Nigeria’s domestic carrier, Max Air, is expected to initiate refunds to hundreds of booked passengers following the suspension of its operations, which will take effect tomorrow. The suspension followed the Tuesday night incident when its aircraft, a Boeing with registration number 5N-MBD, suffered a tyre burst after landing at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. The Nigeria Civil …

Barely two months after a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter operated by East Aviation crashed in Port Harcourt, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has disclosed that its handlers violated several of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (NCAR) directives. Although the bureau was silent on whether or not the vices led to the unfortunate incident, the act shows gaps in the regulatory …

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it has commenced an investigation into a serious incident involving a Fly Bird HS 125 aircraft with registration number 5NKAL. The aircraft, operating a flight from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (DNAA), to Kotoka International Airport, Accra (DGAA), experienced technical difficulties during its flight on 6 December 2024. It was learnt that the …

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) on Friday announced the recovery of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter which ditched into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bonny Finima on 24 October 2024. In a press statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Bimbo Oladeji, NSIB said the …

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has announced that it has found the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed last Thursday into the Atlantic Ocean while conveying workers of NNPC Limited (NNPCL) from Port Harcourt, according to a statement on Thursday by its Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs. Bimbo Oladeji. The helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean …

The fifth body of victims involved in last Thursday’s crash of a Sikorsky Helicopter has been recovered. The body was discovered on Wednesday, according to the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) which continued its coordinated recovery operation and investigation following the ditching of the helicopter, registration 5N BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation. The accident, which occurred on 24 October 2024, …

Following the ditching incident involving a Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registration 5N BQG, operated by East Wind Aviation, Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), has recovered another body, bringing the total bodies recovered to four. NSIB stated that at exactly 4:00 PM a floating body was retrieved from the water by the Fast Rescue Craft (FRC), and was escorted by the Cameroonian …

Two more bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter accident in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), said yesterday. The number of recovered bodies was five out of the eight onboard the helicopter when the incident happened. Speaking on yesterday’s edition of Channels Television’s breakfast show, ‘Sunrise Daily’, the director general of …

The Max Air aircraft carrying 119 passengers and six crew members, was cleared for takeoff before its first rear gear tyres burst, while the remaining two also went the way of the initial one while attempting to taxi off the aircraft from the runway. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Director of Public Affairs …

A preliminary report by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has revealed how Johnpaul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope and four other Nollywood personalities died last month. Junior Pope died alongside four others on 10 April when their boat capsized in Anam River in Anambra State en route Asaba Jetty. The NSIB, which commenced investigation a few days after …