New Ado Ekiti Airport MRO facilities will save Nigeria billions of naira
annually, which is one of the lessons that the strategic mega project will teach
Nigeria. When the Ado Ekiti Airport, is completed, the facility will save the
country foreign exchange of billions of naira per annum. As aircraft
manufacturers move towards composite materials and avionics become more
sophisticated, the Ado Ekiti Airport hangar maintenance facility will need to
respond to the new requirements. The aircraft maintenance facility will replicate
an industrial facility which will require remediation of toxic effluents, air
pollution permits, safety standards for working in hazardous areas and a high
tech facility with laboratories and clean rooms.
In order to better serve several airlines in Nigeria, Ado Ekiti Aircraft
Maintenance Repair and Overhaul facility is in good location. All facilities
provide light airframe maintenance for both narrow body and wide body
aircraft. Ado Ekiti Airport facility is our home base, and covers 40 hectares
(400,000 square meters). It is specifically designed to provide a smooth flow of
work and material. Airframe maintenance work is performed in one area,
aircraft engine maintenance work in another, and component maintenance in yet
another. Meanwhile, all three are tied together by an efficient, reliable multi-
vehicle transportation system capable of delivering material and parts quickly.
It has been revealed that West and Central African carriers expend at least $1bn
on maintenance of their aircraft annually outside the region. This is as airlines in
the country spend at least $1.8m regularly in carrying out C-Checks on their
aircraft outside the country. The federal government has also said that it would
formulate policies that would make Nigerian airlines to remain in business
rather than allow them to close shop.
Leasing of maintenance and repair space can be costly. Ado Ekiti Airport will
build its reputation on the availability of space and excellent service to aircraft
maintenance, repair and overhaul companies. Ado Ekiti Airport will provide
multiple types of space availability and facilities to accommodate the needs of
airport operation. With a smoother start-up and transition process, tools,
equipment and materials to the airport with greater ease and less complication,
Ado Ekiti airport will deliver.
After waiting for more than 20 years, the people of Ado Ekiti are now set to
witness the launch of the country’s best MRO/ hangar facility. The new
multimillion dollar airport will seat on a 40-hectare piece of land in a less
crowded area with no heavy traffic jam like in the overcrowded urban capital. It
also has a larger terminal and runways with a capacity to host more people and
Flights.