ICAO Team Arrives Nigeria for Airline Safety Audit

A four-man team from the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, has arrived Nigeria to kick off the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme, USOAP, which begins today, Monday, March 14.

The General Manager, Public Relations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA,  Sam Adurogboye, confirmed the arrival of the team in a statement yesterday.

Relevant authorities including NCAA and FAAN have expressed readiness for the audit, which is expected to end on March 25. Areas to be inspected by the auditors according to the NCAA spokesman include legislation, organization, accident and incident investigation, air navigational services (ANS) and aerodrome & ground aids (AGA).

There would be a closing meeting where the draft audit result would be presented, the statement said.