ATM Goals
Air traffic management (ATM) safety is improving but will require intensified effort to achieve the goals of the Single European Sky program, the Eurocontrol Safety Regulatory Commission (SRC) says.
In releasing its annual safety report for 2009, the SRC said that no ATM-related accidents were reported for aircraft weighing more than 2,250 kg (4,960 lb).
“The trend shows that the absolute number of accidents with an ATM contribution is decreasing,” the report said.
The report also noted a slight decrease in runway incursion incidents and a decrease in the total number of level bust incidents reported, although the number of serious incidents increased slightly. In addition, the report said, “there was a definite increase in the number of reported airspace infringements, with more serious incidents reported, but the number of major incidents remained the same.”
Jos Wilbrink, the 2010 SRC chairman, said, “One emerging issue is that although safety maturit…
