Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways improve safety performance

The Libyan African Aviation Holding Company (LAAHCo) and Lufthansa Consulting have signed an agreement focused on the safety standards of Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways. Both carriers as well as associated catering, ground handling and aircraft maintenance enterprises operate under this government-created holding structure.

The airlines are certified IOSA and ISO 9000 companies. Lufthansa Consulting will check the current airline safety status and will provide its own two week safety and quality assessment program and methodology. A team of six aviation consultants will identify the areas for possible improvement on site in Tripoli and will subsequently submit a safety and quality upgrade concept to the client. LAAHCo's chairman Capt. Sabri Shadi is committed to implementing the anticipated recommendations leading to improvement.   

Another part of the project is a pilots' upgrade program

The 270 flight captains and first officers at Libyan Airlines and Afriqiyah Airways will undergo a computer-based theoretical test and a simulator assessment. Lufthansa Consulting will evaluate each pilot and identify development potential. A training program will be recommended accordingly. It will be launched in addition to the regular and mandatory simulator sessions and will give the responsible Training Captains the chance to upgrade the complete flight deck crew to ensure consistent highest safety standards. The program, scheduled to take three months, will be performed at several flight simulator centers in Central Europe and Northern Africa using Lufthansa Training Captains specialized in pilot screening. With this measure, LAAHCo has launched a significant contribution towards improving flight safety for both airlines.