The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has said the implementation of recommendations based on its investigations on air crashes and serious incidents has impacted air safety in Nigeria.
The Commissioner of AIB Nigeria, Engr. Akin Olateru gave the indication on Monday in Abuja on the role of the accident/incident investigation in the state safety programme (ESP) and flight recorder workshop – recorders and beyond of the Banjul Accord Group Accident on Investigation Agency (BAGAIA).
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Represented by Engr, Mohammed Wali, Director of Operations of the Bureau, the Commissioner said the Nigerian Airspace is one of the safest.
“The last fatal crash we had was about three years and in the last six years, the Nigerian air space has been one of the safest in the world. So, when you look at the role AIB and NCAA plays in accident, the synergy is the result of the safer skies we have now” he said.
He also said Nigeria’s air accident investigation is top notch and respected in Africa and the world.
“On flight recorders; Nigeria has one of the best labs in the world and just recently, we helped Cameroon to retrieve information from a damaged recorder which has never been done in Africa. This training is mainly on flight recorders because of the expertise Nigeria has. So, all other BAGAIA countries are here for the training” he said.
The BAGAIA Commissioner, Engr. Charles Erhueh, said the workshops will deepen our knowledge further in understanding safety as well as the investigative processes adding that it will further expatiate on stakeholders’ role during the investigation in terms of the state safety programme.
