Ime Akpan
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has carried out a technical audit on Air Peace and certified its fleet safe.
It would be recalled that of late, the airline has had series of incidents and serious incidents involving its aircraft.
The latest was on July 23 when its Boeing 737-300 aircraft marked 5N-BQO was involved in an accident at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.

The aircraft’s nose wheel collapsed on landing on the runway (18R) and the nose wheel gear tire sheared off.
The Port Harcourt-Lagos flight carried 133 passengers and six crew members on board.
There was, however, a minor injury but no fatality.
NCAA, in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Sam Adurogboye said the audit was conducted with a view to ensuring the airline is in compliance with extant Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) and to mitigate the re-occurrence of the incident.
“This technical audit was not limited to this recent incident. The airline’s operational, technical and safety performance in the last twelve months were also scrutinised.
“It revealed that all the operational aircraft on the fleet of Air Peace Limited are airworthy.
“This is to assure the flying public that all the aircraft on the fleet of NCAA authorised Air Operators Certificate (AOC) holders operating in Nigeria are airworthy,” said NCAA.
Meanwhile, NCAA said the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) “is currently carrying out an in-depth investigation into the incident to determine the immediate and remote causes responsible for this particular incident as required by International Standards stipulated in International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 13. The Authority awaits the conclusion and report of the AIB.”