With two plane crashes mere weeks apart in Region Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni), Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field yesterday said the regulatory body had no worries about the age of the aircraft involved.
“I am not concerned about the age of the aircraft because the aircraft was made to have a lifespan of years. Sometimes 30, 40, 50 years. What the authority concerns itself about is the quality of maintenance for the aircraft. That is the reason why we have inspectors who go out and undertake surveillance exercises… we keep a very close eye on the maintenance of aircraft. Each year, an aircraft has to apply for a certificate of airworthiness,” Field told reporters yesterday.
