For contributing to the growth of the aviation industry in Nigeria, the CEO of Dana Air, Jacky Hathiramani, has been honored by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) in Lagos recently.

The Dana Air boss was awarded at the dinner and unveiling of NAAPE’s compendium of 50 Outstanding Nigerian Aircraft Pilots and Engineers.

While reacting to the honor, Jacky Hathiramani said Dana Air had employed and trained over 90 Nigerian Pilots and Engineers, contributing to the reduction of the unemployment rate of Nigeria.

He dedicated the award to the airline’s Pilots and Engineers for displaying and championing professionalism in the industry and to the airline’s guests for their loyalty and patronage.

Similarly, a passenger on one of Dana Air’s flight from Lagos to Abuja has commended the dexterity of one of its pilots.

The passenger via his verified Twitter handle @gentleojay said, ‘so I flew @danaair today and was very impressed with the pilot. He used pidgin English to welcome us and he was so warm. Apart from this, his landing was super-amazing. He got everybody clapping and You could see he enjoys his job.’’