Research projects - Airports

Description: The objective of the project was to investigate and recommend the means by which the Aviation Authorities of Member States manage matters with respect to the certification of service providers, availability of fluids at aerodromes, and other related issues.
Under the contract data was collected using customised questionnaires and direct interviews with airport operators, airlines, providers of de-icing services, aircraft manufacturers and European and foreign aviation authorities. The questionnaire covered the topics of applicable national regulations and the availability of de-icing fluids choices at European airports. After assessing the data collected as explained in the interim report, certain options were identified that would benefit the safety of aircraft operations. These options were discussed with key stakeholders in a dedicated workshop that took place in December 2010. These options have led to a set of recommendations presented and discussed in the final report. This report also briefly assesses the impact of implementing the recommendations and contains a cost model of de-icing operation upgrades.

Description: The project objective was to obtain an overview of the state of implementation of Annex 14 Volume 1 SARPS so as to know about the challenges of conversion towards binding common implementing rules and commonly used certification specifications, as EASA is preparing them in draft form since July of last year. In this context the objective of the study was the production of comprehensive individual studies (monographs) on the status of the implementation in the EASA States (EU 27, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland). Furthermore, a horizontal analysis was undertaken and presented in a comprehensive horizontal report.

Description: Occurrences of runway overruns and veer-offs, where ice, snow, slush or standing water patches are contributing factors, have been a constant issue for aviation. The main objective of the research project is to provide a sound basis for the development of regulatory, standardisation or R&D actions, namely to contribute to the progress of the ICAO Friction Task Force (FTF) action plan and prepare the prerequisites to the future EASA rules for aerodrome safety.