The International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin,
says it produced more than 100 licenced commercial and private pilots in the
last five years.
The Rector of the
college, Cpt. Abdul Abdulkareem disclosed this during a media interaction on
Monday in Ilorin.
Abdulkareem, who
conducted journalists on tour of facilities at the institution, said that the
school had come a long way and achieved so much within a short period of
existence.
According to him, the
products of the college are now engaged by various airline operators in the
country and beyond.
The rector asserted
that IAC remained the only a one stop-shop station for pilots training in the
sub-Sahara Africa.
“Talking about the
courses and I want to reiterate it and please quote that IAC today is the only
school in Africa that has a one stop-shop station for pilots training.
“That means both fixed
and rotary wing. It has been approved by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority
(NCAA) to the training for helicopter and fixed wing.
“We are the only one in
Africa,” he said.
Abdulkareem said that
the college, which flagged off in 2012, had put Kwara on the global map before
the advent of cargo terminal.
He explained that the
college could now boost of seven aircrafts from the four it started with some
years back.
He noted that the IAC
had partnered many stakeholders in the aviation sector, including Briton, Shell
Nigeria, Navy Holding, Aero Contractor, to bring enabling environment into the
sector.
The aviation expert
claimed that the college was 100 per cent owned and controlled by the Kwara
Government.
He urged well-meaning
individuals to sponsor students for pilots training, noting that many
politicians had done that for empowerment.
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