In a bid to boost the country’s aviation industry manpower, National Institute of Transport has started a bachelor’s degree in aircraft maintenance and plans for a similar course for pilots. Some NIT students looking at an aircraft that is parked at the institute's new hangar in Dar es Salaam over the weekend (Photo: Prosper Makene) NIT Rector Dr Zacharia Mganilwa said the country aviation industry is facing shortage of qualified personnel hence many plane owners service their equipment in abroad. “In this academic year we have started a new bachelor’s degree course of aircraft maintenance and engineering and before end of the year we could add another training course for pilots,” Dr Mganilwa said. He said the aim is to see more aircraft engineers and pilots are available in the domestic market so that plane owners should not seek such services abroad. He added: “In this academic year we have so far enrolled about 40 students who are taking bachelor’s degree i
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