As a fallout of the visit of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo’s visit to China, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) , paid a courtesy call to the Minister in Abuja.
Receiving the delegation,Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Ibrahim Abubakar Kana stated that Nigeria’s strong economy and her population is good for business ventures.
Kana promised to enable the manufacturing company interface with Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), key agencies of the Ministry, and other stakeholders promising a more robust engagement when the company participates in the Nigeria Airshow slated for December, 2025 which they have indicated interest.
The Permanent Secretary further noted that the MD NSIB and MD NCAA and others based on their technical competence should visit COMAC for possible technical approval for the use of the aircraft in Nigeria.
The Managing Director Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Alex Badeh said as a pilot, he has been following COMAC and is optimistic of COMAC and Nigeria’s relationship. He stated that Nigeria is underserved in terms of aircraft, while affirming that Nigeria is the best place for COMAC to come and invest.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Airshow, Bria Williams stated that COMAC coming to invest in Nigeria was timely adding that Nigeria was the right country to invest due to her centrality (Location) particularly in terms of investing in MRO facility of aircraft. She said the forthcoming Nigeria Airshow will avail COMAC the opportunity to showcase their product to the entire Aviation ecosystem.
Speaking earlier,the Deputy General Manager COMAC Marketing and Sales Centre, Yang Yang and leader of the Team expressed the willingness of COMAC to invest in Nigeria stating that Nigeria is strategically located.
He said the commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer established on 11th may 2008 in Shanghai. He said the company has registered capital of RMB 19 billion. And was established jointly by Aviation industry Corporation of China [AVIC], Aluminum Corporation of China, Baosteel Group Corporation, Sinochem Group, Shanghai Guosheng Corporation Limited, State-owned Assets supervision and Administration Commission.
He said COMAC has developed a C909 twin-engine, single aisle, short-rang and C919 twin-engine single aisle, short- medium rang among others.
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