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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a three-day national mourning for Air Force personnel who died in the crash of a military plane today. He also directed that flags should be flown at half-mast throughout the country as a mark of respect to the officers. Tinubu had earlier expressed profound sadness over the crash ofContinueContinue reading “Tinubu declares three-day mourning over NAF aircraft crash”

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft marked NAF 931, which crashed in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday, was a 16-year-old ATR-42-500MP maritime patrol aircraft delivered to Nigeria in 2010. The aircraft was reportedly acquired under a $73 million contract signed in March 2007 during the administration of former President OlusegunContinueContinue reading “What to know about NAF-931, the crashed military aircraft in Ondo”

Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Monday has received with deep sadness the news of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, in Monday. This is contained in a statement signed by Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, Aiyedatiwa’s Chief Press Secretary on Monday in Akure. According toContinueContinue reading “Aiyedatiwa mourns aircraft crash in Ondo, directs support search, rescue operations”

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said an aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force(NAF) that crashed on Monday in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government area of Ondo State, has 25 passengers and seven crew members on board. Keyamo explained that the aircraft, with tail number NGR 931, disappeared after air traffic controllersContinueContinue reading “Keyamo confirms 25 passengers, 7 crew members on crashed NAF aircraft”

Panic gripped no fewer than 68 air travelers on Thursday afternoon when a regional jet operated by Enugu Air suffered a runway excursion during landing at the Benin Airport. All 68 passengers on board, alongside the flight crew, safely escaped without injury. The aircraft, bearing registration number 5N-ENR, was operating a commercial flight along theContinueContinue reading “Just In: 68 passengers escape death as Enugu Air aircraft veers off runway in Benin”

President Bola Tinubu welcomes Nigeria’s impressive 91.45 per cent aviation safety rating from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The ICAO is a United Nations agency that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation. It fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. Through the UniversalContinueContinue reading “Tinubu hails Nigeria’s impressive 91.45 percent aviation safety rating by ICAO”

Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline and a leading carrier in West Africa, has announced plans to commence international flight operations from London to Gateway International Airport in, Ogun this summer. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allen Onyema, disclosed this during an interview with journalists after inspecting the airport facilities alongside Governor Dapo Abiodun. OnyemaContinueContinue reading “Air Peace to commence London flights to Ogun airport”

A Cessna 172 aircraft bearing registration number 5N-ASR and operated by Skypower Express crash-landed at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport in Owerri, Imo State. The flight had originally departed from Kaduna International Airport, bound for Port Harcourt International Airport, but was forced to divert to Owerri after the crew declared an emergency mid-flight.The crashContinueContinue reading “Aircraft with 4 persons on board crash-lands at Owerri airport”

A private jet operated by Flybird on Sunday morning crash-landed at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State. A source within the airport, who spoke with newsmen on condition of anonymity, said the aircraft was carrying 11 occupants, including three crew members, when the incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. local time. The aircraft,ContinueContinue reading “Just In: 11 escape death as private jet crash land at Kano airport”

An aircraft with 12 people on board crashed just minutes after takeoff from Diani airstrip in Kenya’s coastal Kwale region early Tuesday, bursting into flames and leaving all onboard feared dead, authorities confirmed.According to CNN, the Officials said the Cessna Caravan-type plane, operated by Mombasa Air Safari, was en route to the Maasai Mara NationalContinueContinue reading “12 feared dead as plane crashes in Kenya”