Stakeholders in the aviation industry have expressed support for the hike in the standard pilot fee of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, saying the tuition hike was long overdue as the institution had not reviewed its fee in a long time.
The NCAT had announced an upward review of the standard pilot course fee from N7m to N13m due to inflationary trends and exchange rate volatility.
Speaking with correspondents, the President, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Nigeria and former Chief Executive Officer, Associated Airlines, Alex Nwuba, said although it was painful to be paying more as the economy bites harder, the hike was not out of place.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer, Top Brass Aviation, Capt Roland Iyayi, said there was every likelihood that the increment would affect the students population going forward, adding that students were supposed to get the support of the state government and corporate bodies to enable them take the course.
