Aviation experts on Monday advised the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the aviation sector to ensure that all aircraft in the country were properly maintained to prevent aviation disasters.
Prof. Leo Daniel and Prof. Chris Odetunde, both professors of aeronautics and astronautics at the Kwara State University, Malete, gave the advice in an interview in Malete.
The professors stressed that all the domestic and international airports in the country should have facilities for aircraft maintenance and certification of airworthiness.
They also underscored the need to expose pilots and aircraft crew members to training and retraining
Odetunde, who is the Head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the university, said that most of the aircraft in the country were not airworthy, adding that it was quite unfortunate that they were still flying.
He urged the Federal Government and those managing the aviation sector to enforce extant aviation laws so as to curtail the rate of air disasters in the country.
Odetunde said that aircraft engines needed regular checks, while the runways of airports ought to be resurfaced and sanitised, as part of efforts to avoid air crashes.
On the other hand, Daniel said that most aviation mishaps in the country were somewhat a replica of previous ones, stressing the need for aviation investigators to ensure that the factors behind air mishaps were duly rectified to avoid the recurrence of the accidents.
He also urged the Federal Government to enforce aviation laws, while encouraging other stakeholders to play their expected roles in efforts to make air travels safe in the country. (NAN)