The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revoked the Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) of two operators.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the two operators are Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited and Omni-Blu Aviation as disclosed by NCAA in a terse statement on Friday.
Recall that on October 24, 2024, a helicopter operated by Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima in Rivers State.
The helicopter, chartered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited was transporting eight passengers at the time of the accident.
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) immediately launched an investigation into the immediate cause of the mishap. However, NSIB was yet to make public the outcome of its investigation.
Omni-Blu Aviation, on the other hand, operates as a chartered helicopter and jet company. The aviation firm has been enmeshed in a regulatory conflict.
NCCA in the terse statement disclosed that Eastwind Aviation and Omni-Blu Aviation violated Part 1.2.1.5 of Nig. CARs on Falsification, Reproduction, or Alteration of Applications, Licences, Certificates, Logbooks, Reports, or Records.
The statement by NCAA reads: “The Authority has determined that both Omni-Blu Aviation and Eastwind Aviation are in violation of Part 1.2.1.5 of Nig. CARs on Falsification, Reproduction, or Alteration of Applications, Licences, Certificates, Logbooks, Reports, or Records.
“Part 1.2 1.5(b) of Nig. CARs provide the sanction for such fraud as revocation of the certificate. Consequently, the respective Air Operator Certificates OBA/AOC/12-15/002 and EAL/AOC/03-24/001 are hereby revoked”.