Runway Safety (which includes runway incursion and excursion) has been identified as a high-risk event occurring at high frequency. With post-pandemic aviation growth in the Asia-Pacific region projected to be higher than the global average, it is to be expected that the volume and cadence of activities within the taxiways and runways will intensify. At the same time, we see many new airports being built in the region whilst others existing ones undergo expansion works. These developments increase the associated risks and probability for runway related incidents. While systems and processes can be put in place to help address this, ultimately humans are involved and responsible for operating the systems and implementing the processes. Thus, human factors/performance significantly influences runway safety, such as human-to-human interfaces between pilots and air traffic controllers, making appropriate decisions, particularly during high workload situations. During this session, panelists from various domains will provide insights on where and how human performance can be enhanced to improve runway safety.

Panel Moderator:

Capt. Barry O’Connor, Aer Lingus, Lead for the Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Incursions (GAPPRI) Airlines Group

Panelists:

Mr. Du Qiang, Deputy General Manager, Beijing Capital International Airport Holding

Ms. Jananya Siripanee, Chief of Operation Administration, Bangkok Terminal Control Center, AEROTHAI

Capt. Max Matsumoto, General Manager Corporate Safety, All Nippon Airways

Mr. Roberto Dias Pereira, Senior Engineer on Human Factors, Embraer

Mr. Yannick Vanhecke, Vice President Airbus Accident/ Incident Investigation and Prevention, Airbus