There are strong indications that some helicopter operators may refuse to pay the $300 landing fee introduced by the federal government through its concessionaire, NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited. A source said some of the operators have voiced concerns about the new fee, noting that they have also indicated interest in joining the Airline Oper...
•Aviation Minister Fetus Keyamo Nigerian helicopter operators have threatened to shut down their operations in response to new charges imposed by the federal government through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. There are also fears that the threat, if carried out, may lead to loss of 1.1 million barrels of oil daily by Nig...
•Late Herbert Wigwe The helicopter conveying the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe and others was seen by several witness in vehicles who reported it as a “fireball” before its eventual crash. This was disclosed by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the preliminary report it published...
•Late Herbert and Doreen The United States authorities have released images from the site of the tragic crash that killed the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and five others. In the photos released yesterday, two officials of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were seen inspecting the debri...
•Late Wigwe A chopper transporting Herbert Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, has crashed and killed him as well as about five others in California, United States of America. Sources told our correspondent that the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California last [&hellip...
•Late Chilean former President Sebastian Pinera Chile’s former president Sebastian Pinera, a billionaire tycoon who twice held the South American nation’s top job, died yesterday in a helicopter crash, his office said in a statement. “It is with deep regret that we announce the death of the former president of the Republic of Chile,” said [&he...
•A NAF helicopter A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, this morning. NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the development in a statement. He said all those onboard survived though they sustained “minor injuries”. The helicopter with the number NAF MI-35P crashed at exactly 7.45 am shortly afte...