Six Nigerian aviation students have returned
home from the UK after successfully
completing the inaugural British Airways’
Leaders of Tomorrow programme, an
internship aimed at promoting excellence in
Nigerian aviation.
The two-week internship included spending a
week with the airline’s commercial team in
Lagos and another visiting various
departments from engineering to revenue
management at its head office, Waterside in
the United Kingdom.
It culminated with Keith Williams, British
Airways’ chief executive, presenting the six
undergraduate students of Nigeria College of
Aviation Technology (NCAT) with global
airline aviation training certificates. They are
Zaria, Abimbola Caulcrick, Fajemisin Peter
Adebola, Adachie Eneojo, Banigo Michael,
Ubong George Itok, and Ogunranti Olaluwa.
Speaking during the presentation, Williams
said the British Airways Leaders of Tomorrow
programme celebrates the aspirations of
young aviation students who represent the
future of aviation in Nigeria. He commended
the winners for their outstanding
performance during the training in Nigeria
and United Kingdom.
“We embarked on the Leaders of Tomorrow
initiative because we recognise how
important a robust and well-run aviation
sector is for any economy and particularly
one with as much potential as Nigeria. We
hope that the knowledge, expertise and
experience we were able to pass on to these
students will contribute to in some small way
to the future of Nigerian aviation,” he said.
Fajemisin Peter, one of the winners who
spoke on behalf of the others after receiving
their certificates, expressed his delight at the
training and thanked British Airways for its
determination to implement the programme:
“On behalf of all the winners, we want to
express our appreciation to British Airways
for doing this for Nigeria. This internship
gave us access to extensive and professional
aviation training, covering both theory and
practice and which was championed by
experts. With what we have learned
throughout the programme, I can confidently
say that we will be going back to promote
excellence in the Nigeria aviation sector.”
home from the UK after successfully
completing the inaugural British Airways’
Leaders of Tomorrow programme, an
internship aimed at promoting excellence in
Nigerian aviation.
The two-week internship included spending a
week with the airline’s commercial team in
Lagos and another visiting various
departments from engineering to revenue
management at its head office, Waterside in
the United Kingdom.
It culminated with Keith Williams, British
Airways’ chief executive, presenting the six
undergraduate students of Nigeria College of
Aviation Technology (NCAT) with global
airline aviation training certificates. They are
Zaria, Abimbola Caulcrick, Fajemisin Peter
Adebola, Adachie Eneojo, Banigo Michael,
Ubong George Itok, and Ogunranti Olaluwa.
Speaking during the presentation, Williams
said the British Airways Leaders of Tomorrow
programme celebrates the aspirations of
young aviation students who represent the
future of aviation in Nigeria. He commended
the winners for their outstanding
performance during the training in Nigeria
and United Kingdom.
“We embarked on the Leaders of Tomorrow
initiative because we recognise how
important a robust and well-run aviation
sector is for any economy and particularly
one with as much potential as Nigeria. We
hope that the knowledge, expertise and
experience we were able to pass on to these
students will contribute to in some small way
to the future of Nigerian aviation,” he said.
Fajemisin Peter, one of the winners who
spoke on behalf of the others after receiving
their certificates, expressed his delight at the
training and thanked British Airways for its
determination to implement the programme:
“On behalf of all the winners, we want to
express our appreciation to British Airways
for doing this for Nigeria. This internship
gave us access to extensive and professional
aviation training, covering both theory and
practice and which was championed by
experts. With what we have learned
throughout the programme, I can confidently
say that we will be going back to promote
excellence in the Nigeria aviation sector.”
