Xejet (4U, Lagos) has confirmed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reinstated its permits after regulatory issues relating to insurance compliance were cleared.
"The suspension has been lifted by the NCAA after a thorough investigation, and we are back in full operation. As of September 6, 2023, we have been granted clearance to resume flying with both our air transport license (ATL) and air operator's certificate (AOC) fully intact," the airline said in a statement. It stressed that its AOC was never revoked but suspended pending the airline's response to a query from the NCAA.
This was confirmed in an NCAA letter to Xejet cited by The Nation Online news site. "Further to the NCAA's letter on the above subject matter referenced NCAA/DGCA/GC/8/16/628 and dated August 30, 2023, the authority hereby lifts the suspension on your ATL and AOC after considering your submissions," writes NCAA director-general Musa Nuhu.
Xejet's chief executive officer, Emmanuel Iza, earlier told ch-aviation the suspension related to the verification of insurance documents of EMB-145LR 5N-BZM (msn 14500842), which Xejet had sold to Kanem Air (Maiduguri).
