First Nation Airways has released a statement in response to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s suspension of its regular services. The NCAA had announced its suspension of the airline for having just one plane in its fleet.

In a statement signed by a representative of the airline, Rasheed Yusuf, the carrier was undergoing a fleet management programme. “The AOC was successfully renewed for charter operation and we have contracts for sales distributions. We thus remain committed to the highest level of safety standard in line with global industry best practises. Firstnation is currently working on a fleet expansion program and we are confident that we will expand to schedule operation during the fourth quarter of 2017.