PETALING JAYA: Friday’s massive power outage at London’s Heathrow Airport has raised alarms across the global aviation industry, highlighting the urgent need for enhanced electrical resilience at major international airports, according to an aviation economist.
Assoc Prof Mejar Dr Mohd Harridon Mohamed Suffian, an economist specialising in aviation and aerospace at Universiti Kuala Lumpur’s Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology, described the incident as a “significant predicament” with implications for airport safety and regulated power supply.
