Focus on boosting engineering skills
A shortage of
engineers and other skilled personnel is an imminent threat to British military
aviation safety, according to a high-ranking safety official.
When Military Aviation Authority (MAA) boss Air Marshal Dick Garwood
informed the defense secretary in his report for the year to Aug. 24 that he
could give only "limited assurance" of air safety, the cause was
"mainly due to the significant and widespread shortage of suitably qualified
experienced personnel," such as engineers, aircrew and air traffic
managers.
That doesn't mean military aviation here is unsafe. Garwood reported a
historically low accident rate for the 12 months. But it does mean that items
like dealing with routine air worthiness issues are not being addressed.
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