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“The safety audit will entail re-inspection of your organisation, procedures, personnel, and aircraft as specified by Part 1.3.3.3 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations, while the economic audit will critically examine your airline’s financial health to guarantee its capability to sustain safe flight operations.” Earlier, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,Festus Keyamo, had expressed displeasurewith the incident involving a Dana aircraft.
The letter read:“As the supervisor overseeing our nation’s aviation safety and regulatory compliance, it has come to the Honourable Minister’s attention that recent incidents involving Dana Airline.
“In light of these incidents and with the paramount priority being the safety and well-being of our citizens and travellers, the Honourable Minister has directed that you immediately initiate the suspension of Dana Airline’s fleet until a comprehensive audit can be conducted.
The NCAA said:“As a precautionary step, and in accordance with Sec 31 (7) of the Civil Aviation Act 2022, the Authority has imposed a suspension on your Air Operator Certificate (AOC) with effect from 24th April, 2024 at 23:59 to allow for a thorough safety and economic audit.
Prior to receiving the investigation report from the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau, the NCAA mentioned that they had started an internal compliance assessment of the incident, considering Dana’s history with similar occurrences..
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