Aviation Nigeria
The Nigeria civil
Aviation Authority(NCAA) has grounded a Bombardier -BD 700 , Global Express aircraft which was in
the service of Governor Rotimi Amaechi
of Rivers state, and have also declared any operation by the flight as
illegal.
Addressing reporters on
Saturday 26 April 2013, at the NCAA, Director of Airworthiness Standards, Engineer Benedict Adeyileka explained that the while the
aircraft was still operating illegally , it has been sighted in several places
including Owerri and Akure.
Adeyileka said:
"The controversial aircraft on the service of Governor Rotimi Amaechi
is operating illegally on the country, by our records the last flight
clearance for this aircraft was approved for operations on Thursday March 28,
2013 on Accra/Port Harcourt and Accra to terminate on April 2, 2013. With this
development, the aircraft has exceeded the extra two days or forty eight hours
leeway for it to leave the country."
The NCAA director further
pointed out that the aircraft carried a certificate of registration indicating that
it belongs to the Bank of Utah Trustees of Salt Lake City , Utah United States
of America.
The aircraft a Bombardier
BD 700 , Global Express with registration number N565RS, has its clearance
approval expired since Tuesday ,April 2, 2013, and reports say clearance for
the aircraft was last sought by Caverton Helicopters on March 27,2013.
NCAA did not ground the
aircraft prior to request for start up in Akure on Friday 26, April 2013.
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