In a strategic relationship with the aviation ministry and Nigerian airlines, Boeing will provide planning workshops, training, technical support and assessments to airline operators.
Boeing’s Commercial Market Outlook projects Africa will need 1,170 airplanes over the next two decades, according to the release.
Earlier this week, Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Mesfin Tasew Bekele reportedly expressed concern over the fact that his company has had to lease aircraft to sustain its ambitious expansion plans because of substantial delays in aircraft deliveries from Boeing.
