By Patrick Obia The family of the late first female helicopter pilot in Nigeria, Gladys Ben Erriom, have cried for help, 17 years after her demise in a fatal auto crash. On a beautiful day of April 24th, 2008, young Gladys Ben Erriom was returning from her elder sister – Gift Smart’s marriage in Bekpor
According to the passenger, they were informed that there was a problem with the nose wheel and passengers began calling it “nose ring” inside the aircraft.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A video obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA is currently closed temporarily as an Aero Cally Boeing 737 300 skid off the taxiway with its nose gear buried in soft ground. Aero Cally is the contraption coined to explain the deal between the Cross River State Government,
By Jonathan Ugbal Weekly departures from the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, Cross River State, have decreased by 35.7% since May 2023. This decline occurred after Aero Contractors stopped operating at the airport in April, data analyzed by CrossRiverWatch shows. The number of departures has dropped from 28 when Aero initially stopped operations in
By Abdullateef Aliyu, Daily Trust The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Aero Contractors and the Cross River State-owned Cally Air on the operation of the airline may have hit the rock over aircraft concession move. The aircraft belonging to the state government, a Boeing 737-300 with the registration number: 5N-BYQ is at the center of
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s oldest civil aviation company, Aero Contractors has again axed the Calabar route from Lagos and Abuja from its schedule. The Airline resumed the route on December 9, 2022, after an 8 months hiatus with one of the Boeing 737 leased from the Cross River State Government, with registration 5N – BYR,
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State says the State needs three aircraft to license Cally Air. He stated this while addressing journalists at the Margaret Ekpo International airport, Calabar on Tuesday. The State has been criticized for its partnership with Aero Contractors, rather than running an independent
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian airline, Aero contractors is flying a triangular route between Lagos, Kano and Sokoto airports with an aircraft leased by the Cross River State government. This follows the temporal suspension of operations by the airline on the Lagos – Calabar and Abuja – Calabar route. The airline restricted daily flights to Mondays,