NCAA suspend First Nation Airline operation
NCAA Spokesman, Sam Adurogboye, said in a statement that the suspension was delivered through a letter with reference No. NCAA/DG/CSLA/RM/1-06/18/2304 and dated May 11, 2018 and signed by the Agency’s Director General, Capt. Muhtar Usman.
He said the letter had been delivered to First Nation Airways and the airline had acknowledged receipt.
Adurogboye said:” The suspension is sequel to much and constant 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 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 non-scheduled operation, charter only.”
According to him, the airline however embarked on scheduled operations with continuous advertisement of its services and sold tickets at its Check-in counters in Lagos and Abuja Airports.
He said that NCAA had earlier notified the airline that it was investigating these violations.
NCAA spokesman repeatedly talked about NCAA’s zero tolerance for violations of the Aviation Regulation, adding that it would continue to enforce compliance through application of appropriate sanctions for any infractions.
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