[size=14pt]Firm to begin assembly of aircraft in Nigeria[/size]

Written by Shola Adekola, Lagos
Monday, March 7, 2011


Nigeria may soon gain another international recognition through the aviation sector as plans are underway for the assemblage of aircraft to begin in Nigeria.




http://odili.net/news/source/2011/mar/7/611.html






The promoter of the venture, 3i Nigeria Aviation, is already reviewing and evaluating five states of Oyo, Benue, Niger and Enugu as likely assembly sites.


The commencement of the project will greatly reduce the cost of owning and operating airplanes in the country.


According to the Chief executive of 3i Aviation, Alex Nwuba, the firm's assembly plant would help to revive dying airports that before now had suffered limited flight service, while the idea would support agriculture, advertising and economic development.


To address the peculiar Nigerian market challenges with limited aviation gas, Nwuba noted that the aircraft engines would operate on automotive fuel and should see about four years of use on average before an overhaul.


He reiterated that business people could now learn to operate and own a private aircraft and could get more done and most importantly the project would revive Nigeria's dead general aviation sector.


Nwuba, who was a former managing director of Associated Airlines, disclosed that his firm had also concluded arrangement to establish one assembly site, two flight training centres with the capacity to create as many as 500 high paying technology jobs.

Brilliant Idea!

But u forgot NEPA! Abi na lightening una go use generate electricity?