviation Correspondents, LAAC, Sheraton, Lagos
All corporate organizations and individuals prospecting in any arm of the air transport value chain especially in Nigeria are anxiously looking forward to the dawn of Wednesday, 28th July 2021, a few hours away, for the critical ‘D check’ to be conducted on the entire gamut of the nation’s aviation industry.
The hangar for the complete stripping of the aviation industry has been provided by the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents- Nigeria, LAAC-N, at its 25th annual international conference which will hold in Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Ikeja, from 9.30 am prompt, tomorrow.
By the theme of the conference, “Nigeria Aviation Industry: Management, Policy and Regulation”, it will provide the sterling opportunity to completely strip the industry and identify obvious and latent gaps with the view to recommending ways and means those gaps are to be closed for the industry to continue enjoying safer and profitable operations.
Hence the Conference Organizing Committee has drawn up an exhaustive and all-encompassing running order for the one-day event which would ultimately achieve the objective of an operator who takes an aircraft that had gathered flight hours, flight cycles or elapsed calendar timeframe from its first flight to the maintenance hangar for overhaul via the critical ‘D’ check. This exactly is what the no holds bare discussions at the event is set out to accomplish.
A GLIMPSE OF THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Eliciting from the numerous media appearances of the Chairman, League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents, LAAC, Comrade Olusegun Koiki, the expected time for the program take off which is 9 am, will be hellishly adhered to. And by 9.30 am, the Master of Ceremony, MC, will start the introduction of guests at the event. On the dot of 9.40 am, a rendition of the national anthem by guests, and will immediately be followed with an 8 minutes welcome address by the LAAC Chairman.
The Chairman of the august occasion, Capt Ibrahim K. Msheila, who is also the Chairman, Westlink Airlines, will in 7 minutes set the tone for the ‘surgical operation’ of the day with his power-packed opening remark, 9.53 am-10 am. While the Special Guest of Honour, Senator Hadi SIRIKA, Minister of Aviation, will seize the opportunity to give his abridged stewardship at 10.00-10.07am.
As a means of breaking the ice from the initial serious three deliveries, Goodwill Messages from the Chief Executives, CEs, of government parastatals would be entertained and labour could even be heard at this juncture which has been generously allotted a whopping 33 minutes from 10.07-10.40am.
The kernel of the day’s discussion would be unwrapped with a Keynote Address on the conference theme, “Nigeria Aviation Industry: Management, Policy and Regulation”, by the Director-General, DG, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Capt Musa Shuaib Nuhu, from 10.40-11.00am.
The technical session would be kicked off by Capt Dung Pam, Chairman, Governing Council, Nigerian Aviation Safety Initiative, NASI. He would dwell on the First Paper with the subject, “Nigerian Airlines; Management, Policy & Regulation”-11.00-11.20am. Immediately after, Tea Break would be observed for 15 minutes, 11.20 am-11.35 am.
For another 20 minutes, justice would be done to the Second Paper on the subject, “Ground Handling in Nigeria: Management, Policy, & Regulation”. The Chairman, Association of Ground Handlers of Nigeria, AGHAN, Mr Olaniyi Adigun, who is also the Executive Director, Sales and Marketing, Sahco Plc, would have the participants’ attention from, 11.35-11.55am
Before the question and answer session, the third paper would examine the production/importation, quality control, availability, distribution, and the incessant spike in the pump price of JET A1. These and other issues around aviation fuel would be addressed by Mr Rabiu Abdulmutalib, General Manager, GM, Total, from 11.55 am-12.13 pm. The subject is, “Aviation Operations, Jet A1: Challenges & Solutions.” The question and answer session would rage for 32 minutes, 12.13-12.45pm, thus bringing the discussion session to a halt and another phase would be ushered in.
Another exciting dimension of the conference is the public presentation of the league’s news and features annual magazine, Traveller’s Watch, and the LAAC 2021 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, 12.45-1.05PM. After the vote of thanks at 1.10 pm, participants shall be treated to a sumptuous lunch at the renowned home of hospitality.
On the award for outstanding performances in various arms of the aviation value chain, five organizations and an individual have been adjudged deserving of public recognition.
Organizations found deserving of distinguished performance in one or more of their mandates are the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Peace, MMA2 and Engr. Akin Olateru, the Commissioner, AIB-N would be honoured with performance awards during the occasion.
The 25th Conference and Awards 2021 is expected to have in attendance over 250 aviation industry professionals; physically and virtually, cutting across the aviation agencies, security agencies, international and domestic airlines operating in Nigeria, aviation support services, travel trade sellers and buyers and captains of the aviation industry in Nigeria.
Virtual participants can join the conference with the link below:
Join Zoom Meeting;
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85136273264?pwd=TktWeDd2M2Z3OE45QXRlZHBEUGFadz09
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