Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Aircraft damage : some facts
• Aircraft damage is a significant cost to airlines.
• The repair costs are only the tip of the iceberg.
• Most minor damage to aircraft is reported as ‘found’
• Damage prevention has to be everyone’s goal.
• Airlines do not seem to be well coordinated on damage prevention
policies.
• Some companies will dismiss employees rather than understand the root
cause of fincidents id – this is a lost learning opportunity.
• There is no consolidated reporting system so we don’t know the true scale
of the challenge.
• Each airline probably damages their aircraft in the same way at least once
before learning lessons.
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