First Nation to resume flight operations September 15

FirstNation Airways proved they are not on the verge of folding up when it made announcements of its resumption of its regular scheduled flight operations by September 15.

In a statement released by its Head of Corporate Affairs, Rasheed Yusuff, the airline said its current fleet was undergoing routine engine maintenance for safety operations, in line with global practice in the industry.

“FirstNation is not on the verge of folding up. In reality, since the airline launched services in 2011, the airline has built a strong followership and has been rated consistently as market leader on safety and schedule integrity.

“This reputation was reinforced by FirstNation’s achievement of International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification, which is the airline industry global benchmark for world class safety standard in record time of 12 months.”

The statement added that the award of IOSA certification within 12 months of application by FirstNation remains unrivaled in West and Central Africa.

The airline emphasised that the planned maintenance was orderly and arranged with advance notification to passengers.

“We are working to grow the fleet as well. All our aircraft have recently undergone C-Check and returned,” he said.

“We currently have no aircraft undergoing C-Check anywhere in the world. Our first fleet of A320 were orderly returned to the Lessor and we maintained good relationship with the Lessor.”

The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) programme is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of an airline.

Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Muhtar Usman, announced last week that First Nation was “merely suspending their operations temporarily to enable them undertake certain operational overhaul and strengthen their overall operational outlay.”

 

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