Nigeria's Vice Air Marshal Explains Why Airlines Crash
Air Vice Marshal Paul Dike makes several recommendations to the country's aviation industry following at least 31 plane crashes since the 1960's.
Dana plane crash site.
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Nigeria:
Culpability in the Dana Air Crash (II)
Vanguard, 4 July 2012
The Nigerian aviation law prohibits the registration and operation of aircrafts more than 22 years old for ferrying air passengers. That airline companies in Nigeria continue to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Igbo Group to Raise N100 Million for Dana Crash, Boko Haram Victims
Vanguard, 8 July 2012
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, weekend in Lagos, said the Igbo socio-political group; Committee 21, C21, would mobilize not less than N100 million to assist victims of Dana… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dana Crash - 9 Victims' Families Get $30,000 Each
Vanguard, 4 July 2012
More Than One Month After a Dana Aircraft Crashed at IjuIshaga in Ifako-Ijaye Local Government Area of Lagos State, the airline's management confirmed, yesterday, that nine people,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dana Accident and the Aircraft Age Controversy
This Day, 25 June 2012
The unfortunate crash of Dana Air flight 0992 at Iju-Ishaga on June 3, 2012 has expectedly thrown up controversies in a country where it has become a norm to leave the substance… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Crash - Keep Sealed Lips, Minister Orders Aviation Agencies
This Day, 22 June 2012
The Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has directed officials of aviation agencies not to comment on the ill-fated Dana Air crash that killed 153 persons on board on June… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Crash - Dana's Free Seating Policy May Impair Investigation
This Day, 22 June 2012
Dana Air's policy of not allocating seats to passengers, may have obstructed an aspect of the investigation into what caused the June 3, 2012 crash, which killed 153 persons on… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dana Crash Increases Insurance Premium for Airlines
This Day, 22 June 2012
Any aircraft that will operate in Nigeria will attract more insurance premium than others operated in other countries because of safety fears, which is now exacerbated by the June… Read more »
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The Aviation Ministry releases a 16-page blueprint outlining plans to fully overhaul and develop the aviation sector. Read more »
