The NCAA DG Presenting The ATL To The Airline’s Interim Board
KOREDE FOGO
The Federal Government has presented the Air Transport License (ATL), to the interim management of the Nigeria Air.
It was gathered that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Monday, presented the ATL, to the interim management of Nigeria Air.
Nigeria Air is the nation’s proposed national carrier and it is to be a public-private partnership with the federal government maintaining 5% stake, while 49% would be held by strategic equity partners and 46% by Nigerian entrepreneurs.
On the Federal Ministry of Aviation official Twitter handle @fmaviationng on Monday, the ministry announced the presentation of the ATL to the interim board of the airline.
It reads, “Presentation of Airline Transport Licence (ATL) to Interim Board of Nigeria Air.
Nigeria Air is here and is going to provide quality service to Nigerians,” Ag. CEO”
The ATL certification precedes the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) which empowers the airline to operate scheduled commercial flights.
A former managing director of the defunct Virgin Nigeria Airways, Capt. Dapo Olumide, has been appointed as the interim MD of the airline.