EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a startling turn of events, operations at Port Harcourt International Airport came to a halt as wide-body aircraft were grounded on Thursday and Friday. It was learnt that inadequate fire risk preparedness, leaving authorities grappling to ensure the safety and security of both passengers and aircraft. This unexpected turn … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. This online media platform gathered that the incident happened on Friday evening, while on a routine training exercise. EDITOR’S PICKS Akpabio Announces Chairmen, Vice Chairmen Of Senate Committees (Full List) Alleged Election Rerun: Nigerians … Read more
A tragedy was averted at the Lagos airport on Wednesday. A plane carrying passengers skidded off the runway. However, passengers were evacuated unhurt. Eko Hot Blog reports that an aircraft belonging to United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) on Wednesday veered off of the 18 Left runway of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos. However, there was no … Read more
A plane crash in Nepal on Sunday killed at least 68 people. The aircraft was conveying 72 people. The crash was Nepal’s deadliest in 30 years. Eko Hot Blog reports that a Nepal government official has confirmed that at least 68 people were killed Sunday when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara … Read more
A plane crash killed 40 people in Nepal on Sunday. The aircraft was conveying 72 people. Authorities are yet to find survivors. Eko Hot Blog reports that Nepal authorities have confirmed the death of at least 40 people after an aircraft crashed in the country on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Police Arrest Couple For Brutally Beating … Read more
19 people have been killed after a commercial plane crashed into Tanzania’s Lake Victoria. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least 19 people were killed on Sunday after a commercial aircraft crash landed in Lake Victoria in Tanzania. EDITOR’S PICKS Twitter Launches $8 Monthly Subscription Service With Blue Tick Terrorists Release Children Abducted In Katsina … Read more
33 Escape Death As Overland Plane Heading To Lagos Catches Fire Mid-Air The aircraft experienced an unusual high turbine temperature on one of its engines forcing the Pilot to declare an emergency during the flight EDITOR’S PICK: Police Recover Unexploded IEDs At Owo Church Owo Church Attack “Targeted At Turning Yorubaland Into A War Zone” … Read more
The 9N-AET plane was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the mountain town of Jomsom before it lost contact with the airport tower The plane was carrying 13 Nepalis, four Indians, two Germans and three crew members EDITOR’S PICK Popular Nigerian Journalist Arrested By FIB [PHOTO] Terrorists Invade Bishop Kukah’s Church Kidnap Priests, Others Again, … Read more
A viral video of a woman breastfeeding a lynx on a plane has become a topical issue in the last 24 hours. According to the report, the woman was on a five-hour Delta Airline flight to Atlanta, United States. In the video, a male passenger called the attention of one of the air attendants to … Read more
…the pilot claimed the accused passenger was rude to an air hostess… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerians on a local flight engaged in a free-for-all while onboard a plane after the pilot reportedly delayed the flight for hours. According to a passenger who recorded the incident, the pilot refused to fly because he “doesn’t … Read more
The MD-87 “rolled through a fence and caught fire in a field” just after 10 a.m. while attempting to take off EKO HOT BLOG reports that no serious injuries were reported when a Boston-bound plane carrying more than 20 people struck a fence and erupted in flames while taking off at Houston Executive Airport on … Read more
Scores of passengers narrowly escaped death on Saturday as a plane crash-landed at Ilorin Airport. EKO HOT BLOG reports that many passengers, including prominent Nigerians, narrowly escaped death on Saturday as an aircraft in the fleet of one of the major airlines in Nigeria crash-landed at the runway of the Ilorin International Airport, Kwara State. … Read more
The latest incident follows a July 6 crash of an An-26 plane in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula, killing all 28 people on board. A Russian plane carrying at least 17 people that went missing on Friday in the Siberian region of Tomsk has been found and survivors have been spotted, officials said. The plane, … Read more
 The debris of Boeing 737-524 aircraft carrying 62 people has been found in Java Sea, officials in Jakarta have said. The plane belonging to Sriwijaya Air, Indonesia’s third-largest carrier, was declared missing on Saturday moments after its took off from Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. The Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 went off radar at 2:40 … Read more
A small twin-engine passenger plane crashed in the US state of Texas on Sunday, killing 10 people, officials disclosed. A spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas disclosed that, “The Dallas County Medical Examiner has confirmed 10 fatalities and no survivors”. The National Transportation Safety Board tweeted that it had sent a team to Addison … Read more