Ensuring Aviation Safety in a changing world Presented by Yannick Malinge / Senior Vice-President & Chief Product Safety Officer

Ensuring Aviation Safety in a changing world

Presented byYannick Malinge / Senior Vice-President & Chief Product Safety Officer

© AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.

The changing landscape of Aviation…

In 1960, 40 aircraft took off every hour.

Today, there are 3100 aircraft taking off every hour, that is almost one every second around the world.

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The number of commercial airlines worldwide increased by 70% over the past 40 years.

It doubled in the Indian sub-continent.

It more than trippled in China.

It was multiplied by 4.5 in CIS.

Today, there are more than 2000 commercial airlines around the world

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The number of airports for commercial aviation worldwide remained virtually unchanged over the

past 40 years.

In Europe, Japan or the US, 1 runway is built every ten years.

In China 82 new airport projects are planned to be started by the end of 2015.

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The fleet of the largest airline is above 700 aircraft.

40% of airlines have a fleet of less than 5 aircraft.

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In 1970, a « low cost » airline didn’t mean anything

Today, 15% of the traffic is performed by low cost airlines worldwide

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In the 80’s, airlines employed almost exclusively local pilots

Today, some airlines employ more than10 different nationalities of pilots

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A barrel in current US $ was around

33 $ in 1982,

19 $ in 1992

25 $ in 2002

Today, it is above 100 $

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What will the aeronautical environment look like in the future?

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Air Transport is adynamic complex system

with huge variability


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What is the Global Safety Perspective ?

What are the possible ways forward ?


Where do we stand in terms of accident records?

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The key question: how to move forward?

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Ways forward

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MAJOR RISKS

• Loosing sight of key assets: high professional standards

• Taking safety for granted

CHALLENGES

• The holistic nature of air transport• The variability of operational contexts• The dynamic nature of the Aviation System…and

its uncertainty


Ways forward

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MAJOR RISKS



CHALLENGES


its uncertainty


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Early jet

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Sources: Ascend, Airbus


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Sources: Ascend, Airbus

*100% of Airbus today production line from A318 to A380+ B777 and B787

What has aviation learned?• Automation has brought safety benefits & will continue,

• Sharing of information is vital,

• Keeping highest training standards is one of the keys.

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Toulouse, 13 Sept. 2013BSE Workshop


High professional standards

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EBT, learning from positive, sharing experience

Air Transport: a dynamic complex system with huge variability

Need to maintain the highest professional standards

One example: evolution of pilot job

• Pilots are less & less exposed to manual flying conditions

• Evolution of pilots background

• Demand for new pilots


High professional standards

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Taking safety for granted

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developing safety awareness and sound SMS

Within a context of fast developing countries, buzz society, increasing liability stakes

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Safe AircraftSafe Airline Operations

Safe Air Transport System

Growing fleet Variability of configurations

Ageing fleet

New business models

Increased operational pressure

Evolution of aviation

professionals

Variety of aviation background

Evolution of ATM

New operations (e.g. RNP)

Evolution of regulation

Increased financial pressure

Increased operational pressure & congestion in some areas


Ways forward

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MAJOR RISKS



CHALLENGES


its uncertainty


The holistic nature of Air Transport System

A number of safety initiatives have been launched over the years by the individual actors of the air transport system, eg

• Flight Envelope Protection• Terrain Avoidance Warning• Runway Overrun Protection• Short Term Conflict Alert• ….

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Need for more combined approaches at ATS level

• RNP deployment program• Regional Aviation Groups• …


Ways forward

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MAJOR RISKS



CHALLENGES


its uncertainty


The variability of operational contexts

In many cases ways forward to enhance safety are known,but not implemented, eg• Offer alternatives to circling approach• Runway design: grooving, safe overrun,• Ensure basics are known and understood• Ensure implementation of robust Flight Data Monitoring• Promote the sharing of information• …

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Need for ad hoc approaches

• Capability to focus on the right things to do first


Ways forward

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MAJOR RISKS



CHALLENGES


its uncertainty


The dynamic nature of the Air Transport System… and its uncertainty

Probabilistic approaches allow for anticipating a number of scenarios. Yet, there will always be unprecedented and unanticipated situations…

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From a priori responses…to resilience


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