Operators, regulators, and other stakeholders have dismissed the claims that aviation industry is bloated by old aircraft against the practice in developed nations, arguing that an aircraft’s age is less important than proper maintenance, which should be the primary focus.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Fatai Buhari,
had raised concerns about the prevalence of old aircraft in Nigeria’s aviation industry, contrasting it with practices in developed nations.
During a stakeholders’ engagement hosted by the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development in Lagos, Senator Buhari raised concerns about the prevalence of aging aircraft in Nigeria’s aviation industry.