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45 per cent of accidents during approach and landing: study

Staff Reporter

Seminar reviews civil aviation scenario and trends

Thiruvananthapuram: The Flight Safety Foundation in a study has found that more accidents occur during the approach and landing phase of aircraft and 45 per cent of the accidents reported in the country have been approach and landing accidents (ALAs) during adverse weather conditions, especially during monsoon. The findings were revealed at a two-day national seminar on `new horizons in civil aviation' that concluded here on Thursday. It was found that the percentage of accident increases during night and in adverse weather conditions, especially while carrying out non-precision approaches.

Revealing this in a paper `use of advanced hazard avoidance avionics systems in civil aircraft', senior engineer, Indian Airlines, Hyderabad, U.S. Paul Russel, listed out the hazards in civil aviation. It is absolutely essential to install different types of equipment in the aircraft to avoid various types of hazards.

The seminar reviewed the current civil aviation scenario and analysed emerging trends, challenges and opportunities in the sector. In all, 10 papers were presented.

Future travel experience through airports will be faster, safer and more productive with introduction of check-in kiosks, Wi-Fi access and biometric identification, according to Basil Mathew, senior vice-president, IBS Software Services.

Presenting a paper on IT perspective, he said at least 50 per cent of the airports globally had developed some form of self-service kiosk.

Inaugurating the seminar, Air Officer, Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command, Air Marshall S.Y. Savur said care should be taken while setting up airports to ensure that the flight path was away from vital installations. The seminar was organised by the Kerala Centre of the Institution of Engineers (India) and the Aerospace Engineering Division.

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