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Nigerian government means to purchase 30 aircraft to support local companies

Benin, Nigeria - "The whole idea is to make the business cheaper and easier to operate"

During an inspection of the reconstruction works of Benin Airport Yakubu Dati, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)’s General Manager, Corporate Communications, declared that the government of the African country is planning to buy 30 aircraft to support the growth of the aviation industry. Dati did not disclose if the government has already taken a decision about the airplanes which w...

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Rome, Italy, 01/03/2013 13:41
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