AIB-N Assures Commitment

  AIB-N Assures Commitment to Improved Air Safety 

ZAINAB JUNAID 

Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), Akin Olateru has assured its agency resolve to double efforts towards enhancing aviation safety in Africa and beyond through quality investigations of air mishaps.

Engr. Olateru gave this assurance on Monday at the conclusion of the week-long workshops organised by the Bureau and Bangul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) in partnership with African  Union(AU) and European Union, (EU) under the  Aviation Safety for Africa,(EU-ASA). 

The Commissioner who was duly represented by the Director of Engineering, Engr. Muhammad Wali, affirmed that AIB would continue to work in partnership with relevant agencies and stakeholders in the aviation industry for  a secure airspace in the African sub-region and beyond.

He added that the Bureau’s  resolve to continue to align to the current  trends of enhancing aviation safety through improved technology, training and retraining of the personnel, contributes meaningfully to the achievement of the Bureau’s mandate.

However, the BAGAIA Commissioner, Engr. Charles Irikefe Erhueh, in his speech, 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.

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 week-long workshops was titled the Role of Accident and Incident Investigation in the State Safety programmes (SSP), and Flight Recorder- Recorder and Beyond.

 Participants at the workshops were drawn from AIB, NCAA, the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), the  BAGAIA, amongst others.