FREQUENT aircrashes in Nigeria have been linked to lack of capacity for aircraft maintenance and non-compliance with standard rules in the aviation sector.
Speaking during a seminar on Aeronautics and Astronautics, organised by the College of Engineering and Technology (CET), Kwara State University (KWASU), aviation experts, Leo Daniel and Christopher Odetunde, both professors of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the university, said training of capacity for maintenance of aircraft, as well as strict compliance with standard procedure would go a long way in stopping aircrashes in Nigeria.
“One of the things we talk about in aviation is that are people well prepared. Do we train people well as to recognise aviation faults? If we know there is a problem in aviation, how do we stop it? We can do it by making sure that people follow right procedure. What is happening is that people are cutting corner and when you cut corner in aviation, people suffer; a lot of people die.
“In fact, when you look at aviation, those who fly are the creme-de-la-creme of the society. So, when you kill one of them, you kill so many tentacles; people that they are supporting and so many dependants. It is important we look at our communication system, the surveillance system, security system and the engineering system.
On aircraft maintenance, he said “the first thing you do is that you make sure the aircraft coming into this country are air-worthy.
Secondly, when they come in, you get all our maintenance people to look at it carefully and to certify that it is air-worthy before you start flying. Unfortunately, we still fly many of these aircraft which are not air-worthy, thinking the act of God would save us from crashes and it has not happened. Until we start following the protocol, making sure everybody is involved, that all the laws are followed, we would be having crashes,” he said.
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