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EU Raises Concern Over German Safety Regulator | AVIATION WEEK
Apr 21, 2011
By Robert Wall
Germany’s Federal Aviation Office (LBA) is weak when it comes to oversight of airlines registered in the country, the European Union has found.
In a stunning finding concerning one of the EU’s leading aviation member states, aviation safety officials note that ramp inspections have found increasing numbers of faults with German carriers.
“The root cause analysis of the performance of these air carriers revealed particular weakness in the oversight of these carriers,” the EU states in the latest update to its safety blacklist. In particular, it points the finger at “insufficient numbers of qualified personnel within the LBA, thus impacting upon Germany’s ability to ensure oversight and limiting the LBA’s ability to increase the level of oversight where necessary.”
Apr 21, 2011
By Robert Wall
Germany’s Federal Aviation Office (LBA) is weak when it comes to oversight of airlines registered in the country, the European Union has found.
In a stunning finding concerning one of the EU’s leading aviation member states, aviation safety officials note that ramp inspections have found increasing numbers of faults with German carriers.
“The root cause analysis of the performance of these air carriers revealed particular weakness in the oversight of these carriers,” the EU states in the latest update to its safety blacklist. In particular, it points the finger at “insufficient numbers of qualified personnel within the LBA, thus impacting upon Germany’s ability to ensure oversight and limiting the LBA’s ability to increase the level of oversight where necessary.”
