Aircraft accidents
A helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of six key government and party officials, including the Ministers for Defence and Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation. The officials were on their way to Obuasi to attend the launch
Aircraft accidents
The relationship between the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has come under intense scrutiny in the wake of a fatal midair crash in January between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet. A three-day, 30-hour public hearing brought to light a rift between the
Aircraft accidents
A Ghana Air Force Z9 helicopter carrying eight people, including two ministers of state and top military officers, went missing after taking off from Accra this morning. The aircraft departed the capital at 0912 hours en route to Obuasi but lost radar contact shortly after. The Chief of Staff, Julius
Aircraft accidents
A helicopter carrying several high-ranking government officials, including the ministers of defense and environment, crashed in Ghana, killing all eight people on board. The officials were en route to a mining conference in the Ashanti region when the helicopter went "off the radar." The crash is a devastating
Aircraft accidents
The devastating crash of a helicopter carrying Ghana's Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, and Environment Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, has sent shockwaves throughout the country. The aircraft, which took off from Accra and was heading to an event focused on illegal mining in Obuasi, vanished from radar shortly
Aircraft accidents
At least eight people, including two senior government ministers, are confirmed dead after a military helicopter crashed in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The helicopter was flying from Accra to Obuasi when it went off radar before crashing at Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region.
Aircraft accidents
Ghana's defence and environment ministers, Edward Omane Boamah and Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, have been killed in a helicopter crash, along with others, while on their way to the town of Obuasi. President John Mahama's chief of staff, Julius Debrah, has expressed condolences to the families of
Aircraft accidents
As the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) prepares to conduct a Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) in 2026/2027, the Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB Ghana) is taking proactive steps to strengthen its aviation safety systems. AIB Ghana Commissioner, John M. K. Wumborti, reported on
Aircraft accidents
Bangladeshi Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft on the Milestone School and College campus in Dhaka's Diabari, Uttara. In a condolence message, she prayed for eternal
Aircraft accidents
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, castigated the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for failing to respond to warning signs and improve safety of airspace in the Washington, D.C., area before the January midair collision that killed 67 people. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings revealed unresolved staffing issues
Aircraft accidents
Air India has updated the families of 147 deceased passengers, out of 229 who lost their lives in the Ahmedabad plane crash, with compensation of Rs 1.25 crore. The airline has confirmed that the requisite documents of 52 others have been verified, and interim compensation will be released progressively
Aircraft accidents
The recent Air India crash that claimed a total of 260 lives has led to the release of interim compensation to the families of 147 deceased passengers. The airline's parent company, Tata Sons, has also pledged an ex-gratia payment of Rs 1 crore for each of the deceased.
