Renowned aviation trainer and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WestLink Airlines, Capt. Ibrahim Mshelia will chair the 25th League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) conference scheduled to hold on the 28th of July, 2021 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
According to a information available to Nigerian NewsDirect by Nigeria Airspace Management Authority (NAMA), stakeholders in the industry to grace the occasion are the CEO of Air Peace, Barrister Allen Onyema, the Managing Director of Medview Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole and other dignitaries who have indicated interest to grace the occasion.
Chairman, Governing Council, Nigeria Aviation Safety Initiative (NASI), Captain Dung Pam; Chairman, Association of Aviation Ground Handlers (ACHAN) , Mr Olaniyi Adigun and General Manager, Total Nigeria Plc, Mr. Rabiu Abdulmutalib will also deliver papers at the LAAC conference.
Already, major stakeholders in the Nigeria’s aviation industry are keying into the Conference with the theme: ‘Nigeria Aviation Industry: Management, Policy and Regulation.’
Meanwhile the Ministry of Aviation has indicated interest to be part of the event, all the aviation agencies, including: Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N), Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria and Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) have equally expressed their desire to be fully involved in the whole arrangements.
The 25th Conference and Awards 2021 is expected to be attended by 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.