Private jet owners must submit technical log August 2 – NCAA

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has ordered holders of the permits for non-commercial flights, who have refused to furnish the agency with information on their technical logs for the past two years, to do so on or before August 2, to avoid sanction.

The ultimatum was given in a letter signed by the General Manager of Facilitation/Economic Regulation at the NCAA, Olusunmibo Oyerinde, recently.

The aviation regulatory authority requested technical and operational data on each of the private jets, such as; journey logs and maintenance information, among other information, on the private jets.

It will be recalled that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, recently accused holders of the permits for non-commercial flights of aiding illicit jet owners to perpetrate illegalities in the country.

To verify the movement of the private jets, the NCAA requested the technical log records for the past two years with an August 2 ultimatum after many of the permit holders earlier ignored the NCAA’s request.

The letter specified that all PNCF operators must submit their tech log records for the past two years by completing the summary sheet, which details the number of sectors flown per month per aircraft, as outlined in the attached PNCF Operations Tech Log Form.

The ultimatum letter reads, “This is a follow-up on the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority’s previous correspondence regarding the submission of your Tech Log for the past two years. The Authority is yet to receive the required documents from you.

“Therefore, in line with part (g) of the conditions attached to your permit, you are again reminded to forward to the NCAA, the tech log information of your operations for the last two years by completing the summary sheet with details of the number of sectors flown per month per aircraft, as indicated in the attached PNCF operations tech log form.

“The completed PNCF operations tech log form should reach the Authority on or before Friday, 2nd August 2024.”

 In July, the NCAA suspended 10 private jet companies for illegally engaging in commercial activities.

Spokesperson of the NCAA, Micheal Achimugu, noted that the suspension was rooted in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations 2023 Part 18.3.4, which forbids holders of permits for non-commercial flights from using their aircraft for carriage of passengers, cargo or mail for hire or reward which is commercial operation or charter service.

The suspended operators were Azikel Dredging Nigeria Ltd, Bli-Aviation Safety Services, Ferry Aviation Developments Ltd, Matrix Energy Ltd, Marrietta Management Services Ltd, Worldwide Skypaths Services, Mattini Airline Services Ltd, Aero Lead Ltd, Sky Bird Air Ltd and Ezuma Jets Ltd.

The minister in June inaugurated the Ministerial Task Force on Illegal Private Charter Operations and Related Matters, to combat the issue of unauthorised and illegal charter flights.