L01_6P Aviation Industry PDF

Stake holders in the global aviation industry • Commercial airlines e.g. Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Jetstar Asia. • Airport Operators e.g. Changi Airport Group – Changi International Airport, Malaysia Airports - Kuala Lumpur International Airport. • Manufacturers of aircraft and aircraf...

Stake holders in the global aviation industry • Commercial airlines e.g. Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Jetstar Asia. • Airport Operators e.g. Changi Airport Group – Changi International Airport, Malaysia Airports - Kuala Lumpur International Airport. • Manufacturers of aircraft and aircraft parts E.g. Airbus. • Maintenance and Repair Organisations (MRO) E.g. SIA Engineering Company, ST Aerospace. • Aviation authorities E.g. CAAS, FAA, DCA. • Organisations that define standards and protocols for the industry e.g. ICAO, IATA. International Civil Aviation Organization • One of the 17 specialised agencies under the United Nations, similar to WTO and WHO. • Formed in 1947 at the Chicago Convention. • Currently has 193 member countries, also known as “Contracting States”. • Issues standards and recommended practices (SARPs) in 19 annexes. Purpose of ICAO • To promote co-operation between nations so that • International civil aviation may be developed in a safe and orderly manner. • International air transport services may be established on the basis of equality of opportunity and operated soundly and economically. Adapted from Chicago Convention ICAO Annexes Annex 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Topics Personnel licensing Rules of the air Meteorological services Aeronautical charts Units of measurement Operation of aircraft Nationality and registration marks Airworthiness of aircraft Facilitation Aeronautical communication Air traffic services Search and rescue Accident and incident investigation Aerodromes Aeronautical information services Environmental protection Security Transport of dangerous goods Safety Management International Air Transport Association • IATA’s members are airline companies. • Trade organisation for the air transport industry. • Examples of activities of IATA: • IATA Worldwide Airport Slots Group set guidelines for airport landing slots allocation. • Organize twice-yearly Slot Conferences to allow airlines to meet face-to-face to review their slot portfolio and finalize their future schedules. http://www.iata.org/policy/slots/Pages/index.aspx • Conduct studies and analyses on behalf of airports and airlines. ICAO & IATA Codes ICAO codes are separate and different from IATA codes. IATA codes are generally used for airline timetables, reservations, and baggage tags. The following are examples of the differences: • ICAO Location Indicators (e.g. WSSS for Singapore Changi Airport) • A four letter alphanumeric code which uniquely identifies airports, grouped geographically. It is used by Air Traffic Services and airline operations e.g. flight planning • ICAO Airline Designator (e.g. SIA for Singapore Airlines) • A three letter designator which is unique to airline. They are used for official purposes such as filing of flight plans. ICAO & IATA Codes • IATA Airport Code (e.g. SIN for Singapore Changi Airport) • A three-letter code which uniquely identifies airports. It is used for commercial purposes e.g. air ticket reservations, airway bills, baggage tags, etc. • IATA Airline Code (e.g. SQ for Singapore Airlines) • A two-letter code which forms the first two characters of the flight number and used for commercial purposes. • Controlled duplicates are issued to regional airlines whose destinations are not likely to overlap, so that the same code is shared by two airlines. The controlled duplicate is denoted with an asterisk (*). Aviation authorities • ICAO and IATA only provide guidelines for members to adopt. They do not have legislative powers to enforce these guidelines in the individual countries. • Each country has its own aviation authority to enact these guidelines into laws so that they can be enforced. For Singapore: • Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is the aviation authority. • The Law is the Air Navigation Act which provides for the control and regulation of aviation so as to maintain, enhance and promote safety and security in civil aviation. It also provides for the implementation of Singapore’s obligations under the Chicago Convention and any other international convention, agreement, or understanding relating to safety of civil aviation to which the Government is a party.” Air Navigation Order (ANO) • ANO contains the rules governing aviation safety and security in Singapore • All aviation activities in Singapore must comply with rules stated in the ANO • Topics included in the ANO: • • • • • • • • • Part II: Registration and marking of aircrafts Part III: Airworthiness and equipment of aircraft Part IV: Aircraft crew and licensing Part VB: Carriage of dangerous goods Part VI: Aircraft noise Part VIIA: Exhibitions of flying Part VIII: Documents and records Part IX: Control of air traffic Part X: Aerodromes, Heliports, Aeronautical lights and Dangerous lights • Part XI: General Singapore State Safety Programme • Safety objectives • Maintain zero fatal accidents involving entities carrying out aviation operations in Singapore • Ensure that Singapore’s safety regimes are aligned with ICAO SARPs and industry developments • Ensure that hazards are proactively identified and risks are mitigated Organizations required to implement Safety Management System (SMS) Singapore State Safety Program (2nd edition), page 19