Nigerian CAA reinstates Azman Air's OL after brief grounding

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that it has restored the Air Transport License of Azman Air and that its commercial operations have resumed after the airline submitted the necessary documents and a payment plan for outstanding fees. A spokesman for the NCAA confirmed to ch-aviation by telephone that all outstanding issues had been resolved and that the airline was operating again from Friday, September 16, 2022. Azman Air also confirmed on social media that its flight had been restored and would operate as scheduled from September 16. Earlier last week, the NCAA suspended the carrier’s ATL – but not its air operator’s certificate – until it provided the required documentation for the renewal of its license and had signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) on how it would pay off it’s NGN1.2b naira (US$2.7m) debt to the regulator from outstanding passenger service charges on tickets. NCAA Director General Nusa Nuhu told the Vanguard newspaper that “Azman Air must provide tax clearance as one of the documentation for its ATL and must sign the MoU to negotiate its debt remittance." <br/>