The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday that Nigeria does not have any Boeing 737 MAX being operated by any Nigerian airline on its register.
Sirika disclosed this in a statement by James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Federal Ministry of Transportation, on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said that contrary to the concern generated by Ethiopian Airlines’ unfortunate incident on Sunday, there was no cause for concern.
Sirika also assured Nigerians of the government’s commitment to creating an environment that guarantees safety and security in air transportation.
Air Peace is the only Nigerian carrier that has placed an order for 10 of such aircraft type at present but yet to take delivery of the aircraft.
According to the statement by its spokesperson, Chris Iwarah, Air Peace is yet to take delivery of the aircraft as they are still at the design and configuration stage of the order.
The ET’s Addis Ababa – Nairobi bound flight operated with B737 Max8 airplane on Sunday, had crashed shortly after take-off killing all 159 passengers and crew on board.
The similar aircraft type being operated by Lions Air of Indonesia, has crashed in October 2018 killing all on board.