NCAA GROUNDS ILLEGAL AIRCRAFTS

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority  grounded two foreign registered aircrafts for operating in Nigeria's airspace without documentation clearing them to do so. Mr Sam Adurogboye said  a Bombardier 700-100, marked G-RBEN Global express S/N 9083  owned by GAMA Aviation UK and an Embraer 135 J with Registration No, XA-MHA with a United \kingdom Air Operating Certificate (AOC), were also found to have conducted illegal commercial revenue operations. for operating in the country’s airspace with falsified flight clearance information.

“Reports from the Air Traffic Controllers, ATC, indicated that the crew informed them that they possessed a ministerial approval for the flight.
However, on landing, the crew could not produce any ministerial approval as claimed.”
“The Legal and Enforcement department of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, will after the conclusion of the investigation, proffer appropriate sanctions and enforcement procedure according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations, Nig. CARs,” he affirmed.
Meanwhile, the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, has reaffirmed the authority’s commitment to the enforcement of compliance to safety regulations and zero tolerance for any form of violation.