United States authorities said that witness reports suggest it was raining when a helicopter crashed in California near the Nevada border on Friday, killing the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son; as well as a former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said preliminary […]
Recent serious incidents and accidents have indicated that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has become lax in the enforcement of its regulatory oversight and this has started reflecting in the number of mishaps taking place in Nigeria, industry experts have said. The latest of such mishaps was the serious incident that happened at the […]
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has said that its efficient investigations into air accidents, serious incidents, subsequent recommendations and timely release of safety reports have contributed immensely in the improvement of air safety in the country. The bureau said that in the last 10 years, Nigeria’s airspace had only recorded two fatal civil air […]
The management and staff of Air Peace Ltd has announced with great sadness the sudden and shocking death of its Corporate Communications Manager, Mr Christian Iwarah, which occurred on Friday, June 7, 2019. He was knocked down by a negligent bus driver along the Lagos/Abeokuta expressway. Mr Iwarah, a lawyer and journalist, joined Air Peace […]
A S76 C++ helicopter marked 5N-BQJ belonging to Bristow Helicopters, which departed ERHA Platform enroute Lagos was ditched into the Atlantic Ocean 95 nautical miles into destination at about 10:20am local time. All the eleven souls on board including two crew members were rescued alive. Accident Investigation Bureau AIB has commenced investigation into the occurrence. Details will […]
