Helicopter crash
10 Jan
The family of the former Leicester City owner killed in a helicopter crash have launched a £2.15 billion ($2.63 billion) legal claim against the manufacturers of the aircraft, it was announced Friday. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed when the Thai billionaire's personal helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the Premier League club's…
28 Oct
Three days after the ill-fated Sikorsky SK76 helicopter, registered 5N BQG, and operated by East Wind Aviation crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) on Sunday said the fourth body has been recovered.
26 Oct
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have expressed sadness over a helicopter crash that occurred in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
25 Oct
Tragedy struck yesterday as a helicopter which left a Port Harcourt military base for an oil rig crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, near Bonny Finima, off the coast of Calabar.
24 Oct
Eastwind Aviation Logistics Limited has requested that the media and public respect the privacy of families affected by the recent crash of one of its helicopters, a Sikorsky S76. The helicopter was carrying eight people—six passengers and two crew members—when it went down while travelling from the Port Harcourt Military Base to FPSO NUIM…
29 Sep
Eight Colombian soldiers died when the helicopter transporting them on a humanitarian mission crashed near the border with Venezuela early Sunday, authorities said. The eight were on a mission in the eastern department of Vichada, President Gustavo Petro wrote on X. The Air Force said the helicopter was found after a search in a rural…
21 May 2024
President Bola Tinubu has sent condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the passing of President Ebrahim
21 May 2024
Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian have been confirmed dead after the helicopter they were travel
20 May 2024
Iran on Monday announced the deaths of president Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest.
9 Mar 2024
Two soldiers and a US border agent died in a helicopter crash on Friday near the US-Mexico border, the US military said.
7 Mar 2024
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has hit out at Afenifere leader Ayo Adebanjo over his criticism of the 700-kilometre coastal The highway will stretch from Lagos State to the Rivers state when completed. Led by Mr. Jesutega Onokpasa, the group wondered by Adebanjo described the project which would harness and service tourism, and the…
14 Feb 2024
United States (U.S.) federal investigators released photos regarding the helicopter crash in California that killed Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC and five others. The helicopter crash occurred on February 10 near Nipton, California, killing all six people on board, including Mr Wigwe, his wife, son, and former Nigerian Exchange Group…