The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended indefinitely the Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF) of Mattini Airline Services Limited, the owners of the Challenger CL 601 that skidded off the runway at the Ibadan airport during landing.
The incidence which occured on Friday had no casualty.
This is even as the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has launched an investigation into the occurrence.
In a press statement signed by Michael Achimugu, the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NCAA said the aircraft was marked N580KR..
“Mattini Airline Services Limited holds a valid Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF)” NCAA indicated.
While the NSIB is conducting the safety investigation, the NCAA has initiated an economic inquiry into the operation of the aircraft viz-a-viz the terms and conditions of the PNCF as detailed in its Annexure.
“In the meantime, and in accordance with Sec 32 (4) of the Civil Aviation Act 2022, the NCAA has suspended the PNCF of Mattini Airline Services Limited with immediate effect. The suspension will subsist until determination is made that the conditions of the PNCF have been adhered to” the statement indicated.
The forestall future occurance, the NCAA said it tas “initiated a safety and economic audit of all private jet operations in Nigeria.NCAA wishes to assure the travelling public of its utmost commitment to safety and the entrenchment of global best practices.”
