ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS

2005

November 2007

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November 2007

To:

ACI Member Airports

Subject:

ACI Apron Safety Survey - 2005

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Enclosed are the results of the ACI Apron Safety Survey for the year 2005 and the month of
November 2005. The report, based on data received from 192 airports in all regions, contains
numerous recommendations for promoting apron safety. This is the 21st consecutive year of the
November data collection, and the sixth year for which full year data has been collected.
I would like to thank all airports and airport authorities that have participated in this annual
survey for their ongoing support of ACI in our collective commitment to safety.
In order to improve the quality of the survey, ACI has taken the decision to redevelop the
methodology for capturing the data and the way in which it is reported. This decision was taken
after a statistical analysis of the data was conducted revealing a number of flaws found in the
historic data. The next release of the Apron Safety Survey will be in mid-2008 using the new
methodology to establish a base trend using the 2006 and 2007 data. The report will be based
on a specific number of airports that will be equally distributed by size and geography.
ACI has recently gained renewed support from ICAO, at its 35th General Assembly in September
2007, for the principle that reporting of all apron incidents/accidents should be made mandatory,
but on a no fault basis. ICAO has agreed to study the various and appropriate ways of
implementing such new guidance for member states and will encourage mandatory reporting.
The results of the 2005 survey were compiled and analysed by ACI Headquarters staff. For
more information, please contact Mr. Thomas Romig (tromig@aci.aero).

Yours Sincerely,

Robert J. Aaronson
Director General

ACI Survey on Apron Incidents/Accidents

(2005)
Foreword
A total of 192 airports participated in the 22nd edition of the annual ACI survey of apron
incidents and accidents: 157 airports sent reports for the month of November, 192 for the full
year of 2005, and 149 sent both reports. This is the eighth year for which full-year and
November data has been collected.
The recent decline in reports being sent to ACI over the past two to three years has meant
that the entire survey process will be revisited in 2008. ACI has noticed that some of the
figures shown in the survey data are not as accurate as they initially were intended to be due
to underreporting and incomplete reports. An improved survey collection method with better
statistical comparison of the data will be conducted in 2008 using the 2006 and 2007 data as
a base; this will be the launch of the new Apron Safety Survey.
Over the past four years, the survey has included a type of incident that affects normal apron
operations: spills of fuel and other materials. The number of spills recorded this year is lower
than last year, and it appears that airport operators are well informed about such
occurrences. Reporting on spills is essential, as these incidents raise significant
environmental, health and safety concerns. The data on these spills is presented separately,
in order to distinguish these incidents from those surveyed in previous years.
The ultimate purpose of this survey is to help airports prevent incidents and accidents on the
apron. Accidents may cause personal injuries, damage to aircraft and ground equipment,
disruption of flight operations and heavy financial losses. This survey, in conjunction with
worldwide, regional and local safety campaigns, is designed to promote greater apron safety
awareness among airports, airlines and personnel.
Apron safety attracts less attention than flight safety, but there can be no denying the
potential hazards involved in ground handling. A broad range of complex operations are all
concentrated in a small area, including the handling of aviation fuel, vehicle and aircraft
movement, as well as airport staff performing maintenance, supply and operational functions
All this activity on the apron can lead to potential conflicts, but the quality of the work carried
out in this key area is vital to the safety of an aircraft during its subsequent flight.
Although apron safety awareness is generally high, the importance of secure apron
operations cannot be understated. One of ACIs primary functions is to maintain and improve
safety awareness among member airports through a variety of activities, including the
organization of airport safety conferences, the publication of the new ACI Airside Safety
Handbook and the ACI Aerodrome Bird Hazard and Wildlife Management Handbook, as well
as the regular ACI apron safety surveys.
Apron safety is a key area of application for Safety Management Systems (SMS) and
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the principles of which are clearly described in the
ACI Airside Safety Handbook, as well as the ICAO Safety Management Manual
To increase awareness of apron safety procedures, ACI now offers training courses to all
airport operators and CAA personnel on Aerodrome Certification, Aerodrome Manuals, Safety
Management Systems as well as in a number of other safety related areas. The aim of these
courses is to equip aerodrome operators with the right knowledge and tools to allow them to
significantly improve safety at their airports.

1.

Analysis of November 2005 results

Safety level

Apron safety is measured by the number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements.
Although ACI does not recommend a specific safety level, the worldwide average
incident/accident rate may be used as a reference level, or even as a target for airports with a
higher rate. However, there are considerable variations between regions, therefore it may be
more appropriate to use the respective regional averages for reference.

November 2005 survey sample

157 airports provided data for November 2005 (see Table 1). Altogether, 270 incidents and
accidents were reported at these airports, which handled 1,229,527 aircraft movements
during the month. This equates to a rate of 0.220 incidents/accidents per 1,000 movements
which in turn corresponds to one incident per 4545 aircraft movements.

Causes of incidents (November 2005)

Table 1 shows the percentage distribution of the different types of incidents. It illustrates the
kinds of incidents which occur most frequently, and can act as a guide for identifying areas
which require specific attention. A more detailed breakdown of the incidents and accidents
recorded is shown in Table 2, listing all the categories and sub-categories shown in the data
collection form (the questionnaire form is reproduced after the tables, at the end of this
publication).
a. Incidents involving aircraft (108 incidents recorded in November 2005)

The most serious apron incidents are those involving aircraft. Such accidents may be a result
of stationary aircraft being struck by equipment such as passenger loading bridges, catering
trucks, baggage carts and fuelling trucks. In November 2005, such incidents accounted for
76, or 70% of the reported incidents involving aircraft, versus 81% in 2004. The remaining 32
(or 30%) of incidents involved moving aircraft making contact with another aircraft, with jet
blast, with foreign objects, with fixed objects or with parked equipment. Incidents involving
moving aircraft are generally less frequent than those to stationary aircraft, because moving
aircraft are protected by the stringent requirements of the flight safety regime which, for
example, do not allow handling vehicles to approach the aircraft while in motion.
b.

Incidents NOT involving aircraft ( 162 incidents recorded in November 2005)

The major cause of apron incidents not involving aircraft is equipment-to-equipment damage,
which accounted for 96 (or 59%) of the reported incidents in November 2005 (67% in 2004).
The remainder consisted of equipment-to-facility damage (61 incidents), and jet blast damage
(5 incidents).
c.

Incidents involving injury to staff or passengers (141 incidents recorded in

November 2005)

In November 2005, the survey recorded 141 incidents/accidents relating to personal injuries.
136 of these injuries were minor, 5 were severe and there were no fatalities. The vast majority
(81%) of injuries were to staff, but 27 (or 19%) were to passengers (all were minor accidents
with no fatalities). The rate of injury to staff and passengers was 0.115 per 1,000 movements,
corresponding to one injury per 8,696 aircraft movements.
For workers involved in apron and ground handling operations, the cost of injuries is
substantial, involving lost wages, issues with compensation and personal difficulties. As
airport operators are well aware, the apron is a workplace which is inherently difficult to
manage, where the risk of personal injury is high. ACI publishes the Airside Safety Handbook,
containing recommendations aimed at increasing awareness of such hazards.

Comparison with November 2004 data

Table 3 shows the incident/accident data received each year for the past seven years.
Between November 2004 and November 2005 there was a 1% decrease in the number of
incidents and accidents. However, the number of aircraft movements in November 2005
(1,229,527) was lower than the number in November 2004 (1,390,861), an 11.6% decrease.
Therefore, although the number of incidents/accidents was lower in the 2005 survey, since
there were fewer aircraft movements, the accident rate actually increased from 0.196 in
November 2004 to 0.220 in November 2005a 12% increase. In November 2005, the rate of
incidents/accidents involving aircraft was 60% higher at 0.088, compared with 0.055 in
November 2004. The rate of incidents/accidents not involving aircraft, however, decreased by
7%, from 0.142 to 0.132.
The rate of personal injuries, 0.115 per 1,000 aircraft movements in November 2005,
decreased by more than 21% compared to November 2004, when the rate was 0.147 injuries
per thousand movements.

Comparison of 1998 - 2005 (November) data

The last column of Table 3 shows the data for the past 8 years (1998-2005). The average
rate of incidents/accidents for these 8 years was 0.279 per 1,000 movements. The highest
reported rate in the last six years was in 2002 (0.324), and 2004 holds the record for the
lowest reported rate (0.196). The aggregated 1998 - 2005 data is shown graphically in Table
4.
There are also considerable variations in the rate of personal injuries, from 0.061 in
November 1998 to 0.147 in November 2004 with another drop to 0.115 this year. The
average rate over the last 8 years is 0.090.

Regional analysis

Table 5 gives the regional breakdown of the November 2005 data. It shows widely varying
incident/accident rates between regions, with the highest rate in Asia (1.090) The lowest rate
was in Africa (0.078), followed by North America (0.107). There is no clear explanation for the
considerable difference in rates. In some regions, airlines do not report all apron
accidents/incidents to airport operators. In some areas, an airline leases the terminal from
the airport operator and therefore has control of the adjoining apron areas. In these cases,
incidents involving only that airline are probably less likely to be reported to the airport
operator. In other regions, low rates may simply be due to inadequate reporting procedures.

Comparability of airports

Airport traffic conditions differ widely, with some airports experiencing more congestion than
others. In order to make comparisons, the airports in the survey were divided into two groups,
shown in Table 5. The first group includes airports at which there were more than 6,000
aircraft movements during the month of November 2005, while the second includes airports
with fewer than 6,000 movements in the same month. The level of 6,000 movements
represents approximately one aircraft movement every two or three minutes during peak
traffic hours, signalling the onset of apron congestion.

Comparison between larger and smaller airports

Table 5 shows that, at airports with more than 6,000 movements per month, the overall
incident rate in November 2005 was 0.202 per thousand movements. The incident rate at
airports with less than 6,000 movements per month again was higher: 0.310 per thousand.
However, the rate of damage to aircraft was lower in the group of larger airports. The reason
for this may be that safety is easier to monitor at less congested airports. It is extremely
important to enhance the safety awareness of all staff working on apron areas, regardless of
airport size.

Spills

Spills are potentially dangerous incidents and should always be recorded and reported to the
airport operator, as well as to the airport fire service. They are grouped into two categories:
fuel spills and other kinds of spills (including lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, toilet liquid, de-icer,
cargo, etc). Fuel spills may create a risk of fire, which could have serious consequences for
personal safety and airport property. All kinds of spills may directly affect the people working
in the area, e.g. by causing slippery surfaces, pollution or contamination. All spills have the
potential to contaminate the water table of the airport, which is viewed as a serious
environmental problem.
The total number of spills in November 2005 was 417 (see Table 11)significantly higher
than the combined total of all other accidents/incidents (270). 60% were fuel spills. A regional
breakdown as well as a breakdown by large/ small airports is shown in Table 12.

2.

Analysis of full year 2005 results

Full year 2005 survey sample

192 airports submitted data for 2005, the sixth consecutive year of full-year data collection
(see Table 6). The survey recorded 2,912 apron accidents and incidents, occurring at airports
which handled a total of 15,924,730 aircraft movements throughout the year. This gives a rate
of 0.183 incidents/accidents per 1,000 movements, which corresponds to approximately one
incident per 5,464 aircraft movements.

Causes of incidents (full year 2005)

Table 6 shows the percentage distribution of types of incidents. It shows which incidents
occur most frequently, as a basis for identifying areas which require specific intervention. A
more detailed breakdown of the incidents and accidents recorded is shown in Table 7, listing
all the categories shown in the data collection form.
a. Incidents involving aircraft (894 incidents recorded in the year 2005)

In 2005, incidents involving stationary aircraft accounted for 676, or 76%, of the reported
incidents involving aircraft. The remaining 218 incidents involved moving aircraft making
contact with another aircraft, jet blast, foreign objects, fixed objects or parked equipment.
b.

Incidents NOT involving aircraft (2,018 incidents recorded in the year 2005)

Among the apron incidents not involving aircraft, the major cause is equipment-to-equipment
damage. In 2005, these accounted for 1,220 or 60% of the reported incidents not involving
aircraft. The remaining incidents were equipment-to-facility (740) and jet blast damage (58).
c.

Incidents involving injury to staff or passengers (2,108 incidents recorded in the

year 2005)

The survey recorded 2,108 injuries related to incidents/accidents in the year 2005. Of these
injuries, 2,069 were minor, 37 were severe and 2 were fatal. The vast majority of injuries were
to staff (90 %), but 220 (215 minor, 5 severe and 0 fatal) were to passengers. The rate of
injuries was 0.132 per 1,000 movements, corresponding to one injury per 7,575 aircraft
movements.

Comparison with 2004 data

Table 8 shows the incident/accident data for 1999 through 2005 (full year data collection only
started in 1999). The total number of 2,912 incidents and accidents in 2005 showed a slight
(10%) decrease from the 3,233 recorded in 2004. The number of aircraft movements
recorded in the survey also decreased. This, in combination with the decrease of the total
number of accidents, brought the rate of incidents/accidents per 1,000 movements down by
as much as 18%, from 0.214 in 2004 to 0.183 in 2005. The rate of incidents/accidents
involving aircraft decreased from 0.061 to 0.056. Similarly, the rate of incidents/accidents not
involving aircraft also decreased from 0.153 to 0.127. The 1999 - 2005 aggregate data is also
shown graphically in Table 9.
The rate of injuries to personnel and passengers increased in 2005 to a rate of 0.132 - a 10%
increase from 2004, when the rate was 0.120.

Regional analysis of incidents

Table 10 gives the regional breakdown of the 2005 data. It shows widely varied rates of
incidents and accidents, the highest being in Asia, and the lowest being in North America
(followed by the Pacific). Comparison with the November data indicates that the full year data
from some regions must be incomplete (presumably due to under-reporting), especially as
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regards data from the Pacific region. In addition, it must be noted that the reduction in survey
forms received by ACI will have an impact on the regional spread of data.

Comparison between larger and smaller airports

Table 10 shows that at the larger airports (defined in this survey as airports with more than
70,000 annual movements), the overall incident rate in 2005 was 0.193 per thousand
movements. The incident rate at smaller airports (those with less than 70,000 annual
movements) was lower; 0.137 per thousand movements. The rate of damage to equipment
and facilities at the smaller airports was 0.062, lower than at the larger airports (0.142) but the
rate of damage to aircraft at these smaller airports was 0.076higher than the rate at larger
airports (0.052).

Spills

The total number of recorded spills for the full year 2005 was 3,959 (see Table 13), more
than the total number of incidents and accidents. 53% were fuel spills, presenting all the
associated risks, such as fire, contamination and environmental damage. A regional
breakdown as well as a breakdown by large/ small airports is shown in Table 14.

3.

Conclusions

Communication

Regular communication between the airport operators, airlines, handling agents as well as
other stakeholders involved in airport operations is critical. Every airport should have an
Apron Safety Committee, an essential forum for discussion of safe apron operations.
Individual incidents and accidents should be analysed, and relevant problems with
procedures, training or equipment should be identified. The objective of this committee
should be to promote safe attitudes, remedy safety problems and avoid any risk of
recurrence.

Training and monitoring

It is the responsibility of airlines and handling agents to ensure that personnel who handle
aircraft are properly trained. However, airline and airport management should work together
to monitor compliance with rules and regulations, including those established by the airport
operator, and to ensure that all staff are qualified to work at the airport. Airport operators,
airlines and handling agents should take all necessary measures to develop positive attitudes
among managers and personnel in order to achieve a safe apron environment.

Disclosure of information by airlines and ground handling agents

Some airlines and/or ground handling agents may be reluctant to inform airport operators of
incidents, often for reasons of commercial confidentiality. However, confidentiality issues
should not prevent the airlines and ground handling agents from reporting these incidents, as
airport operators work with airlines and agents under the strictest confidence.
It is apparent from the survey data that many small incidents which do not have major
consequences for flight operations may not be reported to the airport operator. However,
even small or seemingly unimportant incidents may reveal an unsafe situation, such as a lack
of knowledge of rules and procedures. Therefore, all incidents should be reported to the
airport operator.

4.

Checklist for the enhancement of apron safety

A total of 180 reports received described initiatives taken during the survey period or on a
permanent basis. Some of the most interesting activities and suggestions quoted in this and
previous surveys are:

Safety committee meetings are held twice a year with the ground handling
companies representatives, the local airport authorities and the public authorities
Specific committee meetings are held whenever needed.
Warning letters are sent to the ground handling companies representatives as
soon as needed
Ramp safety committees introduced.
Colour coded permit system introduced for different areas on the airport
Wearing of protected and reflective gear required for all airside personnel
Regular training of personnel in apron safety is being conducted
116 officials of various activities were given training on apron rules and
regulations
Posters on apron safety displayed
Airfield driving permit issued to drivers on apron ground
Safety awareness classes conducted
Vehicular movement are monitored and follow me services provided when
required
SMS preliminary implementation
Implementation of an anonymous apron incident & accident Report System
Publication of an Airport Safety Bulletin
Full Scale Airport Emergency Plan Exercise
Daily FOD patrols completed with sweeper truck
Aircraft stands marking renewal
Contractors and vendors with apron driving authorization must attend a one hour
training course on ramp safety
FOD-campaign - general safety campaign called "be clever - be careful"

Some suggestions for apron safety enhancement:

Receive more up to date information, data and criteria in terms of the apron
safety management, and distribute the information in various languages
Continuous training and monitoring activities in apron areas
Organize a ramp safety week for enhanced awareness
Seminars to be conducted on ground safety for all licensed operators on the
airside
Daily, weekly, monthly and annual random auditing of Serviceable Vehicles/ GSE
Introduce animal hazard control unit
Any vehicle / GSE Operator involved in an accident to get three warnings, after
third warning airside pass will be withdrawn permanently
Continuously address the ramp safety rules
Continuous monitoring of apron activities

For reasons of confidentiality, the results of the survey are published in consolidated
form, without mentioning individual airports.
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Table 1
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005 (Data
for November 2005)
Number of participating airports:

157

Number of aircraft movements:

1,229,527

Number
Incidents/accidents:
comprising
Incidents/accidents involving aircraft:
Incidents/accidents involving
equipment & facilities:
Total

% total

Rate*

108

40.00%

0.088

162

60.00%

0.132

270

100%

0.220

Incidents/accidents involving aircraft:

damage to aircraft by apron equipment:
damage to/by moving aircraft:

76

Total
Incidents/accidents involving equipment & facilities:
caused by jet blast:
equipment to equipment damage:
equipment to facility damage:
Total

32

28.15%
11.85%

0.062
0.026

108

40.00%

0.088

5
96
61

1.85%
35.56%
22.59%

0.004
0.078
0.050

162

60.00%

0.132

the rate is the number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

NB: due to rounding, rates and percentages may not add exactly
Number
Injuries:
fatal
severe
minor
Total

% total
0
5
136
141

0.00%
3.55%
96.45%
100%

Rate*
0.000
0.004
0.111
0.115

Table 2
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ ACCIDENTS 2005
(Data for November 2005)

Causes of apron incidents/accidents

Part A: DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BY APRON EQUIPMENT
Number
Passenger handling equipment
Passenger loading bridges
Passenger stairs/steps
Mobile lounge/coaches/buses
Total
Aircraft loading equipment
Ramp tractors
Baggage/cargo carts/dollies
Container and/or pallet loaders
Forklifts
Belt conveyors
Catering/cleaning trucks
Total
Aircraft servicing equipment
Toilet and water vehicles
Fueling trucks/services
Aircraft tow tractors/tow bars
Air start and ground power units
Maintenance equipment (steps, etc.)
High lift equipment
Total
Miscellaneous
Total Part A

% of total

9
9
1
19

7.04%

6
7
3
3
10
33

12.22%

2
3
7
4
0
1
17

6.30%

2.59%

76

28.15%

Table 2 (cont.)

ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ ACCIDENTS 2005

(Data for November 2005)

Causes of apron incidents/accidents

Part B: DAMAGE TO/BY MOVING AIRCRAFT:
% of total
Another aircraft
Jet blast
Aircraft marshaller/follow me
Aircraft manoeuvring
Fixed objects
Parked ground equipment
tyres/landing gear
FOD
engine ingestion (not birds)
airframe
Others

0
0
0
5
1
0
6
8
1
11

Total Part B

32

11.85%

1.85%

96

35.56%

61

22.59%

Part C: PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE FROM JET BLAST

Total Part C
Part D: EQUIPMENT TO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
Total Part D
Part E: EQUIPMENT TO FACILITY DAMAGE
Total Part E
Part F: INJURIES TO STAFF OR PASSENGERS
Injuries to staff
Injuries to passengers
Total Part F

114 ( 0 fatal; 4 severe; 110 minor)

27 ( 0 fatal; 1 severe; 26 minor)
141 ( 0 fatal; 5 severe; 136 minor)

Table 3
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005

STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS (Data for November)

YEAR

NOV. 1998

NOV. 1999

NOV. 2000

NOV. 2001

NOV. 2002

NOV. 2003

NOV. 2004

NOV. 2005

NOV. 1998 - 2005

Aircraft movements

2,133,398

2,085,758

2,178,929

1,735,523

2,097,705

1,467,279

1,390,861

1,229,527

14,318,980

Number of Participating Airports

Total incidents/accidents
- Incidents/accidents involving aircraft

313
No. Rate
671 0.315
233 0.109

341
No. Rate
583
0.280
228
0.109

376
No. Rate
642
0.295
241
0.111

341
No. Rate
527 0.304
174 0.100

406
No. Rate
679 0.324
205 0.098

- Incidents/accidents involving equip.& facilities

438

355

401

353

474

A Damage to aircraft by apron equipment

- by passenger handling equipment
- aircraft loading equipment
- aircraft servicing equipment
- miscellaneous

176
35
81
38
22

26.2%
5.2%
12.1%
5.7%
3.3%

169
41
66
44
18

29.0%
7.0%
11.3%
7.5%
3.1%

196
49
59
56
32

30.5%
7.6%
9.2%
8.7%
5.0%

148
35
50
39
24

28.1%
6.6%
9.5%
7.4%
4.6%

141
29
63
37
12

20.8%
4.3%
9.3%
5.4%
1.8%

127
34
54
26
13

29.0%
7.8%
12.3%
5.9%
3.0%

65
19
23
14
9

23.8%
7.0%
8.4%
5.1%
3.3%

76
19
33
17
7

28.1%
7.0%
12.2%
6.3%
2.6%

1,098
261
429
271
137

26.9%
6.4%
10.5%
6.6%
3.4%

57

8.5%

59

10.1%

45

7.0%

26

4.9%

64

9.4%

30

6.9%

11

4.0%

32

11.9%

324

7.9%

233

34.7%

228

39.1%

241

37.5%

174

33.0%

205

30.2%

157

35.8%

76

27.8%

108

40.0%

1,422

34.8%

19

2.8%

1.0%

1.2%

15

2.8%

26

3.8%

1.4%

0.7%

1.9%

87

2.1%

D Equip. to equip. damage

249

37.1%

257

44.1%

240

37.4%

238

45.2%

313

46.1%

167

38.1%

131

48.0%

96

35.6%

1,691

41.4%

E Equip. to facilities damage

170

25.3%

92

15.8%

153

23.8%

100

19.0%

135

19.9%

108

24.7%

64

23.4%

61

22.6%

883

21.6%

Total incidents/accidents involving

equip./facilities

438

65.3%

355

60.9%

401

62.5%

353

67.0%

474

69.8%

281

64.2%

197

72.2%

162

60.0%

2,661

65.2%

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

130

0.061

161

0.077

211

0.097

207

0.119

201

0.096

173

0.118

204

0.147

141

0.115

No.

B Damage to/by moving aircraft

Total incidents/accidents involving
aircraft
C Damage to property/equip. by jet blast

Injuries to staff and passengers

analysis of injuries

0.205
%

0.170

No.

0.184

No.

No.

0.203
%

No.

187
No. Rate
273 0.196
76 0.055

388
No.
Rate
438 0.299
157 0.107

0.226

281

no

0.192

197

No.

157
No.
Rate
270
0.220
108
0.088

0.142

162

No.

0.132
%

2,509
No. Rate

4,083 0.285
1,422 0.099
2,661 0.186
No.

No.

Rate

1287 0.090

staff

pax

staff

pax

staff

pax

staff

pax

staff

pax

staff

pax

staff

pax

staff

pax

staff

pax

- minor

95

15

119

20

188

17

136

51

154

22

128

39

165

38

110

26

1,095

202

- severe

16

15

13

21

80

15

- fatal

Note: Rate = number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

Table 4
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2004

CAUSES OF DAMAGE (Aggregate data for November 1998 - 2005)

% of incidents and accidents, by cause

45%

41.4%
40%

35%

30%
26.9%
25%
21.6%
20%

15%

10%

7.9%

5%
survey\apron-98.ta3,4.xls

2.1%
0%
A Damage to aircraft by
apron equipment

B Damage to/by moving

aircraft

C Damage to property/equip.
by jet blast

D Equip. to equip. damage

E Equip. to facilities damage

Table 5
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005

BREAKDOWN BY REGION AND SIZE OF AIRPORT (Data for November 2005)

Region

ALL AIRPORTS
AFR
ASI
EUR
LAC
NAM
PAC
TOTAL

No. of
Airports

No. of a/c
movements

13
6
40
56
24
16
155

64,038
37,608
493,907
114,700
362,885
156,389
1,229,527

Incidents
to aircraft

4
10
41
21
18
14
108

Incidents
equip./ fac.

No. of
Incidents

Rate to
equip./fac.

Rate
overall

5
41
118
27
39
40
270

0.062
0.266
0.083
0.183
0.050
0.090
0.088

0.016
0.824
0.156
0.052
0.058
0.166
0.132

0.078
1.090
0.239
0.235
0.107
0.256
0.220

AIRPORTS REPORTING MORE THAN 6,000 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH
AFR
2
46,847
0
0
ASI
2
24,402
6
28
EUR
21
444,802
31
71
LAC
5
41,918
0
2
NAM
16
339,577
17
20
PAC
11
141,776
13
22
57 1,039,322
67
143
TOTAL

0
34
102
2
37
35
210

0.000
0.246
0.070
0.000
0.050
0.092
0.064

0.000
1.147
0.160
0.048
0.059
0.155
0.138

0.000
1.393
0.229
0.048
0.109
0.247
0.202

AIRPORTS REPORTING LESS THAN 6,000 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH
AFR
11
17,191
4
1
ASI
4
13,206
4
3
EUR
19
49,105
10
6
LAC
53
72,782
21
4
NAM
8
23,308
1
1
PAC
5
14,613
1
3
100
190,205
41
18
TOTAL

5
7
16
25
2
4
59

0.233
0.303
0.204
0.289
0.043
0.068
0.216

0.058
0.227
0.122
0.055
0.043
0.205
0.095

0.291
0.530
0.326
0.343
0.086
0.274
0.310

Note: Rate = number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

1
31
77
6
21
26
162

Rate
to aircraft

Table 6
ACI SURVEY ON APRON
INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005
(Data for Full year2005)

Number of participating airports:

Number of aircraft movements:

192
15,924,730

Number

% total

Rate*

894

30.70%

0.056

2,018

69.30%

0.127

2,912

100%

0.183

676
218

75.62%
24.38%

0.042
0.014

894

100.00%

0.056

58
1,220
740

2.87%
60.46%
36.67%

0.004
0.077
0.046

2,018

100.00%

0.127

Incidents/accidents:
comprising:
Incidents/accidents involving aircraft:
Incidents/accidents involving
equipment & facilities:
Total
Incidents/accidents involving aircraft:
damage to aircraft by apron equipment:
damage to/by moving aircraft:
Total

Incidents/accidents involving equipment & facilities:

caused by jet blast:
equipment to equipment damage:
equipment to facility damage:
Total

the rate is the number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

NB: due to rounding, rates and percentages may not add exactly

Injuries:
fatal
severe
minor
Total

Number

% total

Rate*

2
37
2,069

0.09%
1.76%
98.15%

0.000
0.002
0.130

2,108

100%

0.132

Table 7
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ ACCIDENTS 2005
(Data for Full year 2005)

Causes of apron incidents/accidents

Part A: DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BY APRON EQUIPMENT
% total

Passenger handling equipment

Aircraft loading equipment

Aircraft servicing equipment

Others
Total Part A

163
273
165
75
676

23.21%

4
5
9
58
13
9
13
107
218

7.49%

Part B: DAMAGE TO/BY MOVING AIRCRAFT:

Another aircraft
Jet blast
Aircraft marshaller/follow me
Aircraft manoeuvring
Fixed objects
Parked ground equipment
Foreign object damage (FOD)
Others
Total Part B

Part C: PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE FROM JET BLAST

Total Part C

58

1.99%

1,220

41.90%

740

25.41%

Part D: EQUIPMENT TO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE

Total Part D

Part E: EQUIPMENT TO FACILITY DAMAGE

Total Part E

Part G: INJURIES TO STAFF OR PASSENGERS

Injuries to staff
Injuries to passengers
Total Part F

1,888 (2 fatal; 32 severe; 1'854 minor)

220 ( 0 fatal; 5 severe; 215 minor)
2108 (2 fatal; 37 severe; 2'069 minor)

Table 8
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005

STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS (Data for full years)

YEAR
Aircraft movements

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

23,476,235

25,846,942

23,098,966

25,500,320

17,977,181

15,119,020

341

376

359

415

385

193

Number of Participating Airports

No.

Total incidents/accidents

4893

Rate

No.

0.208

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

5526

0.214

8,591 0.372

6,751

0.265

3,301

0.184

2005

1999-2004

15,924,730

146,943,394

192

2,261

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

3,233

0.214

2912

0.183

35,207

0.240

Rate

- Incidents/accidents involving aircraft

1871

0.080

1883

0.073

1,826 0.079

1,903

0.075

1,183

0.066

922

0.061

894

0.056

10,482

0.071

- Incidents/accidents involving equip.& facilities

3022

0.129

3643

0.141

6,765 0.293

4,848

0.190

2,118

0.118

2,311

0.153

2018

0.127

24,725

0.168

No.

No.

1591
483
638
352
118

No.

32.5%
9.9%
13.0%
7.2%
2.4%

1488
313
583
322
270

26.9%
5.7%
10.6%
5.8%
4.9%

1444
369
541
311
223

16.8%
4.3%
6.3%
3.6%
2.6%

1555
260
513
310
472

23.0%
3.9%
7.6%
4.6%
7.0%

859
174
315
231
139

26.0%
5.3%
9.5%
7.0%
4.2%

660
162
266
166
66

20.4%
5.0%
8.2%
5.1%
2.0%

676
163
273
165
17

23.2%
5.6%
9.4%
5.7%
0.6%

8,273
1,924
3,129
1,857
1,305

23.5%
5.5%
8.9%
5.3%
3.7%

280

5.7%

395

7.1%

382

4.4%

348

5.2%

324

9.8%

262

8.1%

218

7.5%

2,209

6.3%

1871

38.2%

1883

34.1%

1826

21.3%

1903

28.2%

1,183

35.8%

922

28.5%

894

30.7%

10,482

29.8%

86

1.8%

89

1.6%

59

0.7%

105

1.6%

50

1.5%

32

1.0%

58

2.0%

479

1.4%

2029

41.5%

2570

46.5%

3721

43.3%

3458

51.2%

1,304

39.5%

1412

43.7%

1,220

41.9%

15,714

44.6%

907

18.5%

984

17.8%

2985

34.7%

1285

19.0%

764

23.2%

867

26.8%

740

25.4%

8,532

24.2%

Total incidents/accidents involving

equip./facilities

3022

61.8%

3643

65.9%

6765

78.7%

4848

71.8%

2,118

64.2%

2311

71.5%

2,018

69.3%

24,725

70.2%

Injuries to staff and passengers

1411 0.060

A Damage to aircraft by apron equipment

- by passenger handling equipment
- aircraft loading equipment
- aircraft servicing equipment
- miscellaneous
B Damage to/by moving aircraft
Total incidents/accidents involving aircraft
C Damage to property/equip. by jet blast
D Equip. to equip. damage
E Equip. to facilities damage

No.

No.

Rate

No.

1411 0.060

No.

Rate

No.

2455 0.095

No.

Rate

3088 0.134

No.

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

No.

Rate

2703

0.106

1,925

0.107

1807

0.120

2108

0.132

2703

0.106

1807

0.120

2108

0.132

No.

Rate

15,497

0.105

15,497

0.105

1,925

0.107

to pax

to staff

to pax

to staff

to pax

to staff

to pax

to staff

to pas

to staff

to pax

to staff

to pax

to staff

to pax

- minor

1194

34

2224

129

2330

424

2047

387

1,591

274

1370

410

1854

215

12,610

1,873

- severe

163

89

290

28

234

20

26

22

32

856

72

10

12

10

14

21

55

31

- fatal

Note: Rate = number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

3088 0.134

to staff

analysis of injuries

2455 0.095

Table 9
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005

CAUSES OF DAMAGE (Aggregate data for 1999 - 2005)

% of incidents and accidents, by cause

50%

44.6%
45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

24.2%
23.5%

20%

15%

10%
6.3%
5%
1.4%

survey\apron-98.ta3,4.xls

0%
A Damage to aircraft by apron
equipment

B Damage to/by moving aircraft

C Damage to property/equip. by jet

blast

D Equip. to equip. damage

E Equip. to facilities damage

Table10
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005

BREAKDOWN BY REGION AND SIZE OF AIRPORT (Data for full year 2005)
Region

ALL AIRPORTS
AFR
ASI
EUR
LAC
NAM
PAC
TOTAL

No. of
Airports

No. of a/c
movements
13
343,148
7
492,954
58
5,655,258
59
1,337,589
29
6,066,576
26
2,029,205
192 15,924,730

Incidents
to aircraft

70
49
532
51
163
29
894

Incidents
equip./ fac.

No. of
Incidents

Rate
to aircraft

Rate to
equip./fac.

Rate
overall

10
418
1262
56
178
94
2018

80
467
1794
107
341
123
2912

0.204
0.099
0.094
0.038
0.027
0.014
0.056

0.029
0.848
0.223
0.042
0.029
0.046
0.127

0.233
0.947
0.317
0.080
0.056
0.061
0.183

AIRPORTS REPORTING MORE THAN 70,000 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS

AFR
1
99,204
1
5
ASI
2
293,799
36
384
EUR
24
4,588,208
460
1187
LAC
4
429,906
3
11
NAM
22
5,870,443
151
176
PAC
11
1,665,995
18
71
64 12,947,555
669
1834
TOTAL

6
420
1647
14
327
89
2503

0.010
0.123
0.100
0.007
0.026
0.011
0.052

0.050
1.307
0.259
0.026
0.030
0.043
0.142

0.060
1.430
0.359
0.033
0.056
0.053
0.193

AIRPORTS REPORTING LESS THAN 70,000 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS

AFR
12
243,944
69
5
ASI
5
199,155
13
34
EUR
34 1,067,050
72
75
LAC
55
907,683
48
45
NAM
7
196,133
12
2
PAC
15
363,210
11
23
128 2,977,175
225
184
TOTAL

74
47
147
93
14
34
409

0.283
0.065
0.067
0.053
0.061
0.030
0.076

0.020
0.171
0.070
0.050
0.010
0.063
0.062

0.303
0.236
0.138
0.102
0.071
0.094
0.137

Note: Rate = number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

Table 11
ACI SURVEY ON APRON SPILLS - 2004
(Data for November 2004)

Number of participating airports:

Number of aircraft movements:

157
1,229,527

Number

% total

Rate*

Apron Spills comprising:

- Fuel Spills:

249

59.71%

0.203

- Other Spills:

168

40.29%

0.137

417

100%

0.339

Total

* the rate is the number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

NB: due to rounding, rates and percentages may not add exactly

Table 12
ACI SURVEY ON APRON SPILLS - 2005

BREAKDOWN BY REGION AND SIZE OF AIRPORT (Data for November 2005)

Region

ALL AIRPORTS
AFR
ASI
EUR
LAC
NAM
PAC
TOTAL

No. of
Airports

No. of a/c
movements

13
6
40
56
24
16
155

64,038
37,608
493,907
114,700
362,885
156,389
1,229,527

Fuel
Spills

Other
Spills

13
6
156
11
25
38
249

No. of
Spills

Other
Rate

Rate
overall

14
15
261
15
32
80
417

0.203
0.160
0.316
0.096
0.069
0.243
0.203

0.016
0.239
0.213
0.035
0.019
0.269
0.137

0.219
0.399
0.528
0.131
0.088
0.512
0.339

AIRPORTS REPORTING MORE THAN 6,000 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH
2
46,847
5
0
5
AFR
ASI
2
24,402
2
2
4
21
444,802
147
102
249
EUR
LAC
5
41,918
1
0
1
NAM
16
339,577
18
7
25
PAC
11
141,776
35
20
55
57 1,039,322
208
131
339
TOTAL

0.107
0.082
0.330
0.000
0.053
0.247
0.200

0.000
0.082
0.229
0.000
0.021
0.141
0.126

0.107
0.164
0.560
0.000
0.074
0.388
0.326

AIRPORTS REPORTING LESS THAN 6,000 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH
11
17,191
8
1
AFR
ASI
4
13,206
4
7
19
49,105
9
3
EUR
LAC
53
72,782
10
4
NAM
8
23,308
7
0
PAC
5
14,613
3
22
100
190,205
41
37
TOTAL

0.465
0.303
0.183
0.137
0.300
0.205
0.216

0.058
0.530
0.061
0.055
0.000
1.506
0.195

0.524
0.833
0.244
0.192
0.300
1.711
0.410

Note: Rate = number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

1
9
105
4
7
42
168

Fuel
Rate

9
11
12
14
7
25
78

Table 13
ACI SURVEY ON APRON SPILLS - 2005
(Data Full year 2005)

Number of participating airports:

Number of aircraft movements:

192
15,924,730

Number

% total

Rate*

Apron Spills comprising:

- Fuel Spills:

2,100

53.04%

0.132

- Other Spills:

1,859

46.96%

0.117

3,959

100%

0.249

Total

* the rate is the number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

NB: due to rounding, rates and percentages may not add exactly

Table 14
ACI SURVEY ON APRON SPILLS - 2005

BREAKDOWN BY REGION AND SIZE OF AIRPORT (Data for Full year 2005)
Region

ALL AIRPORTS
AFR
ASI
EUR
LAC
NAM
PAC
TOTAL

No. of
Airports

No. of a/c
movements

13
343,148
7
492,954
58
5,655,258
59
1,337,589
29
6,066,576
26
2,029,205
192 15,924,730

Fuel
Spills

44
77
1257
246
345
131
2100

Other
Spills

No. of
Spills

Fuel
Rate

Other
Rate

Rate
overall

2
64
1384
51
104
254
1859

46
141
2641
297
449
385
3959

0.128
0.156
0.222
0.184
0.057
0.065
0.132

0.006
0.130
0.245
0.038
0.017
0.125
0.117

0.134
0.286
0.467
0.222
0.074
0.190
0.249

AIRPORTS REPORTING MORE THAN 70,000 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS

1
99,204
38
0
AFR
ASI
2
293,799
57
47
EUR
24
4,588,208
1103
1317
LAC
4
429,906
39
2
NAM
22
5,870,443
344
104
PAC
11
1,665,995
116
135
TOTAL
64 12,947,555
1697
1605

38
104
2420
41
448
251
3302

0.383
0.194
0.240
0.000
0.059
0.070
0.131

0.000
0.160
0.287
0.000
0.018
0.081
0.124

0.383
0.354
0.527
0.000
0.076
0.151
0.255

AIRPORTS REPORTING LESS THAN 70,000 ANNUAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS

12
243,944
6
2
AFR
ASI
5
199,155
20
17
EUR
34
1,067,050
154
67
LAC
55
907,683
207
49
NAM
7
196,133
1
0
PAC
15
363,210
15
119
TOTAL
128
2,977,175
403
254

8
37
221
256
1
134
657

0.025
0.100
0.144
0.228
0.005
0.041
0.135

0.008
0.085
0.063
0.054
0.000
0.328
0.085

0.033
0.186
0.207
0.282
0.005
0.369
0.221

Note: Rate = number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements

Report on Apron Incidents/Accidents

Data collection for the THE FULL YEAR 2005
Airport:
Address:
Country:
Name and title of person completing this form:
Tel No:

IATA code:

The Information received will be treated as confidential.

Data will be published in a consolidated form without
mentioning individual airports. Where no incidents
occured, mark "0".

Fax No:

**** Total number of air transport movements during the YEAR 2005: ****

Please complete the entire form and return itMay 31

2006 to:
Email: jamesyi@aci.aero
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in electronic format.

The following is a summary of apron incidents/accidents reported to the Airport Authority/Operator.

Number of
Incidents /
Category of incidents/Accidents
Accidents
Comments (use additional sheet if necessary)
PART A - DAMAGE TO STATIONARY AIRCRAFT
BY APRON EQUIPMENT:
Passenger handling equipment
Aircraft loading equipment
Aircraft service equipment
Others
Total part A

PART B - DAMAGE TO MOVING AIRCRAFT

CAUSED BY:
Another aircraft (taxiing)
Jet blast
Aircraft marshaller/follow me/VDGS
Aircraft manoeuvring (towing/push back)
Fixed objects
Parked ground equipment
Foreign object damage
Others (explain under "comments")
Total part B

PART C - PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE

FROM JET BLAST
PART D - EQUIPMENT/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
PART E - EQUIPMENT/FACILITY DAMAGE
PART F - SPILLAGES
Fuel spillages needing clean-up (give details)
Other spillages (give details)
Total part F
PART G - INJURIES TO PERSONNEL OR
PASSENGER RELATED TO REPORTED
INCIDENTS

0
Total

Minor

Personnel

Passengers

Severe

Fatal* (Attach detail)

Report on Apron Incidents/Accidents

Data collection for NOVEMBER 2005
Airport:

The Information received will be treated as confidential. Da

will be published in a consolidated form without mentionin
individual airports. Where no incidents occured, mark "0".

IATA code:

Address:
Country:

Please complete the entire form and return to ACIbefore

31 May 2006 to:

Name and title of person completing this form:

Tel No:

Fax No:

**** Total number of air transport movements for NOVEMBER 2005: ****

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Category

The following is a summary of apron incidents/accidents reported to the Airport Authority/Operator.

Number of
Incidents
of incidents/Accidents
/Accidents
Comments (use additional sheet if necessary)

PART A - DAMAGE TO STATIONARY AIRCRAFT BY

APRON EQUIPMENT:
PASSENGER HANDLING EQUIPMENT
Passenger loading bridges
Passenger stairs/steps
Mobile lounge/coaches/buses
AIRCRAFT LOADING EQUIPMENT
Ramp tractors
Baggage/cargo carts/dollies
Container and/or pallet loader
Forklifts
Belt conveyors
Catering/cleaning trucks (elevating)
AIRCRAFT SERVECING EQUIPMENT
Toilet and water vehicles
Fuelling trucks/services
Aircraft tow tractors/tow bars
Air start and ground power units
Maintenance equipment/access steps platforms
High lifting equipment/deicing vehicles
MISCELLANEOUS
(explain under "comments")
(explain under "comments")
Total part A

PART B - DAMAGE TO MOVING AIRCRAFT CAUSED

BY:
Another aircraft (taxiing)
Jet blast
Aircraft marshaller/follow me/VDGS
Aircraft manoeuvring (towing/push back)
Fixed objects
Parked ground equipment
Foreign object damage (FOD) to
Tires/landing gear
Engines
Air-frame
Others (give details under "comments")
Total part B

PART C - PROPERTY/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE FROM

JET BLAST

PART D - EQUIPMENT/EQUIPMENT DAMAGE

PART E - EQUIPMENT/FACILITY DAMAGE

PART F - SPILLAGES
Fuel spillages needing clean-up (give details)
Other spillages (give details)
0

Total part F

Total
PART G - INJURIES TO PERSONNEL OR PASSENGER Personnel
Passengers
RELATED TO REPORTED INCIDENTS

Minor

Severe

Fatal* (Attach detail)

0
0

APRON SAFETY RELATED ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN AT THE AIRPORT

Please indicate any specific activities (use additional sheet if necessary)

Suggestion/proposals to promote apron safety:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: (please fill this section in)

ACI Would like to have an up-to-date database of direct contacts for the Annual Apron Safe
Survey. Please provide us with the contact information of the person responsible for this data
at your airport(s).
Name:
Title:
Address:
Telephone
Email:

ACI Operational Safety Subcommittee

Report on Apron Incidents/ Accidents

Definitions
(from ACI Apron Safety Handbook, second edition, 1996 - chapter 7)

Accident:
An occurrence associated with the operation or handling of an aircraft in which a
person is fatally or seriously injured, or the aircraft sustains damage (adapted from
the definition contained in ICAO Annex 13).
Incident:
An occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation or handling of
an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operation (adapted from the
definition contained in ICAO Annex 13).
Aircraft damage:
Any damage or adverse condition which affects the structural strength, performance
or flight characteristics of an aircraft or causes delay in flight operations due to
repairs.
Equipment damage:
Any damage or adverse condition which limits or prevents the use of mobile aircraft
handling equipment or requires repairs
Facility damage:
Any damage or adverse condition which limits or prevents the us e of a fixed aircraft
handling facility or requires repairs
Property damage:
Any damage or adverse condition which limits or prevents the use of a structure or
building or which requires repair
Injury:
Any condition which requires medical assistance, including first aid
Injury (fatal):
Any injury which results in death within 30 days of the incident/accident

APRON SAFETY
Are you getting it right?
Since the mid-1980s, ACI has been collecting apron accident and incident statistics from its
member airports worldwide. This information is analyzed by the ACI Operational Safety
Subcommittee (OSSC). In global terms, the survey results show a trend that apron safety is on its
way to improvement. However, they also indicate some major apron safety issues such as ground
vehicles and apron equipment striking aircraft or other vehicles and apron equipment.
ACI member airports have initiated many excellent apron safety management practices. The
following items are considered by the OSSC as a few examples of good practice which can help
you improve apron safety:

form an Apron Safety Committee

agree training standards for airside drivers
hold regular airside safety campaigns
agree maintenance standards for all airside vehicles
develop policies for apron management and vehicle parking
develop a programme of regular apron cleaning and FOD walks
hold regular safety audits of aircraft turnarounds
collect and review accident/incident data on a regular basis
ensure that all apron markings are regularly re-painted
ensure that all airside workers wear high-visibility clothing

Finally, do you have a copy of the ACI Airside Safety Handbook or Aerodrome Bird Hazard
Prevention and Wildlife Management Handbook? The above issues, and more, are covered in
detail in these essential publications.

ACI Airside Safety Handbook

(Third edition 2006)

ACI Aerodrome Bird Hazard Prevention

and Wildlife Management Handbook
(First edition 2005)

Copies of these handbooks as well as other safety related publications are available from:

ACI World Headquarters

PO Box 16
CH-1215 Geneva 15 Airport
Switzerland

Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:
Website:

(+41.22) 717 8585

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