All Azman Air services limited aircraft, Boeing 737 have been suspended by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), due to the series of incidents involving the aircraft.
The suspension is coming on the heels of the recent serious incident involving an Azman aircraft that had a burst tyre on landing at the Lagos airport on the 16th of February.
The Director General, NCAA Capt. Musa Nuhu, who announced this via a press statement says, the suspension of Azman air Boeing 737 aircraft is in pursuant to Section 35 (2) of the Civil Aviation Act, 2006 and Part 1.3.3.3 (A) of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015.
Capt. Nuhu explains that, the suspension is to enable the Authority conduct an audit of the airline to determine the root cause of the incidents, and recommend corrective actions to forestall recurrence.
“We regret the inconvenience this action may cause to the public, particularly to Azman air passengers but the need to ensure the safety of Air Transport and protect the public interest, cannot be compromised”.
He adds, ” we will continue to ensure compliance to its regulations in the interest of safety and will view any violations seriously.
Early this morning the message on airline’s twitter page read, “Due to our strong stance on safety, @AzmanAir will be undergoing an Audit of its safety processes as supervised by the regulators”.
“In this regards, All our operations is hereby suspended”.
” We are on our toes to restore operations within a short period”.
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