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  • SAD! Aircraft with 48 passengers on board crashes

    SAD! Aircraft with 48 passengers on board crashes

    Russian rescue services have found the wreckage of a plane that disappeared about 16km (10 miles) from its destination in the far-eastern Amur region.

    The Angara airlines An-24 plane, carrying 42 passengers and six crew, had left Blagoveshchensk close to the Chinese border and vanished from radar screens as it approached Tynda airport, officials said.

    Amur’s regional governor Vasily Orlov said “all necessary resources” had been deployed to find the plane. Five children were among those on board, he added.

    Shortly afterwards, Russia’s emergencies ministry said a Russian civil aviation helicopter had spotted burning fuselage from the plane. No one is thought to have survived, reports say.

    Amur’s civil defence centre said the plane had been found on a hillside about 16km (10 miles) from Tynda, Tass news agency reported.

    Footage from the scene showed wreckage from the plane burning in dense woodland and rescuers said it would take them about an hour to reach the site.

    Preliminary inquiries are looking at either pilot error in poor weather conditions or technical malfunction, according to emergency officials.

    The An-24 plane had been on the final leg of a route from Khabarovsk in the far south-east of Russia.

    The Angara airlines Antonov 24 plane is reported to be almost 50 years old, and has had trouble in the past.

    Although officials said the plane had passed a recent technical inspection, civil aviation authority told news agencies it had been involved in four incidents since 2018.

    Other An-24 planes have been involved in fatal crashes too.

    An An-24RV veered off the runway as it landed at Nizhneangarsk Airport in July 2019. Two members of the flight crew were killed.

    In 2011, another Angara An-24 crashed into the Ob river in Siberia, killing seven passengers.

    Source: BBC

  • Military recovers aircraft engines from crash sites, eliminates 88 terrorists

    Military recovers aircraft engines from crash sites, eliminates 88 terrorists

    The Defence Headquarters says troops have recovered two calibrated aircraft engines from a longtime unidentified aircraft crash site in the North East. It also said that troops eliminated  88 terrorists within the last one week.

    The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known while addressing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces, on Thursday in Abuja.

    Kangye explained that the recovered aircraft engines had been handed over to the Nigerian Air Force for further investigation.

    He said the troops also apprehended 138 suspects, rescued 46 kidnapped hostages and recovered 104 and 2,639 assorted weapons and ammunition during the week.

    He said that the recovered arms and ammunition include 55 AK47 rifles, 20 locally fabricated guns, eight dane guns, 18 pump action guns, 1,826 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo and 376 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 366 rounds of 7.62 x 12.7mm ammo.

    Others, according to him, include 26 cartridges as well as other 14 assorted arms and 45 assorted ammunition.

    In the North East, Kangye said the troops of Operation Hadin Kai recorded the surrendering of 65 terrorists comprising 12 adult males, 19 adult females and 34 children within the theatre of operation.

    He added that the troops neutralised 22 terrorists, arrested 13 others and rescued 34 kidnapped hostages, as well as recovered a cache of arms and ammunition.

    In the North West, Kangye said the troops of Operation FASAN YAMMA neutralised 58 terrorists, arrested 11 others and rescued 16 kidnapped hostages.

    Under Operation WHIRL PUNCH, he said the troops apprehended 51 violent extremists/criminals and recovered arms and other items.

    In the North Central, Kangye revealed that troops of Operation Safe Haven neutralised one, apprehended 51 violent extremists and rescued 11 kidnapped hostages during the period.

    Under Operation Whirl Stroke, he said the troops neutralised three violent extremists, apprehended 14 and rescued 12 kidnapped hostages.

    In South-South, the defence spokesman said the troops of Operation Delta Safe, maintained momentum against the activities of crude oil thieves destroying 42 illegal refining sites and recovered 497,152 litres of stolen crude oil, 142,000 litres of illegally refined AGO and 4,075 litres of PMS.

    He added that troops also discovered and destroyed 164 crude oil cooking ovens, 37 dugout pits, 19 boats, 16 storage tanks, 38 drums as well as three pumping machines, four tricycles, seven motorcycles, five vehicles among others.

    According to him, troops apprehended 23 suspected oil thieves and other violent extremists and recovered two baofeng radios, two magazines, nibe assorted arms and 162 assorted ammunitions.

    In the South East, Kangye said the troops of Operation UDO KA neutralised four IPOB/ESN terrorists, arrested six others and rescued four hostages as well as recovery of cache of arms and ammunition.

    “Meanwhile, all recovered items, arrested suspects and rescued hostages were handed over to the relevant authorities for further action.

    “The gallant men and women of the armed forces will continue to carry out constitutional responsibilities of protecting the lives and properties of all Nigerians in line with our constitutional roles,” he said.

  • Hajj, buying of Aircraft, yachts, many irrelevancies by FG has made Nigeria a huge joke – SESSPN declares

    Hajj, buying of Aircraft, yachts, many irrelevancies by FG has made Nigeria a huge joke – SESSPN declares

    …insists from their actions does not want anything good for Nigeria

    The South East South South Professionals of Nigeria
    (SESSPN) has taken a swipe at the Federal Government declaring that Hajj sponsorship, buying of aircraft, yatch and so many irrelevancies has made Nigeria a huge joke.

    The professional group also made a clarion call on INEC to redeem its image by conducting very transparent Election in Edo State.

    President of SESSPN, Hannibal Uwaifo made these declarations during a press conference on Wednesday.

    Hear him:

    “The SESSPN is gravely concerned about the Past and recent
    happenings in Nigeria.

    “While the Country has Laws, rules and regulations that guides Public
    and Private conduct, nothing appears to have been learnt from events
    and actions that have seen our Country sliding very fast into abys.

    “While the Nigeria Nation is reeling in despair occasioned by Poverty,
    hunger, disease, massive youth unemployment, unbelievable
    Corruption, constant misuse, Grand theft of Public Funds and the
    terrible Security situation, our Politicians have continued to behave in
    an intolerable manner that our Association has concluded that they
    do not want anything good to come out of Nigeria.

    On Rivers State:
    “Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, serious concern have been the
    recent sad situation in Rivers State as it relates to Police siege on the
    23 Local Governments of the State.
    Firstly, the SESSPN condemns in its totality the unilateral actions of
    the Nigerian Police Force purportedly for Security reasons and claim
    that the matter is in Court.

    “The Police authorities further inflamed
    sensibilities when the Leadership insisted that the illegal occupation
    will continue until the Courts give Judgement. This is sad and
    unfortunate for Nigeria of 2024 for the following reasons:
    1
    1) The action of the Nigerian Police has the effect of preventing all
    Workers in the 23 Local Government Councils of Rivers State
    from accessing their Offices and rendering their legitimate
    duties.
    2) The 23 Local Government Area Council Workers are not
    involved in any Court Case and did not invite the Police to
    protect them from those in Court.
    3) The Police are not Parties to the Cases in the Courts and the
    Courts never mandated the Police to act on her behalf.
    4) The Police do not have the capacity to determine when each of
    the Court Cases will end and therefore it will be unreasonable
    for them to close down Council Secretariats indefinitely.
    5) There is a valid Court Judgement effectively nullifying the Local
    Government amendment Law which purported to extend the
    tenure of Local Government Chairman in Rivers State. That is
    what the Police is to enforce but that is not what they are doing,
    effectively signifying the Partisanship of the Police.
    6) Assuming but not conceding that the rival claims and
    Criminality are involved Particularly the violence perpetuated
    by some of the Politicians and their cronies, the duty of the
    Police is to identify the troublemakers, arrest and Prosecute
    them not to close down an entire system except the Police are
    saying that they are incapable of carrying out their statutory
    duties.
    7) The SESSPN believes that the Nigerian Police has Legal Advisers
    and also composed of reasonable Men who are conversant with
    the Nigerian Constitution and therefore should know what is the
    difference between elected Officials and appointed Officials.

    “Officials elected for a term by the People cannot be extended by any
    Law or fiat whatsoever. The Local Government Chairmen were elected
    for a period and once the period is completed, they can only be
    returned by another election. No Court needs to interpret that.

    “Everyone knows. Can the tenure of a State Governor or President
    directly elected by the People be extended? Local Governments are
    the 3rd tier of the Government directly elected by the People for a
    fixed term.

    “The Chairmen contested and took their oath for a fixed
    term, therefore any amendment that seeks to elongate that is
    patently illegal as any such amendment cannot have retrospective
    effect.

    “Local Government Councils are under the Nigerian Constitution
    effectively under the control of State Governments and there is no
    indication that the Rivers State Government invited the Nigerian
    Police, it is therefore the view of SESSPN that the Police must be
    careful not to join the March to Orchestrate a Constitutional crisis
    which may become hydra-headed.
    The SESSPN therefore condemns the Police siege on Local
    Government Councils in Rivers State as manifestly illegal, baseless,
    rootless, irresponsible and call on the Inspector-General of Police to
    withdraw them immediately or face Legal actions including Peaceful
    Protests until they vacate the Councils.
    Similarly, we call on all actors in this unfortunate crisis to understand
    that Rivers State is bigger than them and will continue to exist long
    after them.

    “We commend the Governor of the State Sir Siminalayi Fubara for
    the maturity and candour he has exhibited in the face of these
    Provocations and assures him the SESSPN will stand by him in all that
    is Legal for the People of Rivers State and urge all Stakeholders and
    detractors alike to stop calling for a State of Emergency in Rivers
    State because a State of emergency does not amount to dismantling
    the democratic Government elected by the People.

    “The Federal Government has no power to remove an elected State Governor, not
    even an elected Local Government Chairman under our Constitution.
    Ladies and Gentlemen you can all see that bad as the Security
    situation has been is most part of Northern Nigeria, banditry of the
    highest order, terrorist attacks, the mass killings of innocent People,
    the Federal Government never declared a State of emergency, Rivers
    State is not even near that category, so why should any sane Person
    call for a State of emergency such attempts will be vehemently
    resisted by the People of the South South.

    “Those making this
    unpatriotic call should bury their heads in shame.

    On Edo election:

    “Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, the second issue the SESSPN will
    like to address is the Gubernatorial Elections coming up in Edo
    State later this year.

    “While the Misconducts committed by INEC and some criminally
    minded Politicians and their cronies during the 2023 General Elections
    are still in the Public space and have disillusioned many Nigerians,
    the SESSPN hereby calls on INEC to redeem its image by conducting
    a very transparent Election in Edo State.

    “SESSPN has taken notice of the unfortunate statements of President
    Bola Tinubu about giving Edo State to his Party. The videos of
    the President seen with his Party supporters boasting about giving
    Edo State back to his Party is sad and has already sent tongue
    wagging about the intentions of the President considering the
    massive rigging and manipulations that took place during the 2023
    General Elections.

    “We believe that INEC as an independent body must hold its grounds
    and conduct a transparent election where the votes of the People
    counts.

    “Politicians in Edo State are urged to behave themselves and see the
    Election as an opportunity to advance the interest of Edo State not
    their Personal interest or that of their Political Parties.

    On hunger:

    “Distinguished friends, other very major issues bothering the SESSPN
    is the hunger and Poverty in the Land mostly occasioned by
    some misguided Policies of this present Administration and
    the flippant Statements and actions of some of her Officials.

    “While the Prices of foodstuffs, Goods and Services have increased
    astronomically beyond the reach of most Nigerians, the Federal
    Government seems to be content with making frivolous
    appointments, increasing taxes and budgeting for the luxuries of its
    Officials.

    “Spending on renovations of Official quarters, Hajj, buying of Aircrafts,
    Yachts and so many irrelevancies has made Nigeria a huge joke while
    insecurity continues to torment Farms and homes of the average
    Nigerians, Petrol, Gas, Electricity and other essential Services have
    hit the roof.

    “The Federal Government doesn’t seem to care or have run out of Solutions.
    The exchange rate of the Naira has become a very big problem that
    traveling out of Nigeria for anything is now beyond Nigerians. While
    paying School fees of our Children abroad with the current exchange
    rate is a very big dilemma and giving Parents sleepless nights.

    “The assessment of the SESSPN is that the present Government has
    done very badly and must immediately wake up to its responsibilities
    and stop the slide into anarchy and chaos which they have created
    by the unleashing of hunger and Poverty on Nigerians.
    Lagos.

  • British Airways grounds aircraft at Lagos airport

    British Airways grounds aircraft at Lagos airport

    British Airways has grounded its aircraft at the Murtala International Airport, Ikeja, due to a technical fault.

    The airline has, however, apologised for the flight disruption.

    The airline’s Regional Commercial Manager, Nigeria and Ghana, Mrs Tutu Otuyalo, told journalists on Friday that the carrier had apologised to passengers.

    She said that the airline would  take up the costs of accomodation and meals for affected passengers.

    Otuyalo said that the majority of passengers had been accommodated on other flights, while the carrier’s team continued to work hard to book the remaining customers on a flight as soon as possible.

    “We will cover accommodation and meal costs for the customers.

    “We would never operate a flight unless it is safe to do so. Most of the affected passengers have been re-accommodated to other flights.

    ”We have been in contact with our customers to apologise for the delay in their flight caused by a technical issue with the aircraft,” she said.

    It was gathered that some of the affected passengers have been endorsed on available carriers such as Virgin Atlantic and Delta airlines.

    Recall that British Airways flight number BA 74, which was scheduled to depart  Lagos for Heathrow, London, at 10.50 p.m. on Wednesday,  suffered a hitch as the scheduled aircraft developed a technical problem.

    The flight was rescheduled and later cancelled due to the technical problem.

  • Aircraft skids off Lagos airport runway

    Aircraft skids off Lagos airport runway

    An XEJet Airlines aircraft from Abuja, on Saturday morning, skidded off runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Lagos.

    This is contained in a report detailing the incident obtained on Saturday in Lagos.

    The XeJet E145 aircraft with registration number, 5NBZZ, at about 11.29 a.m. veered off the runway into the grass verge at the point of landing.

    The aircraft had 52 passengers and three crew members.

    According to reports, airport fire and rescue teams were on ground to help in the evacuation of the passengers.

    NAN also reports that the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed the incident on its verified Instagram account.

    The NSIB also said  the bureau’s ‘Go Team’ had been deployed to the scene for evacuation of passengers and crew members

    At the moment, Runway 18L is closed to traffic.

  • SAD! 14 persons die as passenger aircraft crashes

    SAD! 14 persons die as passenger aircraft crashes

    Fourteen people were killed last Saturday when a plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon in the northern town of Barcelos, a popular tourist stop, the governor of Amazonas state said.

    Twelve passengers and two crew were killed in the accident, Governor Wilson Lima wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

    Brazilian media reports said there were no survivors of the crash.

    State officials did not immediately respond to requests for further details.

    News site G1 said the plane was an 18-passenger EMB-110, a twin-engine turboprop manufactured by Brazilian aircraft-maker Embraer.

    It was reportedly on its way from the state capital, Manaus, to Barcelos, about a 90-minute flight.

    Located on the Rio Negro, an Amazon tributary, it is bordered by several national parks and other protected areas.

    News site UOL said the passengers were Brazilians traveling to the region for sport fishing, citing state security secretary Vinicius Almeida. (AFP, excluding headline)

  • Bureau releases preliminary report on Max Air aircraft incident

    Bureau releases preliminary report on Max Air aircraft incident

    The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), on Thursday in Abuja, released preliminary report on the serious incident involving a Boeing 737-400 aircraft operated by Max Air Limited with Nationality and registration marks 5N-MBD

    NSIB Director-General, Mr Akin Olateru stated that the incident occurred between take off at Yola, Airport Adamawa, and on landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja Nigeria on May 7.

    He said the initial findings show that the flight crew are licenced and qualified to conduct the flight and the aircraft has a valid Certificate of Airworthiness.

    “At 12:10 h 5N-MBD departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (DNAA) for Yola (DNYO) as NGL1648 and arrived Yola at 13:25 h.

    “The aircraft was on ground Yola for about 30 minutes before turning around for Abuja. According to flight crew, after takeoff, landing gear was left extended for 3 minutes to allow cooling due high temperature on ground Yola.

    “At 14:08 h, the Nigerian Air Force personnel from the Air Force Hanger close to runway 35, reported to Yola Control Tower that an object appearing like a tyre fell off from the departing NGL1649.

    “Yola DATCO promptly informed the Pilot of NGL1649 as well as Kano Area Control (ACC) and Abuja Tower, “ he said.

    Olateru said the flight purser (L1) and another cabin crew (L2) informed the Pilot that a passenger at seat row 24 informed them about seeing a wheel fall off from the airplane.

    The NISB boss said that the pilot mentioned instruments and landing gear indications were normal.

    He said Yola ATC informed Abuja Tower and NGL1649 that nothing was found after the runway inspection at 12.51h.

    “According to the pilot, the landing was normal but after the airplane started decelerating he noticed the port side wing was dropping lower than normal.

    “He applied full aileron control to keep the wing from dropping until the lift decayed. Thrust reverser and minimal braking was used to stop the aircraft on the runway.

    “At 14:57 h, Abuja ATC informed NGL1649 pilot that should be advised it appeared he had smoke around his aircraft that fire watch room had been called. Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Services (ARFF) and emergency services were alerted. “

    The director-general said the aircraft came to a stop between Link A5 and A6 about 2900 m from the threshold of runway 22.

    According to him, the port wheel assembly was located by personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) about 1000 m from threshold of Runway 35 Yola airport on May 8.

    He stated that the roller bearings on the wheel assembly of No. 1 main wheel had discoloration and was burnt out.

    “The CVR recording was found to be overwritten. Max Air Limited stated that they were unaware of the NCAA All Operators Letter (AOL) (NCAA/FSG/AOL/19/03) in respect of continuous overwriting of Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Information.

    “There was wrong tech log entry of serial number of incident aircraft. The quality control department did not supervise maintenance action of the brake unit and wheel change on 5N-MBD conducted on May 5.

    “The crew did not take adequate measures to confirm the information about the missing wheel assembly, “ he said.

    The director-general affirmed that there was severe fire damage on the No. 2 main wheel assembly.

    According to him, after the replacement of the wheel brake on May 5, an aircraft mechanic crosschecked the work performed by the engineer.

    He said the Yola ATC Voice Recording System (VRS) did not record any communication between the pilot and the duty controller on the day of the occurrence.

    He said that the Max Air Limited Quality Assurance ought to ensure maintenance activities were supervised and monitored in accordance with Maintenance Control Manual for immediate safety recommendation.

    According to him, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) should conduct regular Safety Management System (SMS) assessments to evaluate the capability of Max Air limited to effectively manage safety.

    “ Ensure that PMI and POI of Max Air Limited increase surveillance and oversight to ensure maintenance and flight operations are carried out in accordance with NCAA Technical Guidance Material (TGM) Volume IV (Airworthiness Inspector’s Handbook) Chapter 23 (Continuing Surveillance).

    “Also, TGM Volume III Flight Operations Inspector’s Handbook Chapter 30 (Continuing Surveillance).

    “Max Air Limited should ensure that flight crew display good situational awareness and airmanship at all times during conduct of flight operations in accordance with Max Air ops manual., “ he said.

    According to him, NCAA should invoke relevant sections of Nig.CARs 2015 in accordance with IS 1.3.3 Legal Enforcement Actions to non-compliant operators with the AOL (NCAA/FSG/AOL/19/03) on continuous overwriting of Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Information.

    He advised the NCAA to ensure FAAN and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) provided uninterrupted power supply in order to avoid vulnerability of their operational equipment.

    “Further investigations inspection of the roller bearing and other accessories , retrieval of pertinent document from Max Air limited and other stakeholder and pertinent factors leading to drafting of the final report, “ he said.

  • REVEALED: Why Nigeria Air aircraft was chartered from Ethiopian airline

    REVEALED: Why Nigeria Air aircraft was chartered from Ethiopian airline

    Capt. Dapo Olumide, the acting Managing Director of the Nigeria Air, says the aircraft that flew in with the logo of the airline was chartered from the Ethiopian Airline for the purpose of unveiling the logo.

    Olumide said this on Tuesday in Abuja, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Aviation.

    He said that the airline had yet to secure an operating licence for full flight operations, saying that the processes were still at the early stages.

    Olumide said that aircraft was used pending the completion of the processes required for the operation of the airline.

    He said his mandate was to secure an air operating certificate for the airline not necessarily to operate the airline but to secure a licence to fly.

    “The aircraft that came in and left was a legitimate charter flight.

    “Anyone of us here if we have a destination wedding in Senegal, we can charter an aircraft.

    “You don’t need to have a licence to do that, you just charter an aircraft, an aircraft you paid for it, it will be brought here, take your passengers and off you go.

    “And that is what we did. but in this case, it was to unveil the Logo of Nigeria Air.

    “Ever since 2018, all you have ever seen about Nigeria Air were pictures, drawings not the real aircraft, and we thought it was time to show what the real aircraft will look like also to let shareholders see,” Olumide said.

    He added:“We have institutional investors, they are not in aviation but they are putting their money for 10 to 15 years, so they need to see what the actual aircraft will look like.

    “So we brought it in here to show them what the aircraft will look like, then the social media dimension came into it.

    “For us to get that licence which is my mandate, we must among other things have three aircraft before the NCAA will give us a licence and those three aircraft must be Nigerian registered aircraft.

    “So when this aircraft came on a chartered flight, everybody said we have launched Nigeria Air, there are learned people in the aviation industry who could have countered that when social media came out, but they chose not to.”

    Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee, Sen.Biodun Olujimi said it was unfortunate that the former Minister of Aviation failed to involve the committee and other stakeholders in the Air Nigeria project.

    “To state the obvious, he failed to carry members of the Committee along in virtually all ramifications despite the degree of respect members accorded him any time he was invited for meetings.”

  • 9 people suffer breathing difficulty as aircraft lands with door opened

    9 people suffer breathing difficulty as aircraft lands with door opened

    Nine passengers suffered breathing difficulty as a South Korean aircraft landed with its door being open, Yonhap news agency reported Friday.

    The entrance door of the plane, which left an airport in the country’s southern resort island of Jeju at around 11:49 a.m. local time (0249 GMT), opened just before landing at the airport in Daegu, about 240 km southeast of Seoul, at 12:45 p.m. (0345 GMT).

    The incident was allegedly caused by a man in his 30s who attempted to open the door of the plane.

    The airplane landed on the runway of the Daegu airport with the door being open.

    Out of the 194 passengers aboard the plane, no one was wounded, but nine were taken to a hospital as they suffered difficulty in breathing.

  • BREAKING: Max Air aircraft crash lands in Abuja

    BREAKING: Max Air aircraft crash lands in Abuja

    There was tension at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday when a Max Air aircraft crash-landed after the tyre reportedly burst into flames.

    The aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State when the incident occurred.

    The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire-fighting Service (ARFFS) operatives at the airport were swiftly mobilised to put off the fire.

    Former President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr Mike Ogirima, who gave an account of the incident, said the tyre burst occurred after takeoff at Yola Airport.

    However, the aircraft crash-landed in Abuja with emergency officials already on ground to put off the fire before the passengers were disembarked right at the runway.

    Ogirima said, “We thank God. We are still on the runway and pilot has reassured us. He has called for the stairs and we are now disembarking from the runway to be evacuated to the airport building at the arrival hall.

    “We bless God because we have witnessed the pull out of the tyre right from the airport in Yola and we went into prayer session. I never announced it as a surgeon so as not to cause any panic but we bless God.”

    The passengers were safely disembarked from the runway while the runway has been temporarily shut until the evacuation of the aircraft.