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Nigeria mulls aircraft leasing company as national carrier gets underway

Fakoyejo Olalekan by Fakoyejo Olalekan
April 9, 2019
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In response to the growing challenges faced by Nigerian airlines in regards to leasing and maintenance of aircraft, the Federal Government has unveiled plans to set up an aircraft leasing company that will be managed by private investors.

The aircraft leasing company will be established to help domestic and African airline operators to obtain new planes, thereby reducing the impact of foreign exchange on these carriers’ cost of operation.

The benefit of the initiative: Nigerian airline companies earn their revenues is in naira, while their expenses for operation is in dollars. This has affected their growth pace and expansion drive. But this new initiative will cushion the high financing costs and currency risks threatening these airline operators’ growth.

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How the leasing company will operate has been outlined by the Nigerian Government. According to a statement, the aircraft leasing company would sub-lease the jets to domestic operators after initially leasing them from international lessors.

The Government also plans to set up an aircraft maintenance facility in either Lagos or Abuja, in partnership with private operators.

Management of the leasing company: The Nigerian Government want the partners of the company to be a consortium of international lessors, financial institutions, and investors, according to the statement. The Government will also own a minority stake. Note that the window to apply as a bidder closes on May 20, 2019.

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In a bid to attract investment for the aviation industry, the Government plans to hand over airports to private managers. This move will also result in the overhauling of aviation infrastructure which has suffered underinvestment for decades.

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In the meantime, the Nigerian Government said it is planning to revive the suspended national carrier project — Nigeria Air. This is coming nearly six months after the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, informed Nigerians through his Twitter account that the Government has decided to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim.


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  1. Brian says:
    April 9, 2019 at 3:35 pm

    This will be a good initiative if implemented well.

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  2. Ademola says:
    April 9, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    The idea’s great but our government championing it is nonsense. With the FG’s involvement, the project is as good as dead. And by the way which international consortium will come and partner when they know what came out of such partnership in time past. Virgin Atlantic partnered govt to float a national carrier, politicians frustrated it. Imagine Nigerian Air, in which fg promise to own 5% but hasn’t even got the partners before it went ahead to publish the brand. Which investor will then invest 95% and allow the 5% owner control the brand.
    In short fg isn’t good in honouring partnership agreements and genuine investors won’t gamble away their money.

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  3. Anodebenze says:
    May 2, 2019 at 3:12 pm

    I am all for Air Nigeria,but it could go the way of Nigerian airways,maybe with another symbol DUMPER FLYING ELEPHANT,mr Jimoh bought out landing right of virgin airways,and now now arik airways have been taken over by amcon.it will go the way previous Nigerian airline will gowhy thegovt reviews why Nigeria airline are failing,to see what could make this airline functioning properly

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