Nigeria's national carrier 'Nigeria Air' gets Air Transport License from NCAA


Nigeri'a proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air has been awarded Air Transport License (ATL) by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The presentation of the ATL which was announced on Monday via the country's Ministry of Aviation's official twitter was received by the interim management of Nigeria Air.

It wrote: “Presentation of Airline Transport Licence (ATL) to Interim Board of Nigeria Air. Nigeria Air is here and is going to provide quality service to Nigerians.”

Nigeria Air is the nation’s proposed national carrier and it is to be a public-private partnership with the federal government maintaining 5% stake, while 49% would be held by strategic equity partners and 46% by Nigerian entrepreneurs. A former managing director of the defunct Virgin Nigeria Airways, Capt. Dapo Olumide, has been appointed as the interim MD of the airline.

What you need to know

AfricaPicks (AP) gathered that the ATL certification precedes the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC), which empowers the airline to operate scheduled commercial flights. The AOC which is currently under processing and has reached an advanced stage, may be given to the airline by next month.

What the Nigerian government is saying

Nigeria's Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, explained that the airline would start operations with three wet-leased aircraft, as it would take about three to five years to take delivery of an aircraft that was ordered for.

“They will start with wet-leased aircraft and that’s how 90 per cent of airlines in the world would have started. So they will start with a wet-lease of three aircraft and then continue to expand, place orders and then get deliveries,” he had said.

Sirika further emphasised that the Federal Government would not have any control in Nigeria Air, rather investors in the carrier would run the business.

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