NIGERIAN AIR FORCE, AIB TO PARTNER ON AIR SAFETY

The Nigerian Air Force and Accident Investigation Bureau on Tuesday in Abuja agreed to explore areas of cooperation to enhance aviation safety in the country. This was a fallout of a meeting between the leadership of the two bodies when the new Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer of AIB, Engr. Akin Olateru paid a courtesy call on […]

Final Report of Dana Crash, Three Others Ready Next Week

The Commissioner of Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru has disclosed that the report of the tragic Dana Air accident, which took place at the Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos on June 3, 2012 and killed about 163 souls on board and on ground, would be made public next week.    Olateru made this known at […]

AON GETS NEW EXECUTIVE

Airline Operators of Nigerian (AON) has elected new executives at its 2016 Annual General Meeting in Lagos, January 11, 2017. The operators said in a statement that it now has new Executive Council in place to pilot the activities of the association for the next two years.  Captain Nogie Meggison, the Chief Executive Officer of […]

FG Sacks Aviation Agency Chiefs

After many years of speculation, the Federal Government has finally relieved aviation agency heads in the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria and the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and replaced them with new appointees. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the appointment of Captain […]

Senator Sirika Aviation

AIB Appeals to FG over Technical Training

The Commissioner of Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, Dr. Felix Abali has appealed to the federal government to exempt its technical personnel from the current embargo placed on foreign training since 2015. Abali stated this on Wednesday June 15th at the bureau’s headquarters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, Lagos during the visit of the House […]