Aviation

Anticipated ICAO Audit on Nigeria’s Aviation Industry

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will in August carry out audit of Nigeria’s air transport industry to ensure it abides by international safety standard and recommended practices. According to the body, ICAO audits the aviation safety and aviation security oversight capacities of its 193 member states. In the safety domain, these audits are carried […]

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NSIB Indicts Max Air over Serious Incident in Abuja Involving Its Boeing B737-400

The preliminary report of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has indicted Max Air of overwriting the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the serious incident, which occurred on May 7, 2023 on landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The report also accused the airline of feigning ignorance of the Nigeria Civil Aviation […]

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NSIB, Nigerian Navy sign agreement on transportation safety

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigerian Navy to enhance mutual efforts in the prevention and mitigation of accidents and serious incidents in the country’s transportation sector. According to the Director-General of the NSIB, formerly known as Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, the MoU, which was […]

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New NSIB Releases Seven Air Accident Reports

*Explains Sources of Funding for Bureau The newly established Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has released seven air accident reports, which include the serious incident involving Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Ltd, Embraer 135 Aircraft with nationality and registration marks 5N-BSN which occurred at Port Harcourt military Airport (NAF BASE), Port Harcourt, on the March 9, 2020; […]