Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest
airline has reaffirmed its commitment to adherence to international safety
standards as stipulated by global civil aviation bodies such as Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA), US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and
Department of Transport, the UK CAA, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Arik Air is renowned for operating young,
state-of-the-art aircraft that are maintained by world-leading maintenance
service providers such as Lufthansa Technik/Cityline, Iberia Engineering and
Samco Engineering.
According to Ola Banji, Arik Air spokesman, the
airline strongly believes in on- time departure of flights as it is also
important to clarify that an aircraft returning to base after taxing or takeoff
is a safety measure that should be commended not derided.
For instance, Arik Air’s Lagos- Uyo flight on
Thursday, 07 November was aborted by the pilot as a safety precautionary
measure. The snag was fixed and the aircraft continued its normal
operations.
This singular act demonstrates that Arik Air
pilots are safety conscious and are trained to always observe all safety
procedure.
culled from Businessday Online
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