The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cancelled the license of Dana Air and grounded its fleet following the crash of one of its aircraft in a Lagos suburb, killing 153 people on board and many more on the ground.
The commercial aircraft was on its flight to Lagos from the capital, Abuja, when the disaster occurred in a suburb north of the Murtala Muhammed Airport.
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The aircraft, which crashed due to the failure of two engines, is reported to have been 22-years-old, despite the country banning aircraft that have been in service for more than 20 years.
The country’s lawmakers are currently investigating the crash, with the NCAA announcing its intention to perform a complete system check of Dana Air, including its planes, maintenance processes, personnel and books.
NCAA said that they were also investigating the cause of the crash, and have recovered both the flight data and the black box from the aircraft.
Dana Air said that the investigation would also be supported by the US National Transportation Safety Board.
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By GlobalDataAccording to the aviation minister Stella Oduah, the pilot had contacted the Lagos control tower prior to the accident to inform that the plane was in trouble, and revealed that there were problems with both engines.
Amid enhanced measures related to air safety, the country has experienced major passenger plane crashes, with the latest being the fourth in the last decade to have killed more than 100 people.
