Curbing Air Accidents

The reduction in air crashes in Nigeria in recent times has been attributable to advanced technology in aircraft manufacturing and precision in aircraft safety. The weak link, according to industry experts, is human. Latest statistics on air disasters in Nigeria revealed that human error contributed about 70 percent of air accidents recorded in recent times. […]

EgyptAir Plane Hijacked to Cyprus, Most Passengers Freed

  A man thought to be strapped with explosives hijacked an Egyptian plane on a flight between Alexandria and Cairo on Tuesday and forced it to land in Cyprus, Egyptian officials said. After the EgyptAir plane landed at Larnaca airport, the hijacker released all the people onboard except four foreign passengers and the crew, EgyptAir […]