BREAKING: NCAA suspends all wet-lease aircraft under United Airline
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended all wet-leased aircraft operated by United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) after one of its planes was diverted to Asaba International Airport on Sunday rather than the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja.
According to a source close to NCAA, the supreme civil aviation regulatory body made the decision on Monday via a letter sent to the airline’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).
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Immediate suspension according to the source, all the wet-leased aircraft in the operations of the airline would remain suspended pending the outcome of an investigation on the Sunday incident, involving one of the wet-leased aircraft in the fleet of the airline.
It was gathered that immediately the incident gained traction on social media on Sunday, the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Capt. Musa Nuhu called an emergency meeting of the agency, where it was resolved that the excuse given by the airline was not tenable to the authority.
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