The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the operating licence of Xejet Airlines for manipulating the insurance certificates of its Embraer 145 aircraft.
The suspension is contained in a letter marked NCAA/DGCAIGC/8/16/628, and addressed to the accountable manager of XeJet Limited.
Entitled ‘Notice of suspension of the air transport licence and air operators certificate EXJETJAOC/01-22/00’ and dated August 30, 2023, the director general, civil aviation, Capt Musa Nuhu, stated that the aircraft insurance documents were fake and did not emanate from Consolidated Hallmark Insurance as claimed by the airline.
The letter reads: “The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority is in receipt of the response to our letter of verification from the National Insurance Commission regarding your Certificate of Insurance with No.40122093300118-22E in respect of your Embraer 145; Reg. No (5N-BZM) with serial number 14500842, indicating that they are unable to confirm the authenticity of your insurance documents and that the documents did not emanate from Consolidated Hallmark Insurance as presented to the authority.
“In view of the above, the authority is investigating the matter and hereby suspends your Air Operators Certificate (A0C) with certificate No XEIETIA0C/01-22/001 for safety considerations and public interest in accordance with Section 59 (7) of the Civil Aviation Act with immediate effect pending the conclusion of our investigation.
“Consequent upon the above, the operations of the under-listed aircraft are suspended: 5N-BZM Embraer EMB-145LR with Serial No. 14500842; 5N-BZL Embraer S.A EMB-145MP with Serial No. 145360; 5N-BZN Embraer EMB-145MP with Serial No. 1450056; and 5N-XEL Bombardier INC. CL-600-2B19 (CRJ 200) Serial No. 7975.
“You are therefore required to return the ATL and AOC to the office of the chairman flight standard group upon receipt of this letter.”
