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The Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Capt. Nogie Meggison has said the ongoing audit of airlines by officials of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) was not aimed at victimizing any airline. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, Meggison said the audit was aimed at enhancing safety in the aviation sector.


”There is a general audit going on by the NCAA. It is wrong to insinuate that the audit is targeted at any particular airline. NCAA wrote to us (Jet Air) that they are coming to audit us and it is currently going on. What the audit does is to identify areas where there are gaps and give you a time frame to close such gaps. So it is aimed at improving safety.”


He also debunked reports that the NCAA audit was based on the recommendation by the Federal Government. Meanwhile, the General Manager, Public Relations, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye has explained that the exercise was one of the statutory responsibilities of the regulatory agency.


“The audit of airlines is an ongoing thing and as we speak, all the airlines are being looked into. The whole idea is to ensure that everybody is doing the right thing to prevent anything untoward. The fact is that there is no way you will be operating a machine and there will be no occurrence.


“There are bound to be incidents and that is why there are technical logs located inside each aircraft where the flight crew is expected to log whatever occurrences they had. When our inspectors come around, these are one of the things they check. We analyse these reports and whatever direction it leads us to, we are able to take an informed decision. It is informed decisions that prevent accidents, not decisions based on emotions. ”

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