Aviation Authority Clamp Down On Private Jet Owners Engaged In Spurious Commercial Activities, Grounds Two

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has made good earlier threats to clamp down on private Jets owners undertaking commercial activities without due clearance.

The NCAA has grounded two identified such aircrafts societynowng.com learn’t.

According to disclosures made by the aviation authority, the two aircrafts Bombardier 700-100 with registration marks G-RBEN Global express S/N 9083 operated by Gama Aviation, United (UK) Limited and Embraer 135 J with registration marks XAMHA were grounded for operating illegal commercial flight operations contrary to conditions
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contained in Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs) Part 10 and security violations.

According to revelations made by NCAA spokes person, Sam Adurogboye ‘the operators of G-RBEN aircraft were found operating in Nigeria’s airspace with falsified flight clearance information and conducting illegal domestic flight operations in Nigeria.

They were accused of carrying out other infractions like conducting illegal commercial flight operations contrary to conditions contained in Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (NCARs) Part 10 and security violations. Preliminary investigations revealed that the Embraer 135BJ registration marks XA-MHA was reported to have landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from London, Farnborough without any flight clearance on September 10, 2015.

The media person noted that reports from the Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) indicated that the crew informed them that they possess a ministerial approval for the flight.

However, on landing, the crew could not produce any ministerial approval as claimed. The BD 700-100 is a United Kingdom Air Operators Certificate (AOC) holder and has been carrying out several domestic operations between Abuja and Lagos without the Authority’s Permit/Certification in accordance with Nigerian CARs Part 10. While further investigation continues both aircraft remain grounded. He said the aircraft country registry in UK CAA and Mexican Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA) will be notified appropriately.

The NCAA spokesman noted that the Legal and Enforcement Department of the regulatory agency will after the conclusion of the investigation decide on appropriate sanctions and enforcement procedure according NCARs

Societynowng.com learnt that this development has put other private jet owners involved in such clandestine operations at alert and watch dogs in the terrain imbibe the spirit of anti corruption quietly taking over different sectors of the nation’s sphere.

The identities of the owners of the grounded aircrafts in Nigeria are yet to be unveiled.