NCAA grants Aero Contractors right to maintain aircraft in Nigeria

Respite may have come the way of the country’s domestic airlines as one of the airlines, Aero  Contractors has received certification from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to handle C-Checks on Boeing B737-300, B737-400 and B737-509 at the the airline’s terminal.

Following the development, domestic airlines will be able to save over $48 million spent on offshore maintenance of 24 Boeing 737 classics on their fleet in view of the approval.

In his reaction, the Managing Director of the airline, Captain Ado Sanusi said the approval to the airline for its Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (AMO) to carry out major maintenance otherwise known as C-check will save the country millions of dollars annually.

According to Sanusi,  with 24 Boeing 737 classic aircraft on the fleet of some Nigerian operators, the new maintenance facility in Aerocontractors will provide succour for operators who spend about $1.8 billion every 18 months to ferry their aircraft to different parts of the world for major maintenance.

Describing the maintenance facility as a major instrument for Aero’s turnaround efforts, Sanusi said other operators in West and Central Africa will benefit from the use of the facility.

Equally, he said Aero has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with  Europe based engineering firm: AJ Waters; South African Technik; Ethiopian Airlines for pooling of expertise and tools to enable them carry out C- check on many aircraft at the facility in Lagos.