Eastwing Aviation Institute, Emene, Enugu State

Eastwing Aviation Institute is a private aviation institution at 3/5 Eastwing Aviation Street, Ishinome, Emene, Enugu State. It is described as the first privately owned aviation institute in Nigeria approved by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to admit science students who meet the JAMB cut-off mark and train them in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology to National Diploma and Higher National Diploma level.

The institute began in 2012 as Eastwing Aviation Training Centre, an NCAA approved training organisation (ATO registration NCAA/ATO/020), and was incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission in the same year. In 2024 the NBTE upgraded it to a National Diploma and Higher National Diploma awarding institution. It operates three arms: Eastwing Aviation Institute (ND and HND), Eastwing Aviation Training Centre Ltd (School of Personnel Licensing) and the Eastwing Youth Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that assists less privileged individuals.

Programmes. The diploma programmes are the OND and HND in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology and the HND in Aviation Management and Logistics. Licence courses cover Flight Dispatch, Flight Attendant, Aircraft Maintenance Licence preparation, Basic Helicopter Maintenance Training, UKCAA/EASA Part 66 modular examinations, and AW109, AW139 and S-76C++ maintenance type training (airframe, powerplant and avionics). Certificate courses include Aeronautical Store Officers, Safety Management System, Human Factors in Aviation, Dangerous Goods Regulation, Fuel Tank Safety and Fuel Handling/Quality Control.

Teaching and training. The academic team includes professors and veterans of the Nigerian Air Force. Assessment is 60 percent theoretical and 40 percent practical, and the daily timetable runs Monday to Friday with lectures in the morning and workshop and laboratory practicals from 2 PM to 5 PM. The Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology programme works towards the Aircraft Maintenance Engineer licence and covers aerodynamics, aircraft electronic, engine, electrical, hydraulic, fuel and landing gear systems, structural materials, safety procedures, troubleshooting and reading technical manuals.

Campus and affiliates. The campus has an aircraft engine for training, a conference room and a sickbay run by a nurse. Accommodation is offered by bed space. Affiliates include SOFEMA Aviation Academy, the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Air Service Training (Engineering) Limited in Perth, United Kingdom, and Enugu State University of Science and Technology.