Aviation

Pilots’ Campaign for New Welfare Package

Nigerian pilots for some time have been demanding that they be paid in dollars and given the same treatment extended to their expatriate counterparts, but industry players are of the view that such demand is outrageous. In the aviation industry pilots are first among equals. The training they undergo, the precision of their job, which […]

NCAT Rector Explains Why over 300 Nigerian Pilots are Unemployed

The Rector of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Captain Abdulasalami Mohammed said over 300 Nigerian pilots are unemployed because they seek to operate commercial airlines after training. He therefore advised newly trained pilots to seek to fly private airplanes, including sortie aircraft and others under General Aviation to gain experience before applying […]