The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) yesterday said the federal government has started implementing the findings and recommendations from Dana Air crash despite the fact that the final report into the disaster of Sunday, June 3, 2012 has not been concluded.
AIB Commissioner, Captain Mukhtar Usman, who hinted that investigation into the disaster is still on-going, said, “I cannot put a deadline as to when the report will be ready,” stressing that the investigations were not to apportion blame to anyone but to prevent future occurrence.
On the findings of the House of Representatives on the accident, which indicted Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the airline for negligence and incompetence, Muktar said the only investigation recognised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is the one conducted by AIB. He said other agencies of the government can still conduct their own investigations.
He however revealed that the AIB Laboratory that will aid the organisation in processing data in relation to accident investigation and prevention has been delivered at the cost of $5.5 million.
He said the laboratory would be installed in Abuja as soon as AIB settles outstanding payment to the manufacturers.?