Tag: Azman Airline

High Operational Cost: Azman Air shuts down operation

Aminu Imam
Azman Air

Sends staff on compulsory leave Azman Air Services Limited has asked all its staff to embark on compulsory leave without pay amidst on-going C-checks on its aircraft and the high cost of operations. C-check entails the inspection, overhaul, repair, preservation and replacement of parts of an aircraft, including preventive maintenance, identified as a full block C-check, under the airframe manufacturers maintenance manuals and planning documents. The airlines spokesperson, Nurudden Aliyu, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday, said, The decision was made due to a number of factors, including the on-going…

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Just In! NCAA suspends Azman Airs operating license

Aminu Imam

Chaos at Nigerias airports Azman Airlines has failed the renewal audits of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA). With this, the regulatory agency has suspended indefinitely the operating license of the airline. AOC is an aviation safety instrument that authorises an airline operator to carry out specified commercial air transport operations. The document issued to Azman Air allowed it to operate as a passenger, cargo, scheduled and charter flight operator. The certificate is renewed every two years in Nigeria by the NCAA. This development…

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NCAA lifts suspension of AZMAN airlines

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension of Azman Air operations. Azman Air announced this on its verified Twitter handle yesterday. The Tweet read: “We are back, Flights schedule will be rolled out shortly. The NCAA had earlier suspended the operations of all the Boeing-737 aircraft in the airline’s fleet over safety-related issues since March 15, 2021. According to the aviation authority, the suspension was pursuant to Section 35 (2) of the Civil Aviation Act, 2006 and Part 1.3.3.3 (A) of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs)…

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NCAA suspends Azman Airs operations

Aminu Imam

Following a series of incidents involving Azman Air’s Boeing-737 aircrafts, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) has suspended the operations of all the Boeing-737 aircrafts in the fleet of Azman Air Services Limited, with effect from March 15, 2021. This was contained in a statement signed by the NCAA Director-General,Musa Nuhu, and made available to journalists in Lagos yesterday.  Nuhu said the suspension was pursuant to Section 35 (2) of the Civil Aviation Act, 2006 and Part 1.3.3.3 (A) of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015.  He said the…

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