A co-pilot, David Bernard, and a cabin crew member, Maduneme Victory, have rejected a report by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau claiming they tested positive for alcohol and a hard drug. The accident investigators said the pilot and the crew member tested positive for alcohol and marijuana after a plane they flew was involved in … Read more
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has indicted an Air Peace pilot and co-pilot for operating under the influence of alcohol and hard drugs. In a preliminary report issued Friday, NSIB disclosed that toxicology tests confirmed the presence of intoxicants in both the captain and first officer who flew the Boeing 737 carrying 103 passengers. … Read more
Air-India-Plane-Crash-Ahmedabad A London-bound passenger plane crashed Thursday in India’s western city of Ahmedabad with 242 on board, aviation officials said in what the airline called a “tragic accident”. Air India’s flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff, officials said. India’s aviation minister said he was “shocked … Read more
Scores of passengers panicked, yesterday, as an aircraft operated by United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) skidded off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA2. A full cabin of 50-seater,flying in from the Abakaliki Airport in Ebonyi State, when the incident happened. The airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, confirmed the incident during his explanation, … Read more
