Hong Kong Airlines is in the spotlight again after Japanese aviation authorities found its planes to be missing aircraft parts – ranging from screws to brake mechanisms. Still, the thought of missing aircraft parts – or worse, falling parts – raises questions. There are no public records of missing aircraft parts in Hong Kong, so it is a challenge to assess the frequency. Albert Lam, who served as civil aviation chief in Hong Kong from 1998 to 2004, took a sterner view. The CAD said that while the missing parts had not compromised safety, what had caused the parts to go missing needed to be understood.

Source: The Star May 31, 2019 05:03 UTC