Chairman, Bi-Courney Aviation Services (BASL), Dr. Wale Babalakin
Leading investors and stakeholders in Aviation industry in Nigeria would constitute a panel of discussants at the forthcoming 26th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC).
Expected as members of panel of discussants include the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), Dr. Wale Babalakin, Chairman/CEO of Air Peace Limited, Barr. Allen Onyema and other Chief Executive Officers in the industry.
Also, the conference has received the approvals of Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika and other critical stakeholders, which cut across the airline and ground handling sub-sectors
The Conference scheduled to hold on July 28, 2022 at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Lagos has its theme as: “Sunset Airports: Economic & Safety Implications.”
Discussions at the conference will centre around solutions to the multiple challenges faced by stakeholders in terms of safety and economics as a result of operating sunset airports in Nigeria.
A statement by Mr. Albinus Chiedu the Secretary, Planning Committee of the conference, Mr. Albinus Chiedu mentioned the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency (NCAA), the Ag. Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Lawrence Pwajok and the Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Capt. Rabiu Yadudu as among the panellists.
Others are, the Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau – Nigeria (AIB-N), Akin Olateru and CEO, Topbrass Aviation Limited, Capt. Roland Iyayi among others.
Chiedu who stated that the panels are divided into two sessions noted that while the General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr. Tunji Oketunbi would moderate the first session, the Director, Research, Zenith Travels, Mr. Olumide Ohunayo would moderate the second session.
This year’s conference, which has Senator Sirika as the Special Guest of Honour, is to be chaired by the President, Association of Aviation Training Organisations (AATOs), Mr. Bernard Bankole,
The conference is expected to attract over 250 aviation industry professionals, cutting across the aviation agencies, security agencies, international and domestic airlines operating in Nigeria, aviation support services, travel trade sellers and buyers and other stakeholders.
The LAAC’s Annual Conference has over the years, made unquantifiable impacts on Nigeria’s aviation industry by throwing up policy, management and operational issues for public discuss.
This has resulted in tremendously significantly evidential changes in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
Aviation and allied business organisations have equally taken advantage of sponsorship opportunities presented by the event to showcase their products and services.
As usual, there shall be both physical and virtual participations in this years’ conference to enable participation of stakeholders from across the world, while an in-depth communiqué, covering all aspects of the conference would be well-represented.
