The Federal Government is to buy 20 aircraft to equip Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria and make it a centre of excellence.

Mr. Hadi Sirika, Minister of State for Aviation, confirmed on Monday in Abuja that NCAT had also taken delivery of a brand new Diamond DA24NG.

The minister, who launched the new aircraft in Zaria said that the aircraft would improve the training capacity of the college.

He observed that the current aircraft in use were highly expensive to maintain, adding that the college would now be more competitive and dynamic in the global aviation industry.

Sirika lauded the efforts of the management of the college especially for introducing courses in line with the guidelines of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

“I am aware of efforts by NCAT to run National Diploma and Higher National Diploma; be rest assured, you will have our full support and that of the president.”

The minister charged staff of the college to seek for more knowledge because the world had changed from resource based economy to knowledge-based.

Earlier, the Rector of the college, Capt. Abdussalami Mohammed, said the college currently has 29 trainer aircraft.

“These aircraft used for ab-initio training TB9, Trinidad TB20GT and Beech Baron 58 are old, the earliest being purchased 15 years ago and quite expensive to fuel and maintain,’’ he said.

The rector said the new trainer aircraft would significantly improve the flight training experience and reduce operating cost.

He added that the newly acquired aircraft was equipped with glass cockpit and garmin 1000, which would make it easier for graduating pilots to transit to new generation commercial aircraft.

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Lalasticlala, Seun

you shouldn't be fighting for FTC
you are too old for that. have you heard?

20 aircrafts

Abeg makai laf small jare


This our FG and "To, Set To, We Will, About To" are like ewa & agoyin.. #Inseparable

God bless my President.... such money in the last government would have been long gone and buried!! God bless PMB.

Weyre man we need money for bera tin o

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20 aircrafts? They should just commission the aircrafts as part of the fleet for a new Nigerian Airways.

Hmm

Federal Government to buy...
How many promise una won make. I pray they fufil this one
Me am still waiting for my N5000 allowance sha

I hate anything FG to FG will simple thing do it first and show us say FG has done so so so simple

Nice one by FG. I hope NAF have enough o. It would be money foolish to be buying syringes for Medical Schools when Real hospitals lack them.....

Anyway, talking about money fools, see the incredible reasons why Donald Trump is
regarded as one of the worlds greatest money fools
here.... http://expressdigger..com/2017/04/world-fools-day-meet-one-of-historys.html

I only look upto GOD.. Nja

Do it first, tell us after.

Instead of To, Will, Want to. Future tense every darn time. Phew

Foxyn:
you shouldn't be fighting for FTC

you are too old for that. have you heard?

Chai!!!

K

.......but no money for census

God bless PMB.

Do your best.

Eediats can continue to make noise about there miserable lives.

Funny enough it will be refurbished aircrafts, the ones used to convey chickens.

BeeBeeOoh:
20 aircrafts

Abeg makai laf small jare


This our FG and "To, Set To, We Will, About To" are like ewa & agoyin.. #Inseparable

Future Tense Presidency (FTP).

What of the presidential fleet they condemned GEJ so much for? That they'd sell them off or use to begin a national airline?

Why have they not donated those planes to the aviation school?

APC still taking crash course in governance after two years. Apprentice years of blame game, policy somersaults and shattered economy.

Dem think say to manage a complex, dysfunctional and disunited country like 9ja dey easy.

Another scam

Something deybworry their head.

Something dey worry their head.

Something deybworry their head.

20 tokunbo aircrafts... Ok kwontinu

Whereas admission fees na for only rich men children

Time to loot some money.

how can i get admission into this aviation school