In recent months, Africa’s sky has a bee under a thorough investigation of bee as a series of fatal accidents raised questions on pilot training, regulatory enforcement, maintenance standards, weather preparations and other major issues related to the security of the continent.
On 6 August, a Harbin Z-9h military helicopter used by Ghana’s Air Force slammed into a forest hill in the southern unrest area, killing all eight passengers, including Defense Minister Edward Omann Boma, Minister of Environment and Science, Ibrahim Muhammad as well as other senior political and security figures.
A day later, this tragedy was removed from another accident, when an Air Ambulance Techoff operated by Emeref Flying Doctors in Kenya crashed into a residential area near the capital Nairobi, which was claimed – on the board on four lands.
In January, a chartered beach carrying oil workers from Ekta State to Capital Juba of South Sudan, 1900d, died from GPOC Ekta airstrip at Rubkona County, all boards died.
In June 2024, Malawi lost Vice President Saulos Chilima and former first female Petricia Shanil Muluji in another deadly accident, when Malavi Defense Force Dornier 228 schemes took a dip in the city of Mju in Chikungwa Forest Reserve, which led to nine fatal.
Increasing reports of serious disturbance incidents, which have injured several passengers during civil flights, have so much intention towards African aviation.
Human error – and hubis
Experts in the industry say that machines have a temple poetry, human error, systemic negligence, insufficient security culture, and rapidly unexpected weather patterns, as a result of this worrying track records, over time.
“Airplanes are loyal machines. They are designed to serve. They are so well [they’re] Before anything wrong is loaded with a lot of fruitless components, the airplane honestly explains the pilots and engineers at all times, “Nigerian Aviation Advisor Godwin IK told DW, explaining the abundance of backup systems in modern plans and helicopters.
In his view, the aircraft, uniquely “fall out of the sky because human operators can be very unfaithful and not more often, Herly dishonest.”
For IKE, there is a certain element of human pride that can still achieve a fully operating in the way of the aircraft. IKE stressed that when automated systems detect a mistake, taking simple action like denying take-offs can lead to all differences between life and death, adding that it is equally important to follow a regular maintenance program.
“Change the plan for maintenance that is payable. In this way, you can be guaranteed without any use,” he said, adding it is not a form of weakness, but protection in action.
Take care of the weather
For Ghana’s central analysis and forecast office, for Felicity Afiyano, the more danger is less about preparations and reactions on the ground, but rather in the sky. She warns that climate change has affected weather patterns in high levels of environment worldwide, making certain dangers to be less estimated.
“When it comes to the aviation industry, the weather is an important factor. The first part is to be done with the convection activities. It is the formation of thunder clouds. What to do with another visibility. Generally,” he said.
“In addition to the convection activities affecting the operation of the aircraft, there is weather disturbance or clear air disturbance, which affects the aircraft operations.”
Ahafianyo’s team offers helicopters with various, important information for safe and proper operation of the aircraft. It included “the level of flight in the sky from 600 to 12,000 feet vertical profile, the tropical border for the day,” and “if there may be any scissors that may disturb their operation.”
But not every pilot is list, she says: “I was at Aviation Forecaster, and could see that some pilots are others about the weather.”
When there was frequent weather problems, IK argued, pilots “should go to the nearest airport, and announce that they wanted to make an emergency landing.”
However, he said that sometimes the pilots decided to follow this standard protocol too late – when transporting the minister and other influential leaders, especially, at the time of which an emergency may seem very valuable for landing and travel obstruction.
Africa’s negligence of international standards
Both analysts highlighted that recent accidents highlighted deep political and regulatory failures.
Weak government inspection, inconsistent security culture, and with rising economic pressure from rising fuel prices, the high cost of achieving spar parts all combined to pose rising risks.
IK said that the issue of human error in the cockpit should be addressed, the problem of human negligence on the ground can be even more great.
By the time Africa’s aviation industry caught the highest air traffic standards, he said, pilots should be asked to treat every mechanical alert and each season warning as a instruction, not an suggestion.
International Aviation Bodies Mohlil repeatedly asked African governments to strengthen the enforcement of their safety standards and better customize for increasing climate instability, as each accident further eradicates the public trust.
Edited by: Sartar Sanderson
