Hong Kong civil aviation regulator admits six air safety incidents following cover-up claim

by Dramelin 6:30 PM 0 comments

The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) has been accused of a safety ?cover-up concerning its controversial air traffic management system (ATMS). A CAD spokeswoman said following an investigation there was "no evidence" to suggest that the six incidents were related to the new air traffic management system. Further serious problems have overwhelmed the radar system and caused departing flights to be delayed. In a late-night statement on Wednesday, the aviation regulator confirmed that the much-criticized system was involved in six separate safety incidents last month which were not previously disclosed to the public, following a report by news agency FactWire. Since the commissioning of the ATMS in November, it has ?developed a series of glitches ?including aircraft disappearing from radar, aircraft that did not exist appearing on radar, and the duplication of flight symbols on screens confusing controllers.