(Montreal Land Power Transmissions) The Nigerian government considers the purchase of C919 passenger aircraft developed and manufactured in China to expand the fleet of Nigerian airlines.
Hadi Sirika, Nigerian Aviation Minister, told Reuters during the meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organization Conference in Montreal, Canada, in Montreal, Canada, and Nigeria considered purchasing C919 passenger planes.The country's just started Nigerian airline fleet will increase to 30 aircraft around 2025.
Silika said: "We have not carefully studied the C919 passenger plane. But if it is as good as other aircraft quality, why not?"
He also said: "China and Nigeria have very kind and friendly and mutually beneficial relationships."
Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and the largest importer of Chinese goods. In 2021, it imported 23 billion US dollars (S $ 32.936 billion) Chinese products.
China Civil Aviation Administration issued a C919 large -scale passenger model qualification certificate on September 29. The first aircraft will be delivered at the end of this year. It is unclear when the passenger plane can obtain the American or European certification.
Analysts believe that China may take up to 10 years to break it. There are currently the civil aviation passenger aircraft market that is monopolized by Boeing and Airbus.
