Nigeria is set to go into partnership that will see it begin the manufacturing of aircraft by 2023.
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the country will partner Hungary-based Magnus aircraft industry on the project.
He made this known while on an inspection visit to the Magnus Aircraft Industry in Pogany, Hungary.
The minister said the partnership is to assemble airplanes locally, from start to finish.
Sirika who was at the facility on the invitation of the company, also said the proposed partnership with the aircraft manufacturer will be subjected to further analysis to verify the market and government willingness to partner with a significant amount of money and logistics.
“If we venture with them, we may start with assembling plants and later manufacturing,” Sirika said.
He explained that the Magnus aircraft has an aeroplane that is good for military training, has an aerobatic manoeuvre and is made of fully composite materials high strength and very lightweight.
He explained that aerobatics is the practice of flying manoeuvres involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in normal flights and that aerobatics are performed in airplanes and gliders for training, recreation, entertainment, and sport.
Sirika expressed satisfaction with the features and said he was willing to facilitate the production of the aeroplanes in Nigeria, and that one of the significant features of the Magnus aircraft is that it uses normal car petrol and outperforms any training aircraft of its kind.
The minister emphasised that the local production of aircraft in the country will facilitate the growth of Nigeria as a regional aviation superpower as it will also come with maintenance and repair facilities that will attract patronage from neighbouring countries.
