This study examines the development of the aviation industry in Nigeria and the level of safety m... more This study examines the development of the aviation industry in Nigeria and the level of safety management in the industry. Primary data for the study were collected through oral interviews with NCAA and NAMA staff, travellers and selected people involved in the aviation industry. Primary data were also collected from policy manuals and reports on air crashes. The data were supplemented with data from books, journals, articles, newspaper editorials and internet sources. The method of data analysis was descriptive and analytical. The first plane landed in Kano in 1925. By 1935, an imperial airways began proper aviation activities in Nigeria. The Queen’s government established a West African Airways Corporation (WAAC) and West African Air Transport Authority (WAATA) in 1946 and when Ghana attained independence in 1958, Nigeria’s government and some other entities had to establish the West African Airways Commission (Nigeria) Limited, which later metamorphosed into the defunct Nigeria Airways. Two agencies are central to the operations of the aviation sector in Nigeria: Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). Nigeria’s aviation sector has the personnel, infrastructure and equipment necessary to operate an effective modern aviation industry. Yet, 1,717 Nigerians and other nationals have lost their lives in plane crashes from 1969 to 2009 as a result largely of human error, which remains the ultimate culprit for most of the air crashes. The study has shown the continuous importance of air transportation to national development. It indicates the need to address elimination of human error and the improvement of “just culture” in the industry. The study could enhance policy formulation and implementation in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
This study examines the development of the aviation industry in Nigeria and the level of safety m... more This study examines the development of the aviation industry in Nigeria and the level of safety management in the industry. Primary data for the study were collected through oral interviews with NCAA and NAMA staff, travellers and selected people involved in the aviation industry. Primary data were also collected from policy manuals and reports on air crashes. The data were supplemented with data from books, journals, articles, newspaper editorials and internet sources. The method of data analysis was descriptive and analytical. The first plane landed in Kano in 1925. By 1935, an imperial airways began proper aviation activities in Nigeria. The Queen’s government established a West African Airways Corporation (WAAC) and West African Air Transport Authority (WAATA) in 1946 and when Ghana attained independence in 1958, Nigeria’s government and some other entities had to establish the West African Airways Commission (Nigeria) Limited, which later metamorphosed into the defunct Nigeria Airways. Two agencies are central to the operations of the aviation sector in Nigeria: Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). Nigeria’s aviation sector has the personnel, infrastructure and equipment necessary to operate an effective modern aviation industry. Yet, 1,717 Nigerians and other nationals have lost their lives in plane crashes from 1969 to 2009 as a result largely of human error, which remains the ultimate culprit for most of the air crashes. The study has shown the continuous importance of air transportation to national development. It indicates the need to address elimination of human error and the improvement of “just culture” in the industry. The study could enhance policy formulation and implementation in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
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