•Emergency landing by an aircraft A CL60 aircraft operated by Triton Aviation has made an emergency landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after its crew reported that a door had opened in flight. The aircraft, with registration number T7-SEI, departed Abuja for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 4:17pm ...
•Scene of the incident The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that one of its helicopters made a precautionary landing on a farmland in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, after returning from an operation against suspected kidnappers. The helicopter landed yesterday at Utur Tse-Igboji community in Bar Council Ward, along the Welfare Quarter...
A Flydubai passenger plane travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia today after its two pilots reportedly got into a physical fight in the cockpit. The Boeing 737, operating as Flight FZ1073, was diverted to Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia after transmitting emergency signals while en route to Israel, [&he...
•An aircraft makes emergency landing at airport A technical fault has forced an aircraft conveying 248 passengers and 12 crew to make an emergency landing at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. A statement by Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that the ai...
A private jet operated by Flybird yesterday made a faulty landing at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, after its nose wheel collapsed on touchdown. Airport sources confirmed the incident to our correspondent, noting that all 11 occupants on board the aircraft, including three crew members, were safely evacuated without ...
•A passenger plane A passenger plane departing from Sydney, Australia, experienced engine failure today, causing the aircraft to circle before making a safe emergency landing, according to a post by Qantas on X. An additional report from Sydney Airport said a grass fire also ignited along one side of the runway. It is unclear whether […...
Air Peace flight from Benin to Abuja today returned to base due to a technical snag to the aircraft, the airline has said. A statement by Dr. Ejike Ndulio, the Head of Corporate Communications of the airline, said that the decision to return to base was a safety procedure taken by the airline, reports Daily […]
A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline said today. The plane had taken off from the western US coastal city of Seattle on Tuesday evening, airline spokesman Yahya Ustun wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “The pilot of our Airbus […]...
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