No More Manual: Nigerian Airline Operating License Procedure to be Automated, Says NCAA
- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority is jettisoning manual for the automated process of licensing airlines
- The development applies to all AOC holders who have been granted certificates by the authority
- In lieu of this, operators are required to forward the proper pages to the appropriate quarters
After years of manually processing airline operator certificates for prospective and current operators, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has finally embraced automated procedures.
A statement made by Musa Nuhu, the Director-General of Civil Aviation, instructed all intended airlines and current carriers to follow the new procedures.
He said the new directive involves computerised protocols for acquiring Air Operator Certificates (AOCs).
Source: UGC
He said all current AOC holders now have improved AOC Operations Specifications (Op.Specs) with the support of the regulating body.
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The development comes after the NCAA announced that any aircraft operated by any local airline without a valid insurance policy would be grounded.
Also, the authority recently released an informative notice on All Operator's Letter (AOL), notifying airline operators about fuel contamination occurrences within the aviation sector.
Instruction applicable to all AOC holders with certificate
In a Punch report, Nuhu noted that the instruction applies to all AOC holders who have been granted certificates by the authority and was included in an All Operator Letter with the reference number NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/370 and the date August 18, 2023.
Aviation stakeholders have long pushed for the AOC procedures to be processed electronically, noting automation of laborious processes in Europe, America, and other regions of the world.
In accordance with the rules that apply to operations and maintenance carried out by the AOC holder, the statement noted that these updated multi-paged Op.Specs contain the authorizations, conditions, limitations, and approvals provided by the Authority.
It stated:
All AOC holders are obliged, according to the directive, to electronically complete the relevant pages of the attached Op.Specs and submit them to the NCAA via the only email addresses listed below on or before August 23, 2023.
Nuhu instructed the operators to forward the proper pages to Godwin Balang, Chairman of the Flight Standards Group, Capt. Ibrahim Dambazau, Director of Operations, Licensing and Training Standards, and Gbolahan Abatan, Director of Airworthiness Standards.
FG speaks as airline operators reveal why Nigeria Air won't fly
Despite its planned October take-off date, the controversial Nigeria Air cannot fly as airline operators reveal it needs the required clearance to operate, according to Legit.ng earlier report.
Media reports say the spokesman for the Airline Operators of Nigeria, Obiora Okonkwo stated that the if the state-owned airline were to start operations, it would do so without a valid operator certificate.
Okonkwo said that if Nigeria Air were to begin operations in October, it would be doing so illegally.
Source: Legit.ng
