Tinubu inducts five helicopters, inaugurates Presidential Air Fleet hangar

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke; President Bola Tinubu; Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oloyode, and others, during the induction of 2x Airbus H-125 Helicopters 3x Austa 109 Trekker B Helicopters and inauguration of newly constructed Presidential Air Fleet Hanger in Abuja on Thursday, October 29, 2026

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke; President Bola Tinubu; Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oloyode, and others, during the induction of 2x Airbus H-125 Helicopters 3x Austa 109 Trekker B Helicopters and inauguration of newly constructed Presidential Air Fleet Hanger in Abuja on Thursday, October 29, 2026

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

President Bola Tinubu has inducted five helicopters into service and inaugurated a newly constructed hangar for the Presidential Air Fleet in Abuja.

The helicopters comprise two Airbus H-125 helicopters and three Austa 109 Trekker B helicopters.

The induction and inauguration, held on Wednesday, brought together key defence and security chiefs, including the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oloyede; the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu; and the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas.

Also present was the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi.

 

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