The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority wrote , stating that Air Peace has reportedly violated some aviation safety regulations to Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority.
The development came less than three months after the Nigerian carrier commenced the Lagos-London route.
Two mandatory occurrence reports on Air Peace had been reportedly sent to the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority.
The UK CAA, in turn,sent the complaints to the NCAA.
The CAA’s letter of complaint sent to the NCAA was titled; ‘United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report with reference number: CAA-UK, -2024-0217’ and ‘NATS Management System Safety Report.’
The NCAA also wrote 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.”
It was dated May 14, 2024, and 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.
The 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.”
Air Peace recently commenced operation to London Gatwick from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on the 30th of March 2024 under the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, which Nigeria has with the UK.
The spokesperson of Air Peace, Stanley Olisa, could not be reached as at the time of recieving this information said by Punch.
When called, the spokesperson of the airline picked but when this reporter began to enquire about the development, he kept mute until the call ended.
The Punch correspondent also sent a text message of enquiry to the spokesman but there was no response as of the time of filing this report.
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