Azman Air has announced that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has lifted the suspension it placed on Azman Air on March 15 following series of incidents involving the airline’s Boeing 737 aircraft.
The lifting of the suspension was confirmed in a meeting held between the management of the domestic airline and NCAA on May 1, 2021.
The airline made a statement that its operations of all the Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet were suspended by the regulator 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.
In a statement signed by the airline’s management, it said, “In this regard, having satisfactorily undergone the safety audit and implemented the corrective action plan as recommended by the regulatory body, we are pleased to inform the general public that the suspension is hereby lifted.”
NCAA had stated that it suspended Azman Air in order to enable the authority conduct an audit of the airline and determine the root causes of the incidents, as well as recommend corrective measures to forestall future re-occurrence.