Maureen Ihua-MaduenyiFirstnation Airways has said that the suspension of its Air Operators Certificate by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has nothing to do with safety issues. Yusuf also said the operating aircraft and crew hold the relevant and safety-critical approvals and authorisations. He stated, “The basis of the NCAA’s decision is therefore apparently commercial. FirstNation is currently working assiduously on fleet expansion and confident that we will grow our fleet this year 2018. The airline, however, stated that it presented two airworthy aircraft to the NCAA as far back as September 2017.

Source: Punch May 14, 2018 23:48 UTC