Africa to tighten aviation standards

LOME, Togo - Africa accounts for only 4 percent of the world’s air traffic but nearly a third of the world’s air disasters occur on the continent, a top aviation official said, and the dismal situation has prompted aviation officials to tighten safety standards and collaborate on crash investigations.

In a three-day meeting in this West African capital, aviation officials from across the continent decided Thursday to form regional organizations to investigate all air crashes, said Latta Gnama, director of the Civil Aviation Organization of Togo.