ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS

AND ACCIDENTS

2006 2007

April 2009

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Dear Colleagues,

I would like to extend my thanks to all airports and airport authorities that have participated in the 2006 and 2007 ACI Survey on Apron Incidents and Accidents and for their ongoing support of Airports Council International and our collective commitment to airport safety.

ACI recognizes the importance of incident and accident reporting and we will continue to use the results to further develop strategies to enhance safety at our airports. We encourage airports and airport authorities to submit their data to be included in the survey as the greater the number of respondents, the greater strength of the survey. We have attached the 2008 Data Collection form with this document and encourage you to complete and return this form to ACI by June 30, 2009.

As recommended by the ACI World Operational Safety Sub-Committee, survey data on apron incidents and accidents is now collated on a full calendar year basis rather than month by month, to increase the ease of incident and accident reporting.

ACI actively participated in the ICAO Safety Data Practitioners Workshop in Montreal on 16 17 September 2008 and shared its findings with other key international aviation and airport related organizations. We continue to explore additional avenues to enhance our working relationship with colleagues worldwide. ACI is collaborating with the CICTT, i.e. CAST (Commercial Aviation Safety Team) and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Common Taxonomy Team to standardize terminology and to further enhance data collection.

Yours truly,

Angela GittensDirector General

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ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP OF ACI

Airports Council International (ACI) is the international association of the worlds airports. It is a non-profit organization, the prime purpose of which is to foster cooperation among its member airports and with other partners in world aviation, including organizations representing governments, airlines and aircraft manufacturers. Through this cooperation, ACI makes a significant contribution to providing the travelling public with an air transport system that is safe, secure, efficient and environmentally compatible.

ACI is the voice of the worlds airports. It interacts with other world bodies, including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ACI has observer status with ICAO and consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN/ECOSOC). ACI presents the collective positions of its membership, which are established through committees endorsed by the ACI Governing Board and reflect the common interests of the airport community.

As of October 2008, ACI has 597 members operating 1679 airports in 177 countries and territories.

CONTENTS

ANALYSIS OF FULL YEAR 2006 RESULTS 1CAUSES OF INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS (FULL YEAR 2006) 1

COMPARISON WITh 2005 DATA 5

REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS 9

COMPARISON BETWEEN LARGER AND SMALLER AIRPORTS 9

SPILLS 11

ANALYSIS OF FULL YEAR 2007 RESULTS 13CAUSES OF INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS (FULL YEAR 2007) 13

COMPARISON WITh 2006 DATA 17

REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS 19

COMPARISON BETWEEN LARGER AND SMALLER AIRPORTS 19

SPILLS 21

CONCLUSIONS 23ChECkLIST FOR ThE ENhANCEMENT OF APRON SAFETY 24

SOME SUGGESTIONS TO ENhANCE APRON SAFETY 25

APRON SAFETY 26ARE YOU ON ThE RIGhT TRACk? 26

DEFINITIONS 27

SURVEY FORM (2007) 28

FOREWORDThe Airports Council International (ACI) continued its efforts to obtain meaningful data from its member airports pertaining to incidents and accidents for 2006 and 2007. Regretfully, ACI has noticed a decline in the number of responses with this latest survey which is based on data submitted by 156 airports for 2006 and 158 airports for 2007 compared to the 2005 survey which received responses from 192 airports. ACI is currently trying to identify those factors that could have impacted our data collection efforts. however, we are planning to continue our efforts as the results will assist our member airports in improving their safety efforts in all regions.

For the 2006 and 2007 survey, ACI used a different approach in its data collection:

The layout of the data collection form was simplified to make it more user-friendly.

The contact database continues to be updated and communicated with airports and airport authorities by letter, phone and e-mail.

Regular follow-ups were carried out to enable respondents to provide as much information as possible.

240 airports worldwide were targeted for the survey incorporating all regions and comprising both large and small airports. These airports were chosen, as having consistently provided information in the past few years.

Input was actively solicited from members of both the Safety Technical Standing Committee and the Operational Safety Sub-Committee.

The number of spills (fuel spills and other spills) on aprons continues to increase. This may be in part because a more defined reporting criteria was introduced (i.e. more than 1 litre or more than 1 square meter in diameter) or because there is a higher rate of reporting.

The Flight Safety Foundation, an independent, non-profit international organization engaged in research, auditing, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety, determined that the economic toll of apron incidents and accidents is significant, costing airlines and airports worldwide billions of dollars each year. Aprons are complex work places with interaction of a number of different parties engaged in the safe and efficient handling of aircraft. The ultimate aim of this partnership is to provide services pertaining to passengers and cargo handling and it should be pointed out that airports play an important role in enhancing safety on aprons.

ACI has developed a number of handbooks and Guidelines to assist member airports to obtain the highest level of safety possible. The Airside Safety handbook, the Aerodrome Bird hazard and Wildlife Management handbook and the recently updated Apron Markings and Signs handbook are some of the publications available to the airport community.

ACI is also working on a SMS Audit/Gap Analysis Tool, a Best Industry Practice Emergency Preparedness handbook and is developing an Airport Safety Auditor programme to further assist our member airports.

The importance of human factors in the work place should not be underestimated. For this reason, ACI is looking at the development of a human Factors Guidelines to enable airport personnel to identify concerns and provide workable solutions.

Airport safety is an airport community responsibility. Airports and airport authorities should be the driving force behind these efforts and encourage partners to further develop strategies and programmes to enhance safety.

The data of the 2006 and 2007 Apron Safety Survey were compiled and analyzed by ACI World staff. Please contact Paul Van den Eynden (pvandeneynden@aci.aero) for further information.

April 2009

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Apron Safety Survey 2006-07.pdfAPRON SAFETYAre you on the right track?

ConclusionsChecklist for the enhancement of apron safetySome suggestions to enhance apron safety

Regional analysis of incidentsComparison with 2006 dataCauses of incidents and accidents (full year 2007)ANALYSIS OF FULL YEAR 2007 RESULTSComparison between larger and smaller airportsRegional analysis of incidents AND ACCIDENTSComparison with 2005 dataINCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AIRCRAFT Analysis of full year 2006 resultsComparison between larger and smaller airports

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