We did not suspend Max Air operations — NCAA Clarifies

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has clarified claims it suspended the operation of Max Air airline.

The NCAA clarified that the airline decided to take a three-month operational break themselves and was not suspended by the regulatory agency .

The airline experienced a mishap where one of the plane’s tyre bursted while landing at the Kano airport on Tuesday night.

NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs, Michael Achimuhu, explained that air mishaps are almost an unavoidable phenomenon just like other means of transportation, and that the NCAA would ensure to carry out an audit on MAX AIR, to ensure safety before resumption.

He gave this clarification during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday 30th of January 2025.

He said:

“First of all let me correct the impression that the NCAA had suspended Max Air.

“The airline suspended their operations themselves and has asked for three months to put their house in order. Before now, the NCAA had initiated an audit for all it’s operators, that process has been ongoing but not completed before this incident had happened.

“The thing about air incident just like other means of transportation, they’re machines, anything can happen. It’s not a systemic fault or a pattern. Air accidents happen everywhere, you may recall that last month there was a large number of air mishaps around the world.

“It’s instructive to boast that Nigeria is not even amongst the top 50 or 20 countries when it comes to air mishaps. However, the moment has come for self introspection by this airline and the NCAA is glad that they’ve taken this bold step to enhance their system.

“Safety remains a priority for the NCAA and a thorough audit will be carried out to ensure that before they resume operations again, they are healthy.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>