Caverton has been qualified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as an official full-flight simulator operator
Caverton Helicopter on sunday lost an engine and was forced to land in Escravos, Warri.
The aircraft with registration number 5N-BVM and type bell 412 EP, was flying from Floating Storage and Offloading Unit (FSO), around the Niger Delta region to Meren field, located in Lagos, offshore Nigeria when it lost one engine and was diverted to Escravos to land.
BusinessDay’s checks show that no
fatalities was reported but the airline says it is reviewing the occurrence and will take a position shortly.
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has confirmed the incident after getting notification from Caverton and has commenced investigations on it
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers.
She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay.
She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos.
As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender.
She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies.
Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the
prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category.
She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category.
She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations.
Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.
