Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) of First Nation Airways indefinitely.
Spokesman of NCAA, Sam Adurogboye disclosed this on Sunday.
According to the NCAA,
the suspension was conveyed to the Airline via a letter with reference no. NCAA/DG/CSLA/RM/1-06/18/2304 dated 11th May, 2018, signed by the Director General.
The letter titled:” NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF AIR OPERATORS CERTIFICATE,” was delivered to the Airline on Friday, 11th May, 2018 and First Nation Airways has acknowledged receipt.
The suspension, the NCAA said, is sequel to the flagrant and continuous violation of the terms and conditions of issuance of it AOC by the Airline thereby carrying out unauthorised and illegal operations.
The letter revealed that when the AOC of First Nation Airways expired, the airline did not have at least two (2) airworthy aircraft capable of servicing its approved schedule as required by Part 9.1.1.6(b)(2) (ii) of Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulation (Nig.CARS) 2015.
Consequently, the Airline’s Air Operators Certificate (AOC) was, upon renewal, restricted to...
Read the full story here:
https://lnkd.in/e_Scu8F
No comments:
Post a Comment