Lufthansa signs 20 pilots from Niger Delta FRIDAY, 23 AUGUST 2013 00:00 FROM ABOSEDE MUSARI, ABUJABUSINESS SERVICES - BUSINESS TRAVELS TWENTY pilots from the Niger Delta have been signed on by Lufthansa of Germany for further training on type and jet ratings. The training is to further promote the youths beyond primary aircraft flying to being able to fly different kinds of aeroplanes. This training is sponsored by the Federal Government through the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta. The Special Adviser, Kingsley Kuku, said during the signing of the agreement with the German company that the 20 youths are being trained under the scholarship scheme from that office. Kuku clarified that the youths, who had earlier undergone training in flying were not part of amnesty programme but are being trained under the scholarship scheme approved for his office by President Goodluck Jonathan. He recalled that a total of 30 out of the 53 Niger Delta youths enrolled in the Afrika Union Aviation Academy, Mafikeng and Flight Training School in South Africa in 2011 had passed all their requisite examinations obtaining Private Pilot License (PPL) and Commercial Pilot License (CPL). “The new pilot successfully passed a good number of ground courses and flight operation techniques. The courses include meteorology, Navigation, Air Law, Flight Planning, Instruments, Radio Aids, Aircraft Technology and Human performance”, he said. Managing Director, Pilot Training Network, Lufthansa Flight, Capt. Holger Hoffmann, who signed the agreement on behalf of his company pledged to furnish the pilots with adequate training; both theory and practical.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:59:36 +0000
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