Yvonne Page
Runway Safety Project Manager
runway.safety@eurocontrol.int
www.eurocontrol.int/runwaysafety
OST 07
Airport Surface Management
and Safety
Exec
RUNWAYS ARE HAZARDOUS
System needs to be perfect
… Nearly will not do
Preventing Runway Incursions
Past lessons
 1977 Single runway –Tenerife
 2000 Parallel runways –Charles de Gaulle
 2001 Crossing runways - Milan Linate
Preventing Runway Incursions
PC Objectives - 2003
Raise awareness of operational hazards
Provide joint training
Preventing Runway Incursions
Achievements
 European Action Plan for the
Prevention of Runway
Incursions
 A380 Wake Vortex Separation
criteria
 Aerodrome Resource
Management Training
 Input to ICAO Runway Safety
Manual
 Runway Safety Awareness CD
Preventing Runway Incursions
Recommendations widely implemented
Local Runway Safety Teams
 150 Airports (towers)
approached – 120 replies
 Of which
• 73% Airports formal training
introduced
• 80% Airlines promote best
practices
• 92% Local Runway Safety
Teams implemented
• 92% Awareness Campaigns
Preventing Runway Incursions
Global Achievements
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One runway incursion definition
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Use of standard ICAO
phraseology
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ICAO Runway Safety Manual
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Runway Safety part of the
Universal Safety Oversight
programme
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IFALPA, IFATCA and ACI
working together
2 per day in ECAC
Class A’s & B’s reduced
Fear of reporting
No common RI definition
What is an RI?
Preventing Runway Incursions
Awareness makes a difference
Preventing Runway Incursions
Class A
Class A Examples
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Two aircraft narrowly miss at an intersection at high speed (150m)
Aircraft lines up in front of landing aircraft (50m)
Aircraft lines up in front of landing aircraft – wing height separation as
landing passes over lined up
Aircraft crosses in front of take off who got airborne early and missed the
crosser (30 m)
Vehicle mistakes runway for taxiway – enters in front of a departure (50m)
Preventing Runway Incursions
Way Forward
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Development of the European Action Plan for
the Prevention of Runway Incursions
Standardise ground training for Pilots
Lights On global policy
Develop Local Runway Safety Team concept
with IATA
Study Stop Bar use 24h
Introduce Aerodrome Runway Incursion
Assessment
Contribute to the development of technology
based safety nets
Preventing Runway
Incursions What is
needed
Simultaneous positional information
Simultaneous proximity warning for Pilots, Controllers
and Drivers
Preventing Runway
Incursions Summary
 Technology can and does help to prevent runway
incursions
 Future development needed
 Good communications help prevent runway incursions
e.g. the use of standard ICAO phraseologies and
procedures
 No blame, open reporting of runway incursions
 Learning the lesson is difficult
 Runways are hostile and challenging environments
 Runway Incursions are a difficult problem to resolve
completely
Preventing Runway
Incursions Follow on work
 Standardise ground training for Pilots ??
 Lights On global policy ??
 Short term ??
Thank you for your
attention