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- 5 Jan 2020
AIB Commences Investigation on Turkish Airlines Accident in Port Harcourt
The Accident Investigation Bureau has started an investigation into an incident involving an A330-300 aircraft, with registration number TC-LOL, operated by Turkish Airlines. Mr Tunji Oketunbi,…
- 3 Oct 2013
AIB Launches Investigation into Associated Airlines Crash
Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has launched preliminary investigation into Associated Airlines plane that crashed at the MMIA in Lagos at about 9.32am yesterday The aviation accident…
- 8 Aug 2018
AIB Introduces New App to Probe Aircraft Accidents
Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, has introduced a new App that would assist in investigating aircraft accidents and incidents. The agency said in a statement issued yesterday that its target was…
- 2 Jan 2013
AIB to Inaugurate $5.5m FDR, CVR Lab
Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said it is set to launch its own Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) laboratory system in the country, making it possible for the accident…
- 11 Oct 2013
Preliminary Report on Associated Airline Crash Points To IT Failure
The Accident Investigation, Prevention Bureau (AIPB) has released a preliminary associated airline crash involving embraer 120 aircraft registered 5n-BJY which occurred at MMA on Thursday 3rd…
- 8 Jan 2014
NIMET, AIPB Record Major Milestones
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Accident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIPB) have recorded various achievements that have enhanced aviation safety and security in Nigeria’s…
- 27 Aug 2021
AIB Mulls Digital Infographic Reporting System
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has hinted that it has concluded plans to digitalise database graphics to make it easier for airlines, including anyone interested in the report to read. The…
- 1 Jul 2013
AIB to Hand Belongings of Dana Crash Victims' to Relations
Accident Investigation Bureau said it will be releasing some items belonging to the victims of the Dana Air crash, which occurred in Iju Ishaga, on the outskirts of Lagos June 3, 2012 to the…
- 15 Feb 2018
Delta Airlines apologizes to AIB over protocol Violation
Delta Airline has apologised to the Accident Investigation Bureau over the airline’s failure to notify the agency on emergency landing of its Airbus 330-200 aircraft on Tuesday night. The Atlanta…
- 8 May 2023
NSIB Begins Investigation into Max Air Incident
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) said it has commenced investigation into a serious incident involving a B737-400 with nationality and registration marks 5N-MBD operated by Max Air, which…
- 21 Aug 2020
AIB Probes Crash of JED Air into Fence at Lagos Airport
A Jet in the fleet of JED Air has crashed into a fence at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT), local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. It was gathered that the aircraft, King Air 200 Jet…
- 12 Oct 2018
Overland Aircraft Catches Fire at Lagos Airport
A turboprop aircraft belonging to Overland Airways was on Friday severely damaged by fire while parked at the airline’s hanger at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport,…
- 1 Feb 2013
NAAPE Cautions NASS on Withdrawal of Dana’s Licence
Irked by the incessant calls by both chambers of the National Assembly for the revocation of the Dana Airline operating licence and the sack of Dr. Harold Demuren, director general, Nigerian Civil…
- 18 Jul 2015
250 passengers Escape Death as 2 FirstNation Planes Collide @ MMIA
Tragedy was averted on Friday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 in Lagos following a ground collision of two planes belonging to FirstNation Airways. A similar incident had occurred at the…
- 18 Jul 2015
250 passengers Escape Death as 2 FirstNation Planes Collide @ MMIA
Tragedy was averted on Friday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 in Lagos following a ground collision of two planes belonging to FirstNation Airways. A similar incident had occurred at the…
- 8 Oct 2014
Nigeria Aviation Shines on World Stage
The aviation community is in a celebratory mood following confirmation that Nigeria had retained her Category-one status. This has once again confirmed in unambiguous terms that the reforms in the…
- 14 Oct 2013
89 Escape Death as IRS Plane Crashes in Kaduna
Another tragedy was averted on Sunday morning in Kaduna, after an IRS Fokker 100 aircraft with 89 passengers lost two tyres while landing. This is coming two weeks after a plane crashed in…
- 11 Jul 2015
Emirates Says 300 Passengers Safe after Planes Collision
Emirates airline has confirmed that its flight from Lagos to Dubai on July 6 had to be aborted after the aircraft made contact with another plane parked on the runway. The incident occurred on Monday…
- 4 Jun 2015
AIB Publishes "Final" Interim Report on Dana Air Crash
On the 3rd of June, 2012 at about 1545 hours, a Boeing MD-83 aircraft, Registration 5N-RAM on a domestic scheduled commercial flight operated by Dana Airlines as (DANACO 0992), crashed into a densely…
- 22 Apr 2014
FG Rules out Sabotage in Kaduna Airport Fire
The federal government on Tuesday ruled out sabotage as the likely cause of the fire incident at the control tower of the Kaduna Airport. Dr. Samuel Ortom, supervising minster of Aviation, after…
- 17 Mar 2025
Aero Contractors and NSIB Forge Partnership to Elevate Aviation Safety and Training in Nigeria
Aero Contractors, Nigeria’s foremost aviation company, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) to strengthen aviation safety through data sharing,…
- 23 Jul 2019
Tragedy Averted as Air Peace Crash Lands in Lagos
Air Peace flight from Port Harcourt to Lagos experienced a hard landing which caused a tyre burst and damage to the aircraft’s nose wheel at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja…
- 12 Jan 2014
NCAA Refutes Air Crashes Complicity Claims
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has debunked reports in a local medium insinuating that the Authority was responsible for the last two plane crashes in the country. It said that the…
- 20 Aug 2019
Nigeria Seeks AfDB Funding for Aviation Projects
Nigeria is urging the African Development Bank (AfDB) to take over the funding of several projects geared at maintaining air safety in Africa following the decision of the United States of America to…
- 27 Mar 2014
Aviation Trainee Veers Off Runway
A trainee aircraft No 5N-BRM belonging to The International Aviation College veered off the runway while landing on a solo flight at the Ilorin Airport on Thursday at 10.20 UTC with one pilot on…
- 7 Jul 2015
300 People Escape Death as Emirates, Hak Air Collide on Ground at MMA
Calamity was averted at Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, when an Emirates aircraft, Boeing 777-200, with over 300 passengers onboard had a ground collision with a plane parked at the apron wing…
- 30 Nov 2015
Cyber Security: Aligning Nigeria With Rest Of The World
Top cyber threats listed by the United State’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are hacktivism, crime, insider, espionage, terrorism and warfare. The world is no longer witnessing an era of…
- 13 Apr 2017
FAAN Fire Incidence: Committee Given 2 Weeks to Submit Report
Following the fire that ravaged its headquarters on Tuesday, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has constituted a panel of inquiry to investigate the incident. Engr Saleh Dunoma,…
- 8 Jul 2018
NITT, NCAT Inaugurates Four Man Committee to explore Possible Areas of collaboration
Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) and Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) have inaugurated a four-man committee to explore possible areas of collaboration. Mr Paul…
- 4 Jun 2014
Absence of AIB Report Hinders Verdict on Dana crash
A Lagos State Coroner's Court which investigated the June 3, 2012, Dana plane crash yesterday concluded hearing but did not give a definite verdict on the cause of the crash. Oyetade Komolafe, the…