Contrary to the aviation minister’s directive that new $300 landing levies be collected from oil and gas companies, instead of airlines, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) yesterday stopped helicopter operators providing shuttle service to oil and gas companies from taking off, demanding payment invoice from them. Few years ago, NAEBI Dynamic Concept Limited received approval […]
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s aviation industry yesterday called for the urgent revival of the sector, which they said has deteriorated and is facing existential threat. This is coming as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) said that it would reintroduce the controversial collection of $300 landing fee from helicopter operators in the country soon. The stakeholders […]
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has announced the recovery of Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as ‘black box’ in the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registration 5N BQG, which ditched in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bonny Finima on October 24, 2024, killing eight souls on board. Working in conjunction with the […]
Following the recent tragic air accident, which occurred near Port Harcourt, involving a Sikorsky SK76c helicopter with registration mark 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation, which led to the death of eight passengers on board, concerned aviation experts have sent a note of warning to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), advising it to take […]
*NSIB deploys remotely operated vehicle, says fourth body recovered Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Chinedu Eze in Lagos The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) yesterday expressed its condolences to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), the families of victims, East Wind Aviation, and the entire oil and gas community over the tragic helicopter […]
