AIR SAFETY
DIANNA GAMES: African initiatives fall short of global aviation standards
While in Abuja recently, I read that Nigerian airline Med-View was on the list of carriers that had been banned from flying over European airspace. I mentioned it to my driver as we approached the airport. He was astonished. I explained the ban was related to safety issues. Is that all, he asked. "Med-View has never crashed." This is a country where people know a few things about air crashes, with the worst rankings globally in this regard. Air Zimbabwe was also included on 2017’s EU Air Safety List of carriers that may not enter its airspace. It is not likely to be flying as far as Europe soon, though. Its dire financial situation means that it is now concentrating on local and regional flights. And it suspended flights to the UK after one of its aircraft was impounded over unpaid debts in 2012.Airlines from a dozen other African countries are on the list, including all airlines registered in Angola (except for national carrier Taag, which can fly into Europe with some restrictions...
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