The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that it suspended Azman airlines flight operations to avert a national tragedy.
NCAA spokesman, Sam Adurogboye, in a statement on Friday said that the suspension became necessary to prevent loss of lives.
The civil aviation regulator also said it was investigating some incidents involving Azman aircrafts which occured for over a period of six weeks.
“Over a period of about six weeks, Azman Air Boeing 737 aircraft operating scheduled passenger flights were involved in three separate incidents, resulting in damage to the aircraft in each case but with no loss of life, for which we are grateful to God.
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“The alarming trend of tyre failures, in combination with improper tyre maintenance procedures, are a clear and strong indication of an accident chain formation in its final stages. There was an urgent need to break the accident chain before a completely avoidable national tragedy occurs. No responsible Civil Aviation Authority will fold its arms and wait for the next incident to occur, perhaps a fatal accident, before taking action,” it added.
“Finally, neither the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority nor its Director General will succumb to any blackmail and or threat in carrying out the statutory responsibility of the safety and security oversight, in addition to the economic regulation, of the civil aviation industry in Nigeria, as enshrined in the 2006 Civil Aviation Act,” the statement read in part.
