Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB-N) has restated its commitment to double efforts towards enhancing aviation safety in the country and the African continent through quality investigations of air mishaps.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner of the Bureau, Mr Akin Olateru at the conclusion of the week-long workshop organised by the Bureau and Bangul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) in partnership with the African Union(AU) and European Union, (EU) under the Aviation Safety for Africa,(EU-ASA).
Mr, Olateru who was represented by the Director of Engineering, Mr, Muhammad Wali, stated that AIB would continue to work in partnership with relevant agencies and stakeholders in the aviation industry for secure airspace in Africa and beyond.
“Accident Investigation Bureau in partnership with industry stakeholders, will always play a critical role in promoting aviation safety through quality investigations and timely publication of reports.”
He added that the Bureau’s resolve to continue to align with the current trends of enhancing aviation safety through improved technology, training of personnel and contributes meaningfully to the achievement of the Bureau’s mandate.
The Bangul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency Commissioner, Mr Charles Irikefe Erhueh appreciated the AIB management, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and AU for their support and cooperation towards the successful completion of the workshops, which was organised as part of efforts to drive safety measures and quick response during air mishaps in Nigeria and other African countries.
Mr Erhueh also called on the participants of the workshops to ensure that they put all the knowledge and skills acquired at the training into practice at their various organisations.
The workshop titled; “The Role of Accident and Incident Investigation in the State Safety programmes (SSP), and Flight Recorder- Recorder and Beyond,” had Participants from Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, and Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), the Bangul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency among others.
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