LIBYA AVIATION SECTOR IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE TOUGH, SPECIALIST TELLS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

BY AMELIA SMITH THE DIRECTOR of a civil aviation safety company has warned an international conference on rebuilding Libya that improving its airport sector poses significant difficulties. Speaking at a London conference in November 'Libya, The Future 2', UK-based Advanced Aviation Technology chief Kim O'Neil said Libya was suffering from an "underlying cultural deficit" typical of many wealthier Middle East countries - importing large amounts of expatriate labour for key jobs, upon which they are "highly dependent", with locals lacking ...


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