The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has directed the holders of Permits for Non-Commercial Flights to turn in their technical log (Tech Log) data for the last two years by August 2, 2024.
This was disclosed in a letter signed by the General Manager of Facilitation/Economic Regulation at the NCAA, Mrs. Olusunmibo Modupeoluwa Oyerinde, according to Nairametrics.
The letter is intended as a reminder to all PNCF operators in Nigeria for their noncompliance with a previous Authority directive.
As stated in the attached PNCF Operations Tech Log Form, the letter mandates that all PNCF operators submit their Tech Log data for the previous two years by filling out the Summary Sheet. This includes information on the number of sectors flown monthly per aircraft.
“This is a follow up on the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) previous correspondence regarding the submission of your Tech Log for the past two years. The Authority is yet to receive the required documents from you.
“Therefore, in line with part (g) of the conditions attached to your Permit, you are again reminded to forward to the NCAA, the Tech Log Information of your operations for the last two years by completing the Summary Sheet with details of number of sectors flown per month per aircraft, as indicated in the attached PNCF Operations Tech Log Form.
“The completed PNCF Operations Tech Log Form should reach the Authority on or before Friday, 2nd August 2024,” the letter read in part.
The letter further clarified that the relevant information must be sent to [email protected] via scanned copies of the necessary Tech Log records, or it can be provided online by filling out the PNCF Tech Log Form.
It also emphasized that failure to comply with these directives will result in the suspension of the operator’s authorization.
Recall, In late 2023, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development made a notice that several private jet owners were doing commercial flights against the terms of their permits.
The NCAA responded by issuing a strong warning in March 2024, admonishing against using private aircraft for commercial purposes without authorization and threatening harsh consequences, such as permission suspension or revocation.
To address the issue of unapproved and unlawful charter flights, the Federal Government established a special task force in June called the Ministerial Task Force on unlawful Private Charter Operations and Related Matters, which was presided over by Minister Festus Keyamo.
Ten private jet operators’ PNCF licenses had been suspended by the NCAA by July due to their noncompliance with a recertification order intended to stop the improper use of private aircraft for commercial purposes.
