The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has announced the suspension of ten private jet operators over noncompliance with the recertification timeline.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA Michael Achimugu via its official X handle on Thursday.
According to the statement, the private jet operators were suspended due to their delay in initiating the recertification process which violates the NCAA regulation.
In the statement, NCAA said the private jet operators disregarded the previous directives of all PNCF holders to embark on re-evaluation which should have been completed by the 19th of April, 2024.
The statement reads ” The Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023 Part 18.3.4 forbids holders of PNCF from using their aircraft for carriage of passengers, cargo or mail for hire or reward (commercial operation or charter services).
“As a result of flagrant disregard of this rule, the NCAA had earlier directed all holders of PNCF to undergo re-evaluation which should have been concluded by the 19th of April 2024.
“To this end, the NCAA has suspended the permit for noncommercial flights of Azikel Dredging Nigeria Ltd, Bli-Aviation Safety Services, Ferry Aviation Developments Ltd, Matrix Energy Ltd, Marrietta Management Services Ltd, Worldwide Skypaths Services, Mattini Airline Services Ltd, Aero Lead Ltd, Sky Bird Air Ltd and Ezuma Jets Ltd.”
Furthermore, the NCAA stated it won’t hesitate to initiate enforcement actions against any PNCF holder found guilty of illegal operations.
In addition, it said officials of the agency have been deployed to General Aviation Terminals and private wings of the airports to monitor the activities of the PNCF holders.
