The Director General of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu in a letter he signed which was dated August 30, 2023, and sent to the Accountable Manager of Xejet, said the insurance documents used by the airline did not come from an authorized insurance company as claimed.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operations of Xejet Airline over the use of fake insurance documents.
The Director General of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu in a letter he signed which was dated August 30, 2023, and sent to the Accountable Manager of Xejet, said the insurance documents used by the airline did not come from an authorized insurance company as claimed.
The letter reads, “The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is in receipt of the response to our letter of verification from the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) regarding your Certificate of insurance with No.40122093300118-22E in respect of your Embraer 145; 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 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 underlisted 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, 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.”