The Federal Ministry of Aviation has announced that the production of aeroplanes in Nigeria will commence before President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office.
Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation stated this when he paid an inspection visit to the Magnus Aircraft Industry in Pogany, Hungary.
James Odaudu, the ministry’s spokesman quoted Sirika as saying that the Magnus aircraft is lightweight, good for military training, has an aerobatic manoeuvre and is made of high-strength composite materials.
“If we venture with them, we may start with assembling plant and later manufacturing”,
The plane, he added, uses normal car petrol and outperforms any training aircraft of its kind.
The minister expressed satisfaction with the features and readiness to facilitate production in the country.
Sirika predicted this will boost the growth of Nigeria as a regional aviation superpower as maintenance and repair facilities will attract patronage from neighbouring countries.
The partnership will be subjected to further analysis to verify the market and government willingness to release a significant amount of money and logistics.
