Association Berates Past Govts Over Aviation Sector

The Transport Services Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN),
has blamed the rot in the aviation sector on past administrations.

The president of the body, Benjamin Okewu who stated this in
Lagos said the Nigerian aviation sector had been neglected until few years ago
when sanity was restored after series of crashes.

He said that more funds should be injected into the sector
for the survival of the domestic airlines through the acquisition of aircraft,
stressing that the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Langar should be
rehabilitated to reduce the cost of taking aircraft for maintenance abroad.

He said with all the available human resources in NCAT it
would be a lot easier to carry out aircraft maintenance in the country.

He noted that the country’s airspace was safer than what it
used to be in the last few years, adding that all the aircraft in the country’s
airspace were air-worthy.

Meanwhile Air Canada has increased security precautions
after a passenger on a flight bound to Toronto two weeks ago discovered a
needle in a sandwich.

“We can confirm that we received a report from a passenger
who found what appears to be a sewing needle in a pre-prepared sandwish on
board our flight from Victoria, BC to Toronto on July 30,” Air Canada spokesman
Peter Fitzpatrick said.

“We are working closely with our caterers to ensure
heightened security measures have been put in place. Safety is always our top
priority so we are taking this matter very seriously”, he said.

This is the second incident involving needles on airline
food in the past month. On July 14, sewing needles were found in food in four
Delta flights from Amsterdam to the United States, injuring one passenger.