The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has intervened to resolve the dispute on the Boeing 737-NG full flight fire simulator installed at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria.
The N5.2b fire simulator was acquired in 2019 by the government of Muhamadu Buhari and installed at aviation college.
Rising from a meeting held in the MD/CE’s Boardroom in Lagos, and attended by FAAN top management team and a team from NCAT led by the Rector/CEO, Mr. Joseph Imalighwe, and the leadership of the Nigerian Aviation Fire and Safety Association (NAFSA), it was resolved that FAAN and NCAT will share revenue and liabilities on the simulator.
FAAN equally declared that it will use its network to attract foreign trainees to use the facility and raise revenue for both organizations.
The Multi – Purpose Aircraft Fire Simulator situated in the institution, offers different practical fire fighting and rescue scenario
The simulator would save the country billions of foreign currency in training costs, which hitherto went to other countries.
Speaking during the meeting. the the FAAN MD/CE remarked: “We are happy to have finally come to this agreement between sister organisations in the interest of the safety of our passengers and improving the competence of our brave firefighters. This will improve our image globally and attract revenue that both organizations need. As I have always said, safety will always take priority in everything we do at FAAN, and this is a demonstration of that.”
