Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan. COURTESY
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan left Dhaka for Canada on Sunday.
The air chief left here at the invitation of Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant General A.D. Meinzinger, said an ISPR press release Monday.
During the visit, the chief of air staff will call on President and CEO of Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) Bobby Kwon and Assistant Deputy Minister of Global Affairs, Canada Paul Thoppil.
They would exchange views on bilateral issues of mutual interests.
The BAF chief would also visit Aerospace engineering and maintenance institute 'CASCADE Aerospace', 'MAXCRAFT Avionics Facilities' and 'HELIWELDERS Canada Facility'.
During the visit, he would observe the progress of BAF C-130B aircraft which is now under overhauling process at 'CASCADE Aerospace'.
Besides, he would also visit 'Bell Helicopter Facility' and 'Advantech Wireless Technology Ltd Facility' at Ottawa.
It is expected that the visit of chief of air staff will play a vital role in regards of maintenance of BAF aircrafts and helicopters as well as expand the scope of mutual cooperation in professional sectors.
The air chief is scheduled to return home on June 23.
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