Nigeria Secures Boeing Partnership for Aviation Advancement

Nigeria has signed an MOU with Boeing to enhance the capabilities of Nigerian airlines. The agreement, signed in Seattle, will provide planning workshops, training, and technical support. Boeing will also consult on expanding airport capabilities and developing maintenance facilities in Nigeria, marking a significant step for the nation's aviation sector.

Nigeria has entered into a strategic partnership with Boeing to bolster the country's aviation industry through a newly signed memorandum of understanding, officials announced Thursday.

The MOU, signed by Nigerian aviation minister Festus Keyamo and Boeing executives in Seattle, aims to enhance Nigerian airlines' leasing capabilities and offer various forms of support such as planning workshops, training, and technical assessments. Boeing, a major supplier to African airlines, anticipates the continent will need 1,170 new airplanes in the coming two decades.

As part of the agreement, Boeing's Airports Engineering team will provide consultancy to improve and expand airport infrastructure and advise on establishing local aircraft maintenance facilities in Nigeria. Anbessie Yitbarek, Boeing's vice president of Commercial Sales for Africa, described the deal as a pivotal move towards a sustainable civil aviation landscape in Nigeria.

(With inputs from agencies.)