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From the MH17 tragedy: Reviewing Vietnam’s flight safety
From the MH17 tragedy: Reviewing Vietnam’s flight safety
21/7/14
After the MH370
and now, the MH17 tragedy, which cost 298 lives and many other cases, it’s time
for Vietnam’s
aviation sector to review its technology and safety.
Air transport in Vietnam is the commercial air transport of passengers, freight
and mail within Vietnam
and between Vietnam
and the rest of the world. The government's Civil Aviation Administration of
Vietnam, the aviation authority under the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam,
oversees the operations of aviation activities in the country.
Air transport in Vietnam
started with the founding of the Vietnam Civil Aviation in January 1956 by the Vietnam People's Air Force (Ministry of Defense), upon the issuance of
Decision No.666/TTG of the Vietnamese government. The authority was originally
tasked with state management, national defense, and commercialization of air
transportation. The aviation sector expanded greatly during its formative
years, expanding from a few aircraft in what was then North Vietnam
to eventually include a fleet of over 50 aircraft (including both Soviet- and
US-made) in a unified Vietnam
after 1976. Infrastructure was improved during this time, as airports
country-wide were equipped with better facilities and materials for flight
management and operations
As of 2010, seven
domestic and 47 foreign airlines operate within, to and from Vietnam. Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar
Pacific Airlines are the two largest domestic carrier. There are 22 airports in
operations throughout Vietnam,
of which 9 are international. Tan Son Nhat International Airport,
Noi Bai International Airport and Da Nang International Airport are the
major gateways, handling most of international flights.
According to the International Air Transport
Association (IATA), Vietnam is projected to be the third
fastest-growing market for freight and international passengers behind the
People's Republic of China and the United Arab Emirates,[4]
at 10.2% annually until 2014.[5]
Domestically, Vietnam will
have the second fastest-growing passenger market behind China.
Vietnam’s aviation sector needs a breakthrough in human
resources, especially when airlines are expanding their fleets, launching new routes
and preparing for their initial public offerings (IPO).
The Civil Aviation
Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has set the target that by 2020, the sector’s
workforce will be able to meet all demands for pilots and requirements on
management, exploitation and maintenance.
Airlines revealed
that the largest difficulty for them now is insufficient and weak human
resources, forcing them to hire foreign employees at a much higher cost than
the local ones. At present, except for the national flag carrier Vietnam
Airlines, all the airlines have to hire most of their pilots and engineers from
abroad.
In a bid to
address the human resource issue, the Ministry of Transport has entrusted the
CAAV in collaboration with the Vietnam
Aviation Academy
to train aviation human resources, considering it a breakthrough in the
aviation transport development strategy by 2020.
But now, after
many airline accidents, Vietnamese authorities should enhance the procedure of
managing and supervising flights to prevent tragedies like these. And,
passengers can be assured while taking flights, we don’t want another MH17 or
370 in Vietnam.
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All comments [ 10 ]
Yeah, now I feel uncertainty when taking a flight. We can't know what could happen. Just close your eyes and pray!
Hope our authorities do all best to secure flights.
MH370 will be a century secret, no one know its' fate, lucky for us not being on that plane, R.I.P all passengers!
Vietnam’s aviation sector needs a breakthrough in human resources, especially when airlines are expanding their fleets, launching new routes and preparing for their initial public offerings
Maybe Vietnam Airline is the safest ariliner in the world.
all the airlines have to hire most of their pilots and engineers from abroad. When can we have our own pilots and engineers?
I totally believe that MH17 was shot down by Ukrainian military with US' help.
I think we have a lot of things to do to ensure the safety of filghts. God bless Vietnam, we don't need an example to recognize the importance of airline management.
Vietnamese authorities should enhance the procedure of managing and supervising flights to prevent tragedies like these.
In my opinion, no pain no gain, in comparision with other means of transport, air transport is still the safest means. If you don't want to take risk, just stay home.
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