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Stakeholders in the African aviation industry are scheduled to meet in Lagos for this year’s ‘Aviation Day’ conference to x-ray the challenges in the sector as well as fashion out ways of sustaining the successes recorded during the 2016 operational year.
A statement by organisers of the event, Akwaaba Africa Travel Market said 2016 was considered the safest year in the commercial aviation industry in Africa with no air accident. And this is against the backdrop of decades of problematic safety levels in Africa. 
This year’s Aviation Day with the theme “One Year Commercial Free Accident Aviation: What Did Africa do right?” is expected to also have aviation professionals from global aviation organisations, like the International Air Transport Association (IATA), African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Chief Executive Officers of airlines in the continent.
“The meeting of the experts is geared at fashioning out ways of sustaining air safety record achieved in the African sky in 2016 in the years ahead,” a statement by the organisers said.
“The Aviation Day, will be holding at Eko Hotel and Suites from September 10th– 12th 2017 and it is also aimed at transferring knowledge covering travel, hospitality and aviation sectors from globally rated experts,”the statement added.
