The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has warned airlines against delaying to renew their Air Operator Certificates before the expiration date.
He added that those who persist in the act would be grounded.
According to the NCAA, its regulations require airline operators to renew their AOC’s at least 30 days before expiration.
Some stakeholders in the aviation industry had, at a recent conference in Lagos, faulted the AOC process.
The Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu told PUNCH during an interview that, “There are five stages involved in AOCs’ renewal, all of which are very crucial and are done with cautiousness to ensure the stages are duly passed.”
He noted that the five different stages have different processes to ensure and confirm legitimacy as well financial and technical capabilities.
Nuhu said, “If you wait till your AOC expires, that means you are not going to fly. If your AOC expires, you are grounded. The regulation says at least 30 days before expiration.
“But because of the difficulties they have meeting with certifications, the regulation says 30 days, but nothing stops you from meeting the regulation 60 or 90 days so that if there is any issue or challenge you have, you can resolve it before your AOC actually expires.”
