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 One runway incursion definition Use of standard ICAO phraseology ICAO Runway Safety Manual Runway Safety part of the Universal Safety Oversight programme 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 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 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