Jonathan Nwokpor
Regarding Nigerian carrier Air Peace, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has expressed concerns about safety violations.
In a letter to Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority, the UK Civil Aviation Authority claimed that Air Peace had allegedly broken some aviation safety rules.
The development occurred just three months after the Nigerian carrier launched the Lagos-London route, sparking competition among airlines to lower their prices.
As a result, the UK Civil Aviation Authority had apparently received two required incident reports on Air Peace.
The NCAA received the allegations from the UK CAA.
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.”
In an effort to make things clearer, the NCAA has also written to Air Peace.
The letter was headed “United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report” and had the reference number NCAA/DOLTS/APL/Vol.11/03624.
Capt. O.O. Lawani, the NCAA General Manager of Operations, signed the document, which had the date May 14, 2024.
The NCAA stated in the letter that the UK CAA had notified it of the operational approval of Electronic Flight Bag capabilities that are critical to the aircraft’s safe operation.
The flight’s captain acknowledged that the electronic flight bag was being used for navigation.
NCAA added that “no mounting device for the use of EFB, no charging points, or battery for backup” was mentioned in the letter from the CAA.
The company has not yet responded to the development as of the report’s filing.
Under Nigeria’s bilateral air services agreement with the UK, Air Peace began operations at London Gatwick on April 25 from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
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