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aia.gr Annual Report 2016
Operational Responsibility
Operational Readiness & Emergency Preparedness • Regular Aviation Hazard Identification and Risk
AIA develops and maintains a safe and resilient Assessment (HIRA) sessions with operational
operating environment where all airport stakeholders stakeholders as to improve airside operations and
actively participate as to mitigate and control promote aviation safety.
all impacting factors of operational adversities.
During 2016, AIA and its stakeholders progressed • Enhanced hazard reporting and communication
with regular updates, exercises and tailor-made processes.
events that contributed to the good understanding
of emergency components and the further • Airport safety audits, in accordance with the
enhancement of the airport community engagement. scheduled airport audit plan as well as ad-hoc
safety inspections.
In 2016 the Company progressed preparations for
complying with the new EASA Aerodrome Rules and • Refresh trainings of the corporate Safety
for advancing aviation safety practices. Management System to stakeholders
The Full-Scale Emergency Exercise entitled “Aircraft • Safety promotion activities (i.e. distribution of
Accident on Airport” was successfully carried out and bulletins, leaflets and hats with logo “safety first”
attended by more than 250 members of the airport for all employees on airside).
community in compliance with AIA’s regulatory
obligations. As part of simulating an aircraft accident, • Presentation of safety topics by airport
the challenge was not only to verify readiness of stakeholders and University professors during AIA’s
all stakeholders involved but more significantly to first Aviation Safety Day on 7 December 2016.
vigorously test our response mechanism regarding
the accident Site, the operation of Call Centres The overall safety performance indicator (serious
(AIA’s and then Aegean Airlines’) and the operation incidents / 100,000 aircraft movements) had a
of Passenger and Friends and Relatives Reception marginal improvement at 33.83 (vs 34.06 in 2015)
Areas. All findings and evaluations identified by despite the increased movements (total 176,156 in
Controllers and Evaluators, along with the comments 2015 vs. 189,137 in 2016).
and recommendations by participants, were
presented in two sessions organised by AIA. Health & Safety
Ensuring the health & safety of the travelling public,
all public and technical areas are regularly inspected
as to ensure that airport facilities personnel comply
with legal provisions and AIA’s corporate rules and
procedures. In 2016, 25 audits were carried out to
various airport community stakeholders.
2016 Emergency Mobilisation Fire Life Safety
AIA monitors adherence to all applicable fire safety
AIA Emergency Services personnel: processes across the airport as per the pertinent Fire
Safety regulations. Compliance is enhanced through
122 cases purpose specific exercises, intensive training and
audits.
Airport Hellenic Fire Corps:
During 2016, three evacuation drills and simulations
320 cases were successfully carried out (including one large
scale exercise at the MTB) and five training sessions
Airport Services Emergency Medical Care: were conducted in which 682 AIA employees were
trained through the new corporate interactive
4,734 cases e-learning platform. Furthermore, compliance of
technical facilities to all pertinent regulations, as well
Aviation Safety as the degree of training of employees engaged in
Within 2016 AIA focused on the enhancement of emergency evacuations, were duly audited based on
the Aviation Safety Management System (SMS). In a risk assessment output.
particular, actions included:
• Several meetings of safety related airport bodies Airport Security
The Airport Security Programme was updated
(i.e. Safety Review Committee, Safety Action following approval of HCAA / Security Division. In
Group, Airside Safety Committee and Runway addition, due to security threat the MTB evacuation
Safety Team). procedure was also updated and successfully tested
• Engagement meetings with airport operational in cooperation with the Airport Hellenic Police.
stakeholders as to analyze safety issues and
enhance airside operations.
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Operational Responsibility
Operational Readiness & Emergency Preparedness • Regular Aviation Hazard Identification and Risk
AIA develops and maintains a safe and resilient Assessment (HIRA) sessions with operational
operating environment where all airport stakeholders stakeholders as to improve airside operations and
actively participate as to mitigate and control promote aviation safety.
all impacting factors of operational adversities.
During 2016, AIA and its stakeholders progressed • Enhanced hazard reporting and communication
with regular updates, exercises and tailor-made processes.
events that contributed to the good understanding
of emergency components and the further • Airport safety audits, in accordance with the
enhancement of the airport community engagement. scheduled airport audit plan as well as ad-hoc
safety inspections.
In 2016 the Company progressed preparations for
complying with the new EASA Aerodrome Rules and • Refresh trainings of the corporate Safety
for advancing aviation safety practices. Management System to stakeholders
The Full-Scale Emergency Exercise entitled “Aircraft • Safety promotion activities (i.e. distribution of
Accident on Airport” was successfully carried out and bulletins, leaflets and hats with logo “safety first”
attended by more than 250 members of the airport for all employees on airside).
community in compliance with AIA’s regulatory
obligations. As part of simulating an aircraft accident, • Presentation of safety topics by airport
the challenge was not only to verify readiness of stakeholders and University professors during AIA’s
all stakeholders involved but more significantly to first Aviation Safety Day on 7 December 2016.
vigorously test our response mechanism regarding
the accident Site, the operation of Call Centres The overall safety performance indicator (serious
(AIA’s and then Aegean Airlines’) and the operation incidents / 100,000 aircraft movements) had a
of Passenger and Friends and Relatives Reception marginal improvement at 33.83 (vs 34.06 in 2015)
Areas. All findings and evaluations identified by despite the increased movements (total 176,156 in
Controllers and Evaluators, along with the comments 2015 vs. 189,137 in 2016).
and recommendations by participants, were
presented in two sessions organised by AIA. Health & Safety
Ensuring the health & safety of the travelling public,
all public and technical areas are regularly inspected
as to ensure that airport facilities personnel comply
with legal provisions and AIA’s corporate rules and
procedures. In 2016, 25 audits were carried out to
various airport community stakeholders.
2016 Emergency Mobilisation Fire Life Safety
AIA monitors adherence to all applicable fire safety
AIA Emergency Services personnel: processes across the airport as per the pertinent Fire
Safety regulations. Compliance is enhanced through
122 cases purpose specific exercises, intensive training and
audits.
Airport Hellenic Fire Corps:
During 2016, three evacuation drills and simulations
320 cases were successfully carried out (including one large
scale exercise at the MTB) and five training sessions
Airport Services Emergency Medical Care: were conducted in which 682 AIA employees were
trained through the new corporate interactive
4,734 cases e-learning platform. Furthermore, compliance of
technical facilities to all pertinent regulations, as well
Aviation Safety as the degree of training of employees engaged in
Within 2016 AIA focused on the enhancement of emergency evacuations, were duly audited based on
the Aviation Safety Management System (SMS). In a risk assessment output.
particular, actions included:
• Several meetings of safety related airport bodies Airport Security
The Airport Security Programme was updated
(i.e. Safety Review Committee, Safety Action following approval of HCAA / Security Division. In
Group, Airside Safety Committee and Runway addition, due to security threat the MTB evacuation
Safety Team). procedure was also updated and successfully tested
• Engagement meetings with airport operational in cooperation with the Airport Hellenic Police.
stakeholders as to analyze safety issues and
enhance airside operations.
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