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Experts in the Nigerian aviation industry have accused private jet operators of converting their private jet to chartered services, thereby violating Section 18.2.4.3 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015.
The investigation by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed numerous non-adherence to industry standards in the operations of United Nigeria Airlines, which led to the wrong dispatch of its flight to Asaba instead of Abuja airport last Sunday.
United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has suspended with immediate effect its flight dispatcher who gave the wrong dispatch code on its flight NUA 0504 departing from Lagos to Abuja on Sunday.
The Coordinator of Concerned Aviation Professionals, Capt. Mohammed Badamasi, has said that the excuse offered by the management of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) that it diverted an Abuja bound flight to Asaba Airport due to bad weather situation at the former was flimsy and unacceptable.
Few hours after one of the aircraft of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), diverted to Asaba International Airport on Sunday, rather than the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has suspended all the wet-leased aircraft under the airline.
For the Nigerian aviation industry to be a hub in West Africa, the Federal Government must invest heavily in critical infrastructure, and transit facilities and change its policy on air travel.
More facts have emerged on why the Nigerian aviation industry failed to scale the hurdle at the just concluded Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), scoring 70% of the 75% benchmark.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has been advised not to mobilise contractors to the site for the construction of the second Abuja Airport runway without the approval of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the industry regulator.
Grp. Capt. John Ojikutu (retd), an aviation stakeholder has said that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) should be bold enough to shut down airports that are operating below the minimal industry standard.
Nuhu said that the 70.2% score in last month’s ICAO Safety audit was an improvement when compared to the previous exercise carried out in 2016.
The Federal Government has revealed that it will soon issue an order, compelling airline operators to start paying compensation to passengers for delayed and cancelled flights not attributed to natural occurrences.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other responsible organisations have been advised to beam their searchlight on the operations of indigenous airline operators in order to know their health status.