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Dubai Airport’s statement on weather disruption

19 April 2024 | By International Airport Review

Heavy rainfall caused flooding at runways and terminal entryways, making it unsafe for flights to operate and for people to enter the airport.

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New decade, new safety challenges for ANSPs

9 June 2010 | By Brendan Booth, CANSO Safety Manager

Safety is always the first priority of an ANSP, but increasingly there has been a shift in recent years away from safety as the sole concern of an ANSP. Airlines are focusing more on efficiency – both on the ground and in the air – and even safety itself is…

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Safety series: UK Airports Safety Week more ambitious than ever

16 July 2018 | By Roger Koukkoullis | Operations & Safety and Commercial Director | Airport Operator Association (AOA)

Roger Koukkoullis, Operations & Safety and Commercial Director at the AOA, reflects on the UK Airports Safety Week, now in its third year, and its interest to the international community of airport professionals and safety experts.

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The pilots’ role in the safety chain

29 March 2012 | By Jim McAuslan, General Secretary of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA)

The safe operation of airports, of aviation generally, relies on many factors. As has been said before, you only need one link in the safety chain to fail to bring about potential disaster in this potentially dangerous business. Pilots play one of the most vital parts in that safety chain,…

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Safety series: Breaking down barriers for a holistic solution

2 July 2018 | By David Cross | Ground Operations Quality & Safety Manager | easyJet

Safety is key to all airport operations, but with various stakeholders each using their own systems and complying to their own ideas of best practice, it’s not simple. David Cross, Ground Operations Quality & Safety Manager at easyJet, explains in this, the first article from our safety series to be…

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Singapore is base for Flight Safety Foundation’s new Asia Pacific Centre

24 March 2023 | By International Airport Review

The Flight Safety Foundation will set up a new Asia Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety in Singapore to maintain the airlines' safety standards of stakeholders.

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Safety in-depth focus: Establishing a safety culture

5 May 2017 | By Fernando Lopez-Calleja

Fernando Lopez-Calleja, Head of Aerodrome Licensing & Assurance at Heathrow Airport Limited, discusses EASA regulatory changes and how airports can improve the aerodrome safety management system.

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NATA’s Safety 1st safety and health training – now online

13 July 2011 | By NATA

The National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) Safety 1st launched 18 new online safety and health training modules...

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ACI’s Airport Excellence (APEX) in safety programme completes its first European safety review

9 July 2012 | By Airports Council International (ACI)

ACI has completed its first European APEX in Safety review...

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The Drive Towards an Acceptable Level of Safety (ALOS)

21 September 2018 | By Gordon Griffiths

After his previous two articles on safety, Gordon Griffiths brings his safety series full circle as he aims to improve aviation safety, how it is recognised and how effectively it is implemented into the workplace.

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Unpacking airport’s safety evolution

19 July 2017 | By Wayne Anaka | CEO AVCON.WW

President and Chief Executive of safety consultancy AVCON.WW, Wayne Anaka, discusses the evolution of safety management systems in aviation ground operations and considers how the integration of safety management into the corporate and departmental culture could revolutionise the safety industry.

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To be the best means being safe

6 June 2012 | By Arun Rao, former Chief of Aerodromes, Air Routes and Ground Aids, ICAO

The growth of air traffic movements to meet the demands of the travelling public has led to the expansion and modernisation of airports to handle a greater number of aircrafts of different sizes and capacities. Airports have been competing amongst themselves to be the best, to succeed in attracting and…

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The case for safety

4 April 2013 | By Gernot Kessler, Head of Airport Section, European Aviation Safety Agency

Airport safety has joined other criteria such as operational excellence, efficiency, customer service and environmental proficiency at the leading edge of performance for airports on the global scene, says Gernot Kessler, Head of Airport Section at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). We are fortunate to be able to look…

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New senior VP for Safety and Flight Operations Kevin Hiatt joins from Flight Safety Foundation

17 December 2013 | By The International Air Transport Association

Hiatt joins IATA from the Flight Safety Foundation where he has been President and CEO since 1 January 2013, having joined FSF in 2010 as Executive Vice President...

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Transforming airport safety culture and occupational health

5 March 2024 | By Amanda Owen

Amanda Owen MBE London Heathrow Airport’s Health, Safety and Wellbeing Director, details the airport’s approach to occupational safety and what the airport does to guarantee passengers’ security.