The Aviation Ground Handling Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) has offered to work with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to set minimum safety threshold handling rates for the sub-sector.
Mr. Olaniyi Adigun, the President, AGHAN, in his presentation: ‘Ground Handling In Nigeria: Management, Policy & Regulation,’ at the conference of the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) held in Lagos, recently, regretted that the formations of the two leading ground handling companies in the country, Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc and the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc was not for profit making by their founding fathers, a situation, which he said had negatively affected the sub-sector after privatisation.
He, however, opined that to change the narration, it was imperative for the industry regulator, NCAA to put necessary regulations and policies in place, which would usher in new minimum safety threshold handling rates for the sub-sector.
According to him, AGHAN was willing to work with the NCAA to set up operating standards, safety and security standards, establish minimum safety threshold handling rates, encourage an enabling environment to attract capital inflow into the sector through local and foreign investors and boost healthy competition among the players without compromising safety, security and the economic interest of the nation.
He said: “To achieve the aims enumerated above, it is our strong believe that if both the Federal Government (NCAA) and the various stakeholders come together to put necessary regulations and policies including setting up of a minimum threshold handling rates in place, the ground handling sector will experience a rebirth.”
