The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority received a letter from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority accusing Air Peace of breaking several aviation safety laws.
This is hardly three months after the airline started flying from Lagos to London.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority had apparently received two necessary occurrence reports on Air Peace.
The NCAA received the allegations from the UK CAA.
“United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report with reference number: CAA-UK, -2024-0217” and “NATS Management System Safety Report” were the titles of the CAA’s letter of complaint that was sent to the NCAA.
Also, in an effort to shed light on the matters, the NCAA wrote to Air Peace.
Titled “United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report,” the letter bore the reference number NCAA/DOLTS/APL/Vol.11/03624.
It included the signature of Capt. O.O. Lawani, General Manager of Operations at the NCAA, and was dated May 14, 2024.
The NCAA stated in the letter that the flight captain acknowledged using an electronic flight bag for navigation, and that the UK CAA had alerted it to the lack of operational approval for Electronic Flight Bag functions that could compromise the aircraft’s safety.
NCAA added that “no mounting device for the use of EFB, no charging points, or battery for backup” was mentioned in the letter from the CAA.
Air Peace has started flying from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos to London Gatwick as part of Nigeria and the United Kingdom’s bilateral air services agreement.
