Nigeria-Based Carrier, Air Peace Reacts To Alleged Violation Of Safety Measures On Lagos-London Flight

Nigeria's indigenous carrier, Air Peace has reacted to the allegation that it is "violating" safety measures in the United Kingdom, describing it as false.

 

 

Air Peace made the clarification in a statement, adding that its operations had been under intense scrutiny by the relevant authorities since its inaugural flight to London in April.

 

 

SaharaReporters reported on Monday that the UK aviation authority accused Nigeria’s indigenous carrier, Air Peace of violating the London Gatwick Airport safety rules.

 

 

The accusation was filed in two mandatory occurrence reports to the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) against Air Peace’s operations at the airport.

 

 

The Air Peace’s violation was listed in a safety violation document entitled, "United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report" with reference number: CAA-UK, -2024-0217.

 

 

The UK’s Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) also wrote to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to notify it about alleged safety violations of the carrier in London.

 

But reacting to allegation, Air Peace described the report as false and added that approval was obtained from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA). 

 

“Our attention has been drawn to media reports alleging a safety breach by Air Peace in the United Kingdom, which contain a lot of falsehood aimed at creating fears and doubts in the minds of the flying public.

 

“Since the commencement of our inaugural flight to London, the relevant authorities have scrutinised our operations intensely. This is most welcome as we pride ourselves on our continued pursuit of operational excellence and unwavering commitment to the safety and security of our esteemed passengers.

 

“We can confirm that the UK Civil Aviation Authority wrote to Air Peace, after their statutory Ramp Inspection on April 7, 2024, to request clarification on our use of the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and some other concerns. We provided the necessary information, and the matter was resolved without any issues.

 

“It is, therefore, wrong to say we do not have approval for our EFB. Air Peace received approval from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and all our Boeing 777 aircraft are certified to operate with EFBs,” it said.

 

According to the airline, the claim that its B777 aircraft lacked iPad mounts and charging ports in the flight deck was incorrect.

 

“All B777 aircraft are equipped with charging ports in the cockpit, and we ensure that all our B777 aircraft have iPad mounts.

 

“Another issue raised by the UK CAA was the location of our cockpit library on the B777. The B777 designates two locations for storing manuals and books: one behind the captain and one under the jumpseat."

 

It added, “Ramp Inspection is a normal procedure carried out by aviation authorities globally, and the UKCAA did the right thing by notifying the NCAA of the inspection outcome." 

 

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