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Nigeria has passed a pilot test for migration from terrestrial air navigation to a satellite-based navigation, the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA) said yesterday.
The Managing Director of NAMA, Mr Nnamdi Udoh, told journalists on Monday, in Ikeja, that the feat was a great one in view of the country’s quest for advancement.
He explained that the satellite-based navigation — Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) — was also known as Performance-Based Navigation (PBN).
“Nigeria’s bold attempt to migrate from terrestrial air navigation to a satellite-based navigation system received a boost at the weekend when two foreign airlines tested the new procedure with pilots landing successfully at the Lagos and Kano airports respectively.
“The Emirates airline was the first to carry out the approach test on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in Lagos while the KLM recorded same in Kano.
“With the success recorded in our quest for moving from terrestrial to a satellite-based air navigation system, Nigeria has joined the league of big countries that are already operating the ICAO-endorsed air navigation programme,’’ he said.
The NAMA boss said the PBN was cost effective, explaining that it required less fuel during aircraft takeoff and landing.
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