63% Of Safety Recommendations Have Been Complied With – AIB

  The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), has said that over 63 per cent of its safety recommendations have been closed in the past 15 years while 14 others are partially closed. This is just as the agency stated that air safety had improved in the country in the past 10 …

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Nigeria’s Air Safety has improved, says AIB

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Thursday said air safety had improved in the country in the last 10 years. The bureau’s spokesman, Mr Tunji Oketunmbi, said this during an interactive session with aviation correspondents in Lagos. Oketunmbi said that about 63 per cent of the bureau’s safety recommendations had …

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A Look at Facts, Lingering Questions in Alaska Plane Crash

Days after a deadly plane crash in the heart of Alaska’s largest city, there are lingering questions regarding what caused the pilot to fly into two office buildings, including one where his wife works. The FBI is leading the investigation into the Tuesday morning wreck that killed 42-year-old pilot Doug …

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In-flight injuries from turbulence ‘surprisingly common,’ says aviation investigator

As airline passengers continue receiving treatment in a Calgary hospital for injuries sustained during extreme turbulence, Transport Canada reveals there have been 81 other cases of on-board injuries in the past 10 years. John Pottinger, an aviation safety consultant who investigated accidents and dozens of other incidents at Transport Canada, said airline travel …

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Incident: British Airways A320 at Marrakesh on Dec 31st 2015, engine shut down in flight

  A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-GATL performing flight BA-2667 from Marrakesh (Morocco) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was climbing out of Marrakesh when the right hand engine (V2527) emitted a loud bang and streaks of flame prompting the crew to stop the climb, shut the engine down and return …

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Year: Abuja Airport Records Low Patronage

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday recorded low movement of passengers as the world prepares to celebrate the New Year on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN observed that both the departure and the arrival sections of both domestic and international wings of the airport …

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Aviation In 2015: Through The Haze To Fresh Policy Promises

The Aviation industry was heralded with the harmattan haze coming in from December, the year before and seeing airlines cancelling hundreds of scheduled flights and leaving thousands of air travellers stranded at the airport. Not less than 200 scheduled flights were cancelled by a number of airlines in January 2015, …

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