The United Kingdom civil aviation authority has written to Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority, alleging that Air Peace is allegedly in violation of certain air safety rules.
This follows the Air Peace commencement of the Lagos-London route three months ago, according to The Punch.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority is reported to have received two mandatory occurrence reports on Air Peace.
The UK CAA, in turn, forwarded the complaints to the NCAA.
The CAA sent a letter of complaint to the NCAA titled; ‘United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report with reference number: CAA-UK, -2024-0217’ and ‘NATS Management System Safety Report.’
The NCAA has also written to Air Peace to clarify these issues.
The letter, with reference number: NCAA/DOLTS/APL/Vol.11/03624 was titled, “United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report.
The letter, with reference number: NCAA/DOLTS/APL/Vol.11/03624 was titled, “United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report.
According to the letter, the NCAA said the UK CAA had called its attention to the no operational approval of Electronic Flight Bag functions affecting the safe operation of the aircraft, while adding that the captain of the flight admitted that an Electronic Flight Bag was being used for navigational purposes.
In addition, the NCAA said the CAA had stated in its letter that there was no mounting device for EFB, no charging station or battery that could be used as a backup.
As of press time, Air Peace’s spokesperson, Stanley Olisa, could not be reached.
