Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan along with his spouse and three-member entourage left Dhaka for Canada on Sunday for an eight-day official visit. He left the country at the invitation of Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant General A.D. Meinzinger, says an Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate press release on Monday afternoon . During the visit, Chief of Air Staff of BAF will call on President and CEO of Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) Bobby Kwon and Assistant Deputy Minister of Global Affairs, Canada Paul Thoppil. They will exchange views on bilateral issues of mutual interest during the meetings. Also read: President Parade 2022 held at BAF Academy The Chief of Air Staff will visit Aerospace engineering and maintenance institute ‘CASCADE Aerospace’, ‘MAXCRAFT Avionics Facilities’ and ‘HELIWELDERS Canada Facility’. During this visit, he will observe the progress of BAF C-130B aircraft which is now under overhauling process at ‘CASCADE Aerospace’. Besides, he will also visit ‘Bell Helicopter Facility’ and ‘Advantech Wireless Technology Ltd Facility’ in Ottawa. Also read: Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Recruitment Circular 2022: Job Circular for the Position of Officer Cadet It is expected that the visit of the Chief of Air Staff will play a vital role in regards to maintenance of BAF aircrafts and helicopters as well as expand the scope of mutual cooperation in professional sectors. Mentionable that Chief of Air Staff of the BAF is scheduled to return home on June 23.

Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan returned home on Friday from an official visit to Turkey.   The Chief of Air Staff left Dhaka for Turkey on May 14 along with spouse and two entourages at the invitation of Commander of the Turkish Air Force General Hasan Küçükakyüz.  During the visit, Air Chief Marshal Hannan visited the mausoleum (Anitkabir) of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Founding Father of Turkey, and paid homage by laying a floral wreath, according to an Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) media release on Saturday.   He also called on General Hasan Küçükakyüz where they exchanged views on bilateral issues of mutual interests which will be beneficial for implementing future plans of BAF.   The Air Chief also visited different government and private military equipment production facilities including Turkish Aerospace Industries.   It is expected that the visit of the Chief of Air Staff will play a vital role for strengthening the existing cordial relationship with Turkey by expanding scope of mutual cooperation in the professional sectors.