Dana plane crash: FG sends two Black Boxes to U.S.

Abuja: The Federal Government said yesterday that the two Black Boxes (the Accident Data Recorder) and (Cockpit Voice Recorder) recovered from the crashed Dana plane last Sunday will be flown to United States (U.S) today to ensure that the report of what actually led to the accident is authentic. The government also debunked the insinuation that Nigerian airspace is not safe, saying it is the safest in the world, while its records of best practices are being used in international meetings from time to time.
Addressing State House Correspondents yesterday after the Special Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan, in honour of victims of the ill-fated Dana Air on Sunday and that of Allied Air Limited, a cargo plane which crashedlanded in Accra, Ghana, the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, alongside her Information counterpart, Mr Labaran Maku, and the Special Adviser to the President on Media, Dr. Reuben Abati, also named a nine-man Technical and Administrative Review Panel led by Group Captain John Obakpolor (rtd), to comprehensively assess all the domestic scheduled airlines.
Others are Captain Austin Omame, Capt Dele Sasegbon, Dr. O. B Aliu, FC Onyeyiri, an engineer, Capt Mfon Udom, Capt Mukhtar Usman, Dr. Tony Anuforom and Capt A. Mshelia. The panel which has six weeks to complete its assignment, is to ensure that management culture as well as effectiveness of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) oversight function is maintained and enhanced.
It is also mandated to make bold recommendations to the Federal Government on actions that must be taken to improve on the overall safety net of the aviation sector. Oduah assured that the committee, made up of the Ministry of Aviation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), commercial banks and other financial agencies - the CBN, Federal Ministry of Aviation (FMA), set up earlier to ensure that domestic airlines are restructured, submitted its recommendations yesterday, and will be fully implemented.
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Categories: Foreign Jun 2012, Safety Jun 2012