The controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air, has failed to progress to phase two of the Air Operator Certificate certification process, according to a letter from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.
The PUNCH reported that the Federal Government took delivery
of the first plane of the country’s national carrier, Nigeria Air, amid protest
from local airline operators that it was contrary to a court order, which
barred the government from taking further action on the project.
But a letter on Friday, dated June 2, 2023, addressed to the
Managing Director of Nigeria Air stated that Nigeria Air’s request to proceed
did not include the formal application form and the necessary documents
required for the certification process, as outlined in an earlier letter dated
May 16, 2023.
The letter reads,” The Authority is in receipt of your
letter dated 25th May 2023 on the subject matter. Quite contrary to our earlier
letter of 16th May 2023 which enumerated the documents to be submitted with the
Formal Application Form OPS 002, your letter of request to proceed to Phase Two
has no inclusion of a Formal Application Form and the necessary documents
referenced in the Formal Application Form. Hence, the Certification Process
cannot progress to Phase Two (2) without these required documents.