After what was described a rigorous audit of its operations, Air Peace has gotten its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) renewed by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)
In a statement, spokesperson for the airline, Mr. Chris Iwarah quoted the director general of NCAA, Capt. Muhtar Usman, saying that with the renewal of the AOC, “Air Peace is authorised to undertake scheduled, cargo and charter operations.”
Iwarah added that the development “confirms the sustenance of the high standard of Air Peace’s flight operations.”
He assured that the airline “will continue to place the safety of its passengers and crew above any other considerations.”
Meanwhile Air Peace has announced that its Lagos-Owerri flight returned to base on Friday after a fake smoke alert.
“We confirm that our 9 a.m. Lagos-Owerri flight returned to base on Friday after one of our esteemed guests informed our crew that he was smelling smoke in the cabin. Although nothing indicated in the flight deck that there was anything wrong with the aircraft, our crew decided to return to base as a precautionary measure and in compliance with our zero-risk policy.
“The aircraft landed smoothly in Lagos and our team of engineers immediately conducted thorough checks on the aircraft while all our guests calmly remained in their seats. The checks confirmed that there was neither smoke nor any other fault with the aircraft.
“Despite the assurances of our engineers that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the aircraft, we decided to transfer our valued
