I Do Not Interfere With Parastatals Under My Ministry- Aviation Minister The Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah has denied any form of interference in the regulatory activities of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on the suspension of the operations of Dana Airlines, Ms. Oduah said the ministry only supervises the activities of agencies and parastatals under it as there are shared responsibilities between the ministry and its agencies. Ms. Oduah, while assuring air travelers that the nation’s airspace remains safe, also denounced claims that the ministry is more interested in revenue generation rather than safety of the nation’s airspace. This denial is coming ahead of investigations into the Associated Airlines crash which claimed 15 lives in Lagos. The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said it has commenced the readout of data from the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) otherwise referred to as Black Box recovered from the crashed Embraer 120 ER aircraft. AIB Commissioner Captain Muktar Usman, who disclosed this in a statement, said the analysis of data from the FDR was being carried out at AIB’s laboratory in Abuja. He also confirmed that one of the seven survivors had died on Saturday without disclosing the identity of the latest casualty in the aircraft accident. He said, “Flight recorders of the ill-fated aircraft have been recovered and will be downloaded at the Bureau’s newly installed flight laboratory at its Abuja headquarters. The readout of the recorders has commenced. The aircraft, which crashed less than three minutes after take-off from Runway 18L of the airport, had 20 personson board, including seven of the airline’s crew. There were six survivors as at 05 October, 2013.” He said investigation continues into the crash of Embraer 120 ER aircraft marked 5N-BJY belonging to Associated Aviation Limited, which occurred at the Joint Users Hydrants installation at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos at 9:30hrs (local Time) on Thursday 03 October, 2013. Associated Aviation Limited is a Nigerian registered domestic airline, which operates chartered and scheduled flights in the country.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 20:43:07 +0000
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