Lagos — Following Wednesday's controlled ditching of a Bristow Helicopter, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended the operation of the Bristow Helicopters Limited's Sikorsky S-76X++ type till further notice. The Helicopter ditched inside the high sea around 10 a.m on Wednesday with 11 passengers including two crew members on board. Daily Trust reports […]
Eleven people have survived a Bristow helicopter crash that occurred around the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, eyewitnesses have said. The crash has been confirmed by the Public Relations Officer, South-West National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye. Farinloye also said emergency workers are already on the scene of the incident. An official of Lagos State Emergency […]
Officials of the Lagos State and the Federal Government on Thursday caused panic in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos during a simulation of a plane crash in the area. The exercise was meant to assess the level of preparedness on the part of emergency agencies in handling disasters. But as residents saw a plane plunged […]
Four passengers died yesterday when a Bristow Helicopters chopper plunged into the Lagos Lagoon. On board were 12 people, including two crew members. Six others, who were injured, were rescued from the scene of the crash, which was still being combed late yesterday for the two missing persons. The chopper, marked 5N – BDG – […]
