Stricter rules on aircraft maintenance needed


Unfortunate event: Debris from a light plane crash around an oil palm plantation area near Sekolah Kebangsaan Tok Muda, Kapar, last month.

PETALING JAYA: Two light airplane crashes six months apart have prompted calls for stricter rules on who can maintain small private aircraft and a stronger emphasis on training pilots to be able to tell whether their planes are fit to fly.

It is also important for pilots to analyse possible anomalies before flying their planes, said aviation expert and trainer, Associate Prof Dr Mohd Harridon Mohamed Suffian.

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