The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Wednesday, introduced that it has suspended the Air Operator Certificates (AOC) of Dana Airways with impact instantly amidst security issues.
The directive is contained in a letter issued and endorsed by the NCAA Performing Director Normal, Chris Najomo, in Abuja.
It mentioned the motion was primarily based on “elevated security issues” posed by the airline.
“As a precautionary step, and in accordance with Sec 31 (7) of the Civil Aviation Act 2022, the Authority has imposed a suspension in your Air Operator Certificates (AOC) with impact from 24″ April, 2024 at 23:59 to permit for a radical security and financial audit,” the letter partly learn.
The airline suspension got here lower than 48 hours after an plane (MD82 with registration marks 5SN-BKI) belonging to Dana Air skilled a runway incursion on Tuesday upon touchdown on the home wing of the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport in Lagos from Abuja.
In keeping with the airline, all of the 83 passengers and crew members aboard the plane had been evacuated safely.
“We’re relieved to substantiate that every one 83 passengers and crew onboard the flight disembarked safely with out accidents or concern because the crew dealt with the state of affairs with utmost professionalism,” the airline mentioned, including that the nation’s investigation Bureau and NCAA have been correctly briefed concerning the incident.
In the meantime, that is the second time inside two years that the NCAA would droop the airline’s AOC over security violations.
In 2022, the airline’s operation was halted after the result of a monetary and financial well being audit carried out on the airline by the regulatory authority got here out detrimental.
In keeping with the NCAA on the time, the findings of an investigation carried out on the airline’s flight operations revealed that Dana Airways was now not able to fulfill its monetary obligations and conduct protected flight operations.
Investigations
In its first response on Tuesday following the runway incursion incident, the NCAA mentioned in accordance with statutory procedures, the Nigerian Security Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced its investigation on the incident.
On Wednesday, the authority mentioned it was awaiting the preliminary report of the investigation launched by NSIB.
“Whereas the NSIB is conducting the protection investigation, the NCAA has initiated an in-house compliance evaluation of this incidence bearing in mind earlier occurrences involving DANA Air plane. That is in a bid to ascertain any pattern which have to be nipped within the bud within the curiosity of the protection and well-being of our residents and travellers, ” the NCAA mentioned.
“Moreover, the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Improvement in sharing the issues of the Authority has thrown his weight behind the necessity for swift measures to be taken to deal with pertinent security and financial points which will underpin a few of these occurrences.
“The security audit will entail a re-inspection of your organisation, procedures, personnel, and plane as specified by Half 1.3.3.3 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Laws, whereas the financial audit will critically look at the monetary well being of your airline to ensure its functionality to maintain protected flight operations” it concluded.
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