Air Peace Aircraft
Eko Hot Blog reports that the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) has formally notified Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) of alleged safety violations by Air Peace.
This development comes just three months after Air Peace began operating its Lagos-London route.
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According to PUNCH, the UK CAA reported that it had received two mandatory occurrence reports concerning Air Peace.
These reports have been forwarded to the NCAA for further investigation.
The CAA’s letter of complaint forwarded to NCAA was entitled; ‘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 provide clarification on the issues.
The letter, with reference number: NCAA/DOLTS/APL/Vol.11/03624 was titled, “United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report.
Dated May 14, 2024, the letter was signed by the NCAA General Manager of Operations, Capt. O.O. Lawani.
In 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.
NCAA further noted that the CAA stated in its letter that there was “no mounting device for the use of EFB, no charging points or battery for backup.”
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Air Peace recently commenced operation to London Gatwick from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos under the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, which Nigeria has with the UK.
The spokesperson of Air Peace, Stanley Olisa, could not be reached as of press time.
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