Transfer Of Technology: Ogun State Government To Partner Santos Aviation

Transfer Of Technology: Ogun State Government To Partner Santos Aviation

The Ogun state government is ready to train Indigenous youths in aviation carriers to realize their dreams.

Chief of Staff to the Ogun State Governor,  Dr. Oluwatoyin Taiwo, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director of Santos Aviation Limited, Mr. Segun Adesanya, in the government house in Abeokuta, to intimate the government of his intention to contribute to the development of the aviation sector of the state through investment.

While welcoming Mr. Adesanya, Dr. Taiwo assured him of the state government’s support in actualizing his project in the state.

The COS stated that the new Ogun Airport at Iperu, Remo was full of potential and urged the visiting aviator to take advantage of the project and invest.

Also speaking, the Commissioner for Transport for Ogun State, Engr. Gbenga Dairo, informed Engr. Adesanya that the airport project had been ongoing for the past three years, with its runway built to accommodate wide-bodied aircraft.

Engr. Dairo disclosed that the airport was given the nod to operate as Sunset Airport but revealed that effort was being put into getting the cargo airport to operate 24 hours, as the equipment for that was being awaited.

The Commissioner also disclosed that light aircraft were already using the airport but assured them of speedy approval from the NCAA for commercial operations in the next few months.

Engr. Dairo, who was full of praises for the Chief Executive Officer of Santos Aviation, whom he described as the son of the soil, said the state was considering a curriculum on aviation courses in some technical institutions to enable students interested in aviation to participate.

Earlier while briefing the government representatives on his mission, Engr. Adesanya said he intended to give back to society through technology transfer in youth development in the aviation carriers.

According to Engr Adesanya, there is a need to involve the state due to the capability of local use in aviation by having potential training under an apprenticeship scheme, in which Santos Aviation will sign off the students, to be able to obtain Airframe License from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States after taking the FAA examination.

He said it would be done in partnership with local schools, such as technical and polytechnics, with 18 months of training under the FAA certificates in airframe mechanics, amongst others.

According to Engr. Adesanya, the lack of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facilities in the country has led to more trained engineers not having the facilities to practice.

He, however, noted that when an MRO is sited in Ogun airport, it would ease the already saturated Lagos airport and boost the economy of Ogun state. The Santos boss said there was no room for expansion in Lagos, and that Ogun remained a better alternative.

Engr. Adesanya has been in the aviation industry for over four decades, worked with Delta Airlines as an aircraft engineer, and has established Santos Aviation Limited in the United States, providing aircraft management, interior refurbishing, and cargo operation worldwide, among other professional impact.

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Albinus Chiedu

Albinus Chiedu is a journalist, aviation media consultant, events management professional, and author. He has practiced journalism since 2000.

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