More investment to expand local aviation education – President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced that investments will soon be made to expand aviation education in Guyana.

He said plans are underway to introduce a local programme to train professionals across all areas of the aviation sector, including pilots.

“Very soon, we will invest here in Guyana in expanding aviation education—in every aspect of aviation. Aviation management, training of pilots, aeronautical engineers—every single sphere of aviation life will be part of the training programme we want to offer here in Guyana,” President Ali stated.

The Head of State made this disclosure during his address at the launch of KLM Dutch Airlines on Tuesday night.

Reflecting on the sector’s growth over the years, President Ali noted that passenger traffic in Guyana has significantly increased. As a result, the current focus is on building a system that can accommodate 3 million people passing through the economy by 2030.

To support this vision, he emphasised the need for an ecosystem capable of sustaining such expansion.

“I am very proud of all that we have been able to achieve—moving our seat capacity coming into Guyana from 336,000 to almost 1.5 million seats.

“…Four years ago, we had just about five carriers serving our country. Today, we have eleven. We were connected to six destinations; today, we are connected to sixteen. These connections don’t happen by accident—you must have confidence in the economy,” President Ali said.