June 03, (THEWILL) – Efforts by the management of controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air, to move a step further in obtaining the airline’s Air Operator Certificate (AOC), have been halted by the apex aviation regulatory Agency – Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The five phases of acquiring an AOC are Pre-application Phase; Formal Application Phase; Document Evaluation Phase; Demonstration and Inspection Phase, and Certification Phase. A document obtained by THEWILL shows that the proposed national carrier has yet to exit stage one of the Air Operator Certificate (AOC). However, the promoters of Nigeria Air had, a few weeks ago, brazenly brought in a painted Ethiopian Airline aircraft to put up an impression that the project is on course. This latest development, supported claims by Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) that Nigeria Air had no AOC to flag off flight operations last Friday, just as it applauded Capt.

Source: Ethiopian News June 03, 2023 10:19 UTC