Any aircraft above 22 years would not be licensed to operate in Nigeria, in line with the extant policy, Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Musa Nuhu,has said.
Nuhu,who disclosed this when he appeared before House of Representatives on Aviation,also said that adequate provision would be made to ensure adherence to aircraft maintenance rules.
He said his agency had not been able to procure the necessary equipment due to paucity of fund, adding that some of the equipment ordered for since two years just arrived the country last week.
He lamented the current state of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Ikeja Lagos, saying that the facility therein was deplorable.
Speaking,the Managing Director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria,FAAN, Rabiu Yadudu, said the agency had established an environmental unit that handled all related issues as well as ensure adequate training of personnel and environmental modification.
He noted that $300,000 worth of equipment were requested for, and on arrival would be distributed to various departments.
The Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau, Akin Olateru, disclosed that only one accident was estimated to occur within one billion flying hours.
