Nigeria: Dana Air Boss Proposes Aviation Blueprint for Buhari Administration

The Managing Director of Dana Air, Jacky Hathiramani has urged President Mohammadu Buhari to look into the problems bedevilling the aviation industry, including fuel scarcity and lack of inadequate facilities.
Hathiramani who expressed optimism in the new government commended Buhari for his integrity, passion, resilience as well as his determination, which led to his historic victory at the polls.
The Dana boss while proposing an aviation blueprint for the new administration, noted that Buhari's message of change resonates with the vision of Dana Air, and the yearnings of many in the aviation industry, given that Mr. President had promised to appoint technocrats to run the different aspects of the economy, including the aviation sector.
He said the administration will build on positive achievements of successive governments to deliver well-designed aviation network with potential huge benefits for users, as well as for growth and investment in the wider economy.
Hathiramani further emphasised that the government needs to urgently build an aerospace Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility to safeguard capital flight pointing out that the absence of a functional MRO facility in Nigeria is depleting the nation's foreign reserve given that airlines periodically take aircraft in their fleet to far flung countries for heavy maintenance.