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Old 10th Jun 2011, 12:08
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Oh, i do beg your pardon, i was looking for the "Is aviation in Africa really unsafe" thread, but i seem to have walked into the "Africa Politics Hamster wheel". Does this mean Jet Blast has started its world domination plan already?
Sounds like you do not understand Africa

To summarise the situation :-
Flying with a reputable 1st world carrier in Africa is just as safe as anywhere else because crews have learned how to work around the infrastructure problems.

Lower down the food chain we have an abysmal safety record due to cowboy operators and bad practices. This should not be allowed to happen but is widespread due to a lack of regulation and enforcement.

The lack of regulation is a political issue which shows little chance of being improved due to cultural issues and rampant corruption.

We know what is wrong, we know why it is wrong, but what can we do about it ?
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