Airlines have enough time to address safety issues

The airlines are blaming the engine factories for delays or cancellation of flights allegedly because of the lack of spare parts for engines, etc. This is not true.

All aircraft manufacturers are committed to supplying their clients with the necessary requirements to maintain the highest degree of efficiency and safety regardless of nationality. Aircraft maintenance is required to ensure the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft or a/c part, including overhaul, inspection, replacement, defect rectification, and the embodiment of modifications, compliance with airworthiness directives, and repair.

If the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) inspectors are diligently performing their duties, this could be avoided. The Senate and the House of Representatives should investigate CAAP whose investigators conduct an audit every six months and airlines are informed of any deficiencies observed. Airlines have sufficient time to make the necessary rectification or purchase of needed supplies.

Daniel Dimagiba