The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has stated that the aviation conference, set to hold in July, will be of great benefit to the aviation industry, News About Nigeria reports.
He disclosed this in a statement, stating that he can’t wait to hear stakeholders proffer solutions to challenges ailing the sector at the 28th edition of the the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) conference.
He noted that the event, scheduled to hold on Friday, July 26, at the Providence Hotel in Ikeja GRA, themed: ‘Aviation Survivability Amidst A Challenging Macro-economic Environment’, is coming at a critical period.
According to him, it will help to reposition the aviation sector onto its enviable path where the industry can stand shoulder high with others on the global stage.
He added that the Ministry is committed to eliminating obstacles in order to reposition the aviation industry.
“Stakeholders remain a key component of my desire to reposition the aviation sector onto its enviable path where the industry can stand shoulder high with others on the global stage. I am aware that past recommendations from the LAAC Annual Conference have helped shape the course of the development of the sector positively.
“I have no doubt the deliberations and solutions proffer at the 2024 edition by the array of seasoned experts and stakeholders at this year’s edition will make my job as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development a simple task.
“The theme of this year’s conference was informed by the challenging state of Nigeria’s economy which has amplified the already existing constraints to growth and development of Nigeria’s aviation in form of poor access to forex, weakening currency, high fuel costs, maintenance costs, poor airports infrastructure, regulatory constraints, growing manpower demands, technology upgrade, passenger comfort, among other issues that require urgent attention of industry stakeholders, it said further.
“The LAAC 2024 Annual Conference will stand out from the past editions because of the aptness of issues to be discussed and the quality of industry leaders and dignitaries that will be available to brainstorm on how the industry can navigate through the existing growth constraining challenges, especially aspects that have to do with economics,” he stated.
