NCAA Suspends Private Jet Operators Over Permit Abuse

Three private aircraft operators had their licenses terminated by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday due to permission misuse.

In a press release signed by Capt. Chris Najomo, the acting director general of NCAA, said in an effort to further sanitize the general aviation industry, he ordered that all PNCF holders have their evaluations reevaluated by April 19, 2024, at the latest, in order to ensure compliance with legal requirements.

According to him, all PNCF holders will be required to submit relevant documents to the Authority in the next 72 hours.

“The Authority has deployed its officials to monitor activities of private jets at terminals across the airports in Nigeria. As a consequence of this heightened surveillance, no fewer than three private operators have been found to be involved in violation of the annexure provision of their PNCF and Part 9114 of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023.

“In line with our zero tolerance for violation of regulations, the Authority has suspended the PNCF of these operators. To further sanitize the general aviation sector, I have directed that’s a re-evaluation of all holders of PNCF be carried carried out on or before the 19th of April 2024 to ascertain compliance with regulatory requirements.

“All PNCF holder will be required to submit relevant documents to the authority within the next 72 hours. This riot act is also directed at existing Air Operator Certificate (AOC) holders, who utilize aircraft listed on their PNCF for commercial charter operations,” NCAA stated. [CONTINUE READING HERE]