The Managing Director of Med-View Airlines, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, has disagreed with Aviation Round Table (ART) which is advocating for a 20 aircraft fleet before an airline can be granted the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC).
Bankole said the number of aircraft to be operated should not be an issue, adding that what matters was the safety of airlines.
He spoke in Abuja at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) World Aviation Forum (IWAF) which kicked off yesterday.
The ART had in the communiqué issued at the end of its conference said 20 aircraft should be the minimum requirement for issuing AOC to start an airline.
However, Bankole said, “ART cannot talk about AOC or aircraft acquisition; and with due respect to my fathers and brothers at the ART, the idea for the regulator to increase stake on the minimum number of aircraft for operation doesn’t follow.”
