skyguide: Tenth anniversary of Überlingen accident: approach to safety has changed radically
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Geneva, 26 June 2012. Sunday 1 July 2012 marks the tenth anniversary of the mid-
air collision in the skies above Überlingen. These days, the personnel of
skyguide is in thoughts with the victims of the disaster and their loved ones,
as well as with the people from the region who brought their help after the
accident.
It was on 1 July 2002 that a passenger aircraft of Bashkirian Airlines collided
with a dedicated freighter of logistics provider DHL in the skyguide-controlled
airspace above Überlingen in Southern Germany. Seventy-one people lost their
lives. Ten years on, the tragedy remains a source of strong emotions to skyguide
and all its employees; and the victims, the bereaved and the people from the
Überlingen region who helped will be much in their thoughts on this anniversary
day.
Skyguide profoundly transformed its safety culture
The Überlingen accident transformed attitudes and approaches to safety in both
the Swiss and the international aviation world. All the safety recommendations
formulated by the investigating authorities were implemented by skyguide in
full. Switzerland's air navigation service provider has also consistently
further developed and expanded its own Safety Management System in the
intervening decade.
Today at skyguide, some 40 specialists are dedicated exclusively to safety
issues, and the Safety department is directly attached to the Executive Board.
At the same time, skyguide cultivates and promotes an open and broad supporting
safety culture. All the company's 1,400 employees are sensitised to safety
issues and concerns in appropriate training courses. Each staff member is
entirely free to report without prejudice and to request the investigation of an
incident or any matter they have observed. Open exchange about safety issues is
also fostered with partners, customers and authorities. Air navigation services
thus substantially contribute to constantly further reinforcing safety and
safety culture within the aviation industry.
skyguide
swiss air navigation services ltd
media relations
CH-1215 Geneva 15
Contact:
phone: +41 22 417 4008
e-mail: presse(at)skyguide.ch
internet: www.skyguide.ch
Skyguide is responsible for providing air navigation services in Switzerland and
in certain parts of neighbouring countries. With its 1,400 employees active at
14 locations in Switzerland, skyguide safely and efficiently guides some 3,270
flights civil and military aircraft a day - or 1.2 million a year - through the
busiest and most complex airspace in Europe. Skyguide stands for continuous
improvement, focussed innovation and creative cooperation. Together with its
partner organisations in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the
Netherlands, the company forms the FABEC alliance in charge of managing Central
Europe's airspace. Skyguide is a non-profit limited company which has its head
office in Geneva. The majority of its shares are held by the Swiss
Confederation.
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Media release (PDF):
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