FG WITHDRAWN DANA AIRLINES LICENSE AND BANNED FROM NIGERIA
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has withdrawn the operational license of Dana Airlines and banned them from further operations. This follows last Sunday's disaster where a Dana Air flight with 153 people on board plunged into a densely popu...lated area of Lagos near the airport. The crash claimed the lives of all passengers
on board and 69 people on the ground so far.
An official of Dana Airline, yesterday, made a startling revelation on the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s crash of the airline’s Lagos-bound plane in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, saying the management of the airline knew the ill-fated aircraft was faulty before take-off but still went ahead to fly it.
victims
[Above photo - Victims of the air crash: Vivien Effiong,Fatokun and daughter, Olusola Arokoya, Ajuonuma, Onita, Ike Abugu and Kunbi]
This was corroborated by two officials of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA),one of the regulatory agencies in the Aviation sector who argued that the airline should be charged with murder because “the particular aircraft McDonnell 83 with Registration Number 5N-RAM had history of technical problems which both the airline and regulatory agencies were aware of”.
According to the officials, “this particular aircraft had hydraulic problems three weeks ago and had to return to Lagos after take off, thereby aborting the flight.
The Nigerian Senate today ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to ground all flights operated by Dana Air, until all their aircraft are certified to fly.
The lawmakers made the resolution following a motion by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Hope Uzondinma (PDP, Imo).
The senate also asked Harold Demuren the head of the NCAA to step aside pending investigations into the disaster.
The senators further ordered the aviation authority to conduct an audit of the airlines in the country to determine their airworthiness.
on board and 69 people on the ground so far.
An official of Dana Airline, yesterday, made a startling revelation on the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s crash of the airline’s Lagos-bound plane in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, saying the management of the airline knew the ill-fated aircraft was faulty before take-off but still went ahead to fly it.
victims
[Above photo - Victims of the air crash: Vivien Effiong,Fatokun and daughter, Olusola Arokoya, Ajuonuma, Onita, Ike Abugu and Kunbi]
This was corroborated by two officials of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA),one of the regulatory agencies in the Aviation sector who argued that the airline should be charged with murder because “the particular aircraft McDonnell 83 with Registration Number 5N-RAM had history of technical problems which both the airline and regulatory agencies were aware of”.
According to the officials, “this particular aircraft had hydraulic problems three weeks ago and had to return to Lagos after take off, thereby aborting the flight.
The Nigerian Senate today ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to ground all flights operated by Dana Air, until all their aircraft are certified to fly.
The lawmakers made the resolution following a motion by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Hope Uzondinma (PDP, Imo).
The senate also asked Harold Demuren the head of the NCAA to step aside pending investigations into the disaster.
The senators further ordered the aviation authority to conduct an audit of the airlines in the country to determine their airworthiness.
![Photo: The Federal Republic of Nigeria has withdrawn the operational license of Dana Airlines and banned them from further operations. This follows last Sunday's disaster where a Dana Air flight with 153 people on board plunged into a densely populated area of Lagos near the airport. The crash claimed the lives of all passengers
on board and 69 people on the ground so far.
An official of Dana Airline, yesterday, made a startling revelation on the circumstances surrounding Sunday’s crash of the airline’s Lagos-bound plane in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos, saying the management of the airline knew the ill-fated aircraft was faulty before take-off but still went ahead to fly it.
victims
[Above photo - Victims of the air crash: Vivien Effiong,Fatokun and daughter, Olusola Arokoya, Ajuonuma, Onita, Ike Abugu and Kunbi]
This was corroborated by two officials of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA),one of the regulatory agencies in the Aviation sector who argued that the airline should be charged with murder because “the particular aircraft McDonnell 83 with Registration Number 5N-RAM had history of technical problems which both the airline and regulatory agencies were aware of”.
According to the officials, “this particular aircraft had hydraulic problems three weeks ago and had to return to Lagos after take off, thereby aborting the flight.
The Nigerian Senate today ordered the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to ground all flights operated by Dana Air, until all their aircraft are certified to fly.
The lawmakers made the resolution following a motion by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Hope Uzondinma (PDP, Imo).
The senate also asked Harold Demuren the head of the NCAA to step aside pending investigations into the disaster.
The senators further ordered the aviation authority to conduct an audit of the airlines in the country to determine their airworthiness.](https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/c4.0.403.403/p403x403/526999_418843981489651_1741011816_n.jpg)
