In a report released at the weekend, NSIB indicated that the airline was issued a permit to conduct a Permit for Non-Commercial Flight (PNCF), which it violated by operating chartered services.
According to the report, this was in contravention of the Section 18.2.4.3 of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015.
NSIB noted that there are no fewer than 10 categories of AOCs in the global aviation industry.
Some of the AOCs include: Aerial surveying, aerial spotting, agricultural operations, aerial photography, aerial advertising, firefighting, air ambulance or aeromedical, alight training, charter, public transport and non-commercial.
In the case of Flints Aero Services Ltd, the airline was issued the non-commercial certificate, which indicates that it cannot airlift passengers for hire and reward.
The report added that the airline went ahead to operate a chartered operation, which meant that it charged the minister and his team some amount of money to airlift them from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja to Ibadan Airport.
A statement by the Head, of Public Affairs, NSIB, Mr. Tunji Oketunbi, stated that a preliminary investigation by the bureau showed that the permit issued to the airline stipulated that the aircraft would not be used for carriage of passenger(s), cargo or mail for hire or reward, but regretted that the airline violated the permit.
