AirAsia says pilot training revamped after 2014 Java Sea crash
Sunday, 04 May, 2016
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AirAsia says it has beefed up pilot training and revised its Flight Crew Training Manual following questions raised by an ABC News story over maintenance and training issues.
A ‘Foreign Correspondent’ report on ABC News questioned why the plane had a rudder limiter fault that was not fixed a full year before an AirAsia jet plunged into the Java Sea in 2014 killing all on board.
"The rudder limiter defect did not in itself cause the crash but instead the flight crew’s reaction to a warning alarm about the fault was to blame," the report said.
AirAsia has since taken ‘proactive measures" in line with recommendations in the Indonesian Crash Report released last year.
"We have also included additional simulator training sessions, in addition to third party audits of our processes and procedures. The safety of our passengers and crew members is our utmost priority," AirAsia said.
"We have implemented the ‘AIRMAN’ system across the group. This provides real-time aircraft system monitoring. We monitor and review it closely to ensure that the information database and analysis are properly managed."
The carrier said it will also undergo the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) in the near future.
"We are scheduled to commence the IOSA Audit for AirAsia Indonesia and AirAsia Indonesia X."
All 162 passengers and crew on board the AirAsia Indonesia Airbus 320 died when it stalled at high altitude and plunged into the sea.
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