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Captain Andrew Carroll Safety Services Office

EU passenger compensation rules: 261/2004

Cost of refreshments if a flight is delayed ( X 189)

Up to €400 per passenger if a flight is cancelled ( X 189)

Overnight accommodation and transportation cost ( X 195)

Wet lease operating cost for a replacement aircraft ~€10,000 per hour

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Ryanair’s Network

 200 airports

 32 countries

 1,600+ routes

 113m pax p.a.

 369 x B737-800’s

 320 x B737s on order

 Over 2000 sectors per day

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Recognising the risk

Safety Policy & Objectives

SMS

Airframe impact/Engine system malfunctions

• Aircraft and system design • Standard operating procedures • Flight crew normal checklist

• Captain’s inspection and release to service if there is no damage

• QRH Non normal checklists

• Recurrent flight crew training

“Without data, you don’t have an SMS”

Captain D Maurino

Safety Management Advisor, ICAO

Ryanair Risk Assessment Model

 The Ryanair bird strike risk assessment process focuses on serious multiple bird strikes (SMBs) and strikes by large species (single or multiple)

 It incorporates analysis of single bird strikes of medium and small species for the purposes of identifying trends which may indicate changing circumstances at each airport

Follow up communications with airport operators and national authorities

Birdstrike 2016 6

21000 per Rate

0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2015 Rate Mean 2015 2016 Rate 1 SD 2 SD 3 SD

 Crew files an ASR on completion of duty . Height?

. Weather conditions? . Number of birds seen/struck?

. Aircraft lights (on or off)? . Pilots warned of birds (ATC/ATIS)? . Bird remains retrieved? . Damage to aircraft?  Processed through the Ryanair SMS

 Numbers of birdstrikes analysed per 10,000 movements

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 139/2014

 Article 10 –

. Wildlife strike hazard reduction

 (a) The establishment of a national procedure for recording and reporting wildlife strikes to aircraft;

 (b) The collection of information from aircraft operators, aerodrome personnel and other sources on the presence of wildlife constituting a potential hazard to aircraft operations; and

 (c) An ongoing evaluation of the wildlife hazard by competent personnel.

. ALL EU/EEA airports are mandated to be EASA compliant by the end of

2017 (31/12/2017)

The Aerodrome Operator Shall:

• Assess the wildlife hazard on, and in the surroundings of, the aerodrome;

• Establish means and procedures to minimise the risk of collisions between wildlife and aircraft, at the aerodrome; and

• Notify the appropriate authority if a wildlife assessment indicates conditions in the surroundings of the aerodrome are conducive to a wildlife hazard problem

a) Wildlife Risk Assessment

b) Wildlife Risk Management Programme

c) Training For Wildlife Control Staff

d) Recording And Reporting Wildlife Strikes And Observed Wildlife

• Change in emphasis from an audit based approach to a collaborative approach

• Aims to achieve maximum benefit to customer airlines through cooperation

• Use of a third party expert provides an objectivity applicable to all airlines and airports

• Assesses the effectiveness of existing wildlife management practices

• Suggestions and recommendations on improvements to WHMP

• Guidance and assistance to airports to comply with COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 139/2014 ADR.OPS.B.020

 My favourite radio station W.I.I. FM What’s in it for me? • Leverage of airline corporate knowledge through data combination and analysis • Airport selection based on maximum benefit to the airlines (common destinations and risk probability) • Creating a repository of information for use by airlines and airports • Appointment of an independent consultant ornithologist to provide expert advice • Assessment of airport bird and wildlife management process • Engagement between airlines and airports on wildlife management • Suggestions for improvement in accordance with EU no 139/2014 ADR.OPS B.020

• Striving to comply with EU regulations ahead of the deadline

• Collective improvement to airport WHMPs through pooling of information and resources

• Provision of expert consultant assistance

• Mitigation of birdstrikes contributing to flight safety

• Reduction of costs