Afrigather Air Peace administration on Monday has confirmed the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) letter to Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority, saying all points raised, together with the usage of Digital Flight Bag (EFB), have been resolved.
The airline mentioned it was responding to some media experiences alleging a safety breach by Air Peace in the UK, which it mentioned comprise numerous falsehood aimed toward creating fears and doubts within the minds of the flying public.
It defined that from the graduation of its inaugural flight to London, its operations have been subjected to intense scrutiny by the related authorities, ‘which we most welcome as we satisfaction ourselves in our continued pursuit of operational excellence and unwavering dedication to the security and safety of our esteemed passengers.’
“We will verify that the UK Civil Aviation Authority wrote to Air Peace, after their statutory Ramp Inspection on April 7, 2024, to request clarification on our use of the Digital Flight Bag (EFB) and another issues. We supplied the mandatory data, and the matter was resolved with none points.
“It’s due to this fact, fallacious to say we wouldn’t have approval for our EFB. Air Peace acquired approval from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and all our Boeing 777 plane are licensed to function with EFBs.
“Concerning the declare that our B777 plane lack iPad mounts and charging ports within the flight deck, that is incorrect. All B777 plane are geared up with charging ports within the cockpit, and we be sure that all our B777 plane have iPad mounts.
One other problem raised by the UK CAA was the placement of our cockpit library on the B777. The B777 designates two areas for storing manuals and books: one behind the captain and one below the jumpseat. Through the inspection, the books have been saved below the jumpseat, as it’s generally practised. We perceive the inspector’s desire for the books to be positioned behind the captain and have ensured this desire is accommodated for all operations going ahead.
“There was additionally a priority in regards to the captain’s selection of runway exit after touchdown. As an alternative of exiting on the center runway exit, the captain, out of his skilled discretion, opted to exit on the finish of the runway. This will have delayed the arrival of one other plane. We acknowledge this deviation and have addressed the matter with the captain to make sure adherence to most popular exit procedures sooner or later.”, it mentioned.
Ramp Inspection, the airline mentioned, is a traditional process carried out by aviation authorities globally, and the UK CAA did the precise factor by notifying the NCAA of the end result of their inspection.
The airline mentioned it was nevertheless , shocked to see ‘a number of media publications with exaggerated and sensationalised accounts of this matter that have been closed with the authorities over a month in the past. It’s unprofessional for the media to publish slanted and alarmist experiences to create public panic and impugn our deeply ingrained security tradition.’
In line with Air Peace, its security document is second to none, and it goes above and past to adjust to all established security requirements.
