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The Nigerian government announced on Thursday that it had suspended the operations of the Bristow Helicopters’ Sikorsky S-76C++type “till further notice”, a day after that type of helicopter landed in the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos with 11 souls on board and only six months after the same type of helicopter crashed in Lagos, killing six people.
“The suspension will enable the Authority carry out a full scale audit on its operations with particular emphasis on its Sikorsky S-76C++ type,” said Captain Muhtar Usman, the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, who read from a prepared statement at a press briefing in Lagos.
Usman said as a “responsible regulatory Authority, it is important to stem this rapidity of occurrence and ensure the airline carries out safe operations”.
“I must mention that this suspension of operations for the impending wholesale audit is not a vote of no confidence on the airline. It is to ascertain the adequacy and propriety of the operating aircraft type,” he added.
It seemed to be an explanation to clarify that the entire airline operations were not suspended, but only the operation of that type of aircraft, the Sikorsky S-76 aircraft, an American medium size commercial utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.
Usman said the practice was not new as it is one of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) all over the world.
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