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 […]
New rescue and recovery service to launch from Port Harcourt Advanced Leonardo AW139 dedicated to the operation Crews are highly skilled, trained and certified First of its kind helicopter rescue and recovery service in Nigeria Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited today announced a new dedicated helicopter Rescue and Recovery Service (RRS) for Nigeria’s Oil and […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued statement and ordered all airlines operating the Sikorsky S76 series to carry out a safety inspection on this helicopter type with immediate effect. This is a sequel to the accident involving Sikorsky helicopter with registration 5B-BJQ owned and operated by Bristow Helicopters Limited on February 3, 2016, […]
The recent Bristow Helicopters crash, barely five months after a similar incident involving the same airline left six dead, has become a source of concern for stakeholders in the aviation sector as well as the oil and gas industry for which it provides services. THISDAY reports it is high time the company addressed its safety […]
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 […]