NCAA: Why 75-year-old Pilot, 70-year-old Co-pilot Flew Aircraft that Landed on Delta Road
Kasim Sumaina in Abuja
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that the pilot and co-pilot, who flew the private aircraft with registration number N989BC, which landed on a road in the Ogwashi-Uku area of Delta State, were 75-year-old and 70-year-old, respectively, because they operated under United States aviation regulations that did not consider them as overaged under the applicable rules.
Director of Operations, Licensing and Training at the NCAA, Capt. Don Spiff said both pilots held American licences, and neither was considered overaged as the aircraft was also American-registered.
Speaking during a television interview, Spiff, however, said that while the current age limit for commercial pilots in Nigeria was 65, the country’s regulations were under review.
