Mukhtar USMAN

Electronics and Telecommunication where he obtained a Diploma certificate. He also acquired various other professional education which are as follows – City and Guilds, Radio, TV, Electronics (1977), Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine and Instrument ratings, Burnside – Ott Aviation Training Centre, Miami USA,(1977), B – 727 Flight Engineers’ rating, Miami, USA, (1980), Flying Instructors’ rating, Oxford Air Training School, UK,1982 and Airline Transport Pilot License, New York, USA, 1992. Others are Aircraft Accident Investigation, USA,(2006), Safety Oversight Inspectors’ course, Singapore,(2007), International Society of Air Safety Investigators’ Seminar, Singapore,(2007), Helicopter Accident Investigation, USC, USA,(2007), ICAO Organised Accident Investigation Seminar, Nairobi, Kenya,(2008)Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Course (CNS/ATM), PAN AM Academy, Miami, USA,(2008) and Aircraft Accident Investigation Course, Cranfield University (2009). The former Director-General attended Airport Operations Course, Singapore (2009), ICAO Course on ECCAIRES database and exchange (2010) and Safety Management System Course, SCSI, USA, (2010). During his career, he worked as a Flying Instructor at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, (NCAT), Zaria from 1981 – 1985. He proceeded to the Nigeria Airways Ltd, Lagos between 1985 – 2004 where among other assignments he flew the B 737 Aircraft. As a Fleet Captain’s Assistant, he assisted in fleet technical and operational administration.