NCAA Suspends Azman Air Operations Due To Safety Incidents Involving Its Boeing 737 Aircraft

NCAA suspends Azman Air operations with immediate effect due to safety incidents involving its Boeing 737 Aircraft. 

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all operations of Azman Air with immediate effect due to series of safety incidents involving the airline’s Boeing 737 aircraft.

In a statement confirming the suspension of the airline, NCAA Director-General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, said the decision followed series of incidents involving the Airline’s Boeing 737 Aircraft.

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Azman Air operations suspensed by NCAA

The suspension, the DG said, was 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.

The statement said, “The suspension is to enable the Authority conduct an audit of the airline to determine the root cause(s) of the incidents, and recommend corrective actions to forestall re-occurrence.

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NCAA Suspends Azman Air Operations due to safety incidents involving its Boeing 737 aircraft

“The NCAA regrets 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.

“The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority will continue to ensure compliance to its regulations in the interest of safety and will viewed any violation(s) seriously.”

Azman Air had earlier put out a statement saying that :

“Due to our strong stance on safety, Azman Air 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. Kindly accept our apologies”.

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