The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Azman Air flight operations.
NCAA Director-General, Musa Nuhu, disclosed this in a statement titled, “NCAA Suspends Azman Air Operations With Immediate Effect.”
Nuhu in the statement added that the suspension of the Air Operations is to enable the Authority to conduct an audit of the airline.
“Following series of incidents involving Azman Air Boeing 737 Aircraft, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has 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, suspended the operations of all the Boeing 737 Aircraft in the Fleet of Azman Air Services Limited, with effect from March 15, 2021.
“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,” the statement read in part.
Confirming the suspension of all its flight operations, Azman Air tweeted on Tuesday: “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. Kindly accept our apologies.”