NCAA Suspends Azman Air’s Operating License

• Airline Fails To Meet Requirements

Azman Airlines has failed the renewal audits of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

A source who does not want to be named said by this action, the regulatory agency has suspended indefinitely the operating license of the airline.

AOC is an aviation safety instrument that authorises an airline operator to carry out specified commercial air transport operations.

The document issued to Azman Air allowed it to operate as a passenger, cargo, scheduled and charter flight operator. The certificate is renewed every two years in Nigeria by the NCAA.

This development has however led to massive chaos at the nation’s airports as passengers who had hitherto booked with the airline to travel to various destinations are currently stranded.

A source close to NCAA confided in our correspondent on Thursday morning that the AOC of the airline had expired in the first quarter of this year and the regulatory agency through its inspectors had been working with the airline for the renewal process, which the airline consistently failed.

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It was also gathered that before the regulatory agency suspended the operating license of the airline, the Directorate of Air Transport Regulation (DATR), a department in NCAA, had written a reminder letter to the management of the airline and issued it 30 days ultimatum to comply with the industry standards, but failed.