Dana Air decorates new captain, to recruit more Nigerian pilots

Nigeria’s Dana Air has decorated a new captain on its Boeing 737 aircraft in its renewed efforts to boost the strength of its crew.

The newly decorated captain, Captain Andrew Igbe-Arase, takes over from Captain Kolawole Shokunbi, who retired recently after putting 44 years in his career.

The airline said it will continue to invest in training and re-training of pilots, having commenced the recruitment of more qualified Nigerian pilots.  

Director of flight operations Captain Segun Omole, who decorated the new captain said, ”It gives me joy every time and anytime I decorate young Nigerian pilots who grow through  the ranks with rigorous training both in Nigeria and abroad doing excellently well.”

”And this is why we are currently recruiting more young and qualified Nigerian pilots as part of our expansion plans and as we have taken delivery of more of our aircraft from maintenance checks to boost our operations further across Nigeria while introducing superior options for our guests. 

”Captain Andrew is a meticulous, vibrant, and smart young pilot who has been a captain on the Turboprop with over 5000 hours and with over 80% of our pilots homegrown, our commitment at Dana Air is to continue to invest in capacity building, training and re-training of our pilots for efficiency, safety and comfort of our guests,” he added. 

Dana Air is one of Nigeria’s leading airlines with a mixed fleet of 9 aircraft and daily flights from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, and Owerri.