Event Brief
Malawi inquiry hears radar coverage gaps threaten ICAO audit
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 2:13 AM ET
Summary: A parliamentary ad-hoc committee investigating the June 10, 2024 crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others heard testimony that Malawi’s aviation safety infrastructure has long-standing structural deficiencies. CAAM’s Fredrick Chisepeya said the country has only one secondary surveillance radar at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe, with reduced coverage at lower altitudes, leaving aircraft outside radar when the crash occurred in Viphya Plantation.
WHO: Fredrick Chisepeya, director of Aerodromes and Air Navigation Standards at Malawi’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAM)
WHAT: Testimony to Parliament’s ad-hoc committee said Malawi’s limited radar coverage and broader aviation infrastructure deficiencies risk failing the next ICAO audit.
WHEN: Jun 10, 2024
WHERE: Viphya Plantation, Malawi
WHY: The testimony was delivered during the parliamentary inquiry into the June 10, 2024 plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others.
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