Maureen Ihua-MaduenyiStakeholders in the aviation industry have said that Nigerian and West African airlines could save billions of dollars annually on aircraft maintenance with the establishment of Aero Contractors’ Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. A former President of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, Isaac Balami, said airlines in the West African sub-region were spending at least $1bn yearly on the maintenance of aircraft in Europe and America. He said Aero’s MRO facility would help to curb capital flight in that area of operation of the airlines. A former Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Dr. Harold Demuren, said maintenance was a major problem for airlines due to its cost. The Managing Director, Aero, Ado Sanusi, said conducting aircraft C-check in the country was a huge milestone for the aviation industry.

Source: Punch January 12, 2018 23:03 UTC