The Ministry of Aviation recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aviation Solutions Group, a multiservice provider group for global aviation in Vilnius, Lithuania, to raise the status of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria as a world-class training institution.
ASG, which is the largest aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance provider globally, will help NCAT in areas of competencies, training and certification in order to position the college as a Regional Training Centre for Africa in civil aviation.
Also, the MoU has as part of its deliverables the provision of assistance to NCAT for the acquisition of three Full Flight Stimulators and certification of one B737NG Full Flight Simulator.
A statement by the Special Assistant to the Minister of Aviation, James Odaudu, noted that “ASG and its affiliates are also to provide ground handling service, maintenance, repairs, overhaul and other training services for the college.”
Signing the MoU on behalf of the Federal Government, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Aviation, Dr Emmanuel Meribole, described the event as a watershed, as the collaboration was expected to create new vistas of opportunities for the college in particular and the aviation sector in general.
He informed the ASG management that Nigeria was the ultimate destination and hub of aviation in Africa, and any investment in the sector was an investment worth the while and not misplaced.
He further stated that the government would continue to invest in the sector, as the collaboration with the ASG was a sub-set of the Aviation Master Plan envisioned by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and approved by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd).
Speaking at the event, the Business Development Executive of ASG, Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas, lauded the collaboration and assured of the readiness of the company to ensure the implementation of the MoU to the letter.
He described Nigeria as a very important country in Africa with huge potential and a ready market for aviation, and disclosed that the group had robust relationships with some domestic airline operators in Nigeria to whom the group had been offering some mutually beneficial services.
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