When the Nigerian aviation industry woke to a declaration which emanated from the Office of the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Capt. Musa Nuhu on March 16, announcing the suspension of the operations of Azman Air over safety concerns, no enterprise specialist expressed any form of surprise. Some who didn’t desire to talk to Daily Sun on record, said the measure was a on the spot and inevitable improvement that many noticed coming.
In suspending all Boeing 737 plane in the Fleet of Azman Air Services Limited, effective from March 15, 2021, Captain Nuhu referred 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.
In suspending all Boeing 737 aircraft in the Fleet of Azman Air Services Limited, effective from March 15, 2021, Captain Nuhu cited 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.
He stated the suspension used to be to allow the Authority conduct security audit of the airline to determine the root cause(s) of three serious incidents that took location inside in six weeks and advocate corrective actions to forestall re-occurrence.
Last week’s revelation has alternatively introduced to the fore, the importance of non-stop safety inspection of airline and strict regulations. Safety audits are tools civil aviation regulators use to verify the degree of compliance with the applicable protection regulatory requirements. It is an component in safety management which topics the things to do of airline operators and service carriers to essential evaluation.
The preliminary declaration from NCAA asserting the suspension used to be quick and didn’t go into splendid important points explaining what befell in each of the three serious incidents that led to its decision to clampdown on the airline’s operations.
Azman had officially replied to NCAA’s directive via a letter addressed to the NCAA Director General on March 17, 2021 and signed by way of the to blame manager, Muhammad Abdulmunaf, saying the suspension was once not based on reality and need to consequently be lifted.
Curiously, on the same day that the professional response from the airline was released, any other message purported to have emanated from Azman and signed with the aid of ‘management’ went viral on social media. In the viral message, the NCAA DG used to be accused of extortion and vendetta in opposition to Azman after the airline allegedly refused to place an advert in a journal posted with the aid of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on the request of Capt. Nuhu whilst he was once nonetheless with the aviation body.
The initial declaration from NCAA saying the suspension used to be short and didn’t go into outstanding small print explaining what came about in each of the three serious incidents that led to its decision to clampdown on the airline’s operations.
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