What has Age got to do with Safety?
Like most previous air crashes in Nigeria, the crash of the Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating as flight 992 that killed 153 people on board the plane and several on ground has raised the controversial issue of age and safety of aircraft operating in Nigeria as many tried to rationalize the cause of the crash. It is happening even when the Accident Investigation Bureau is yet to conclude its investigation to the cause of the crash Dana Air MD-83. Photo Credit Airliners.net The National Assembly also lent its voice to the discourse. The three day hearing on the inquiry to the crash also helped in fueling the controversies as regards the age of airplanes operating in Nigeria in relation to safety. In the hearing both houses shamefully displayed gross ignorance on the subject. During the discourse on the issue of age on the online blogs, newspaper articles and social networking sites, i cringed when i saw the way the commentators were displaying highest level of ignor...