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SAFETY FIRST
easyJet's highest priority is the safety of its
passengers and people. Safety is a guiding
principle and informs the decisions made by the
Company. The airline continues to develop an
open safety culture that promotes continuous
improvements in safety performance.
Comprehensive processes and structures are
maintained to monitor and manage safety-related
risk throughout the airline. The safety management
structure is led from the top of the organisation.
The Chief Executive of easyJet Airline Company Limited (EACL)
and the Accountable Manager of easyJet Switzerland S.A. (EZS)
are responsible for all aspects of safety delivery, including
compliance obligations under the EACL Air Operator Certificate
and the EZS Air Operator Certificate, respectively. The Company
also has Nominated Persons responsible for safety in certain
aspects of the airline's operations.
The Chief Executive chairs the Company's Safety Review Board
which meets monthly to assess reports from the Safety Action
Groups across the airline. This review and assessment process
delivers monthly reports to both the UK Civil Aviation Authority
and the easyJet Board.
To further strengthen the safety structure and allow more
in-depth review of safety matters, the easyJet Board established
the Safety Committee in 2013.
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For further information on the Safety Committee
No compromise on safety
easyJet does not compromise on safety. The Company has
established a leading-edge Safety Management System and
Fatigue Risk Management System which are well established and
incorporate rigorous reporting processes. Through these systems
easyJet works to drive safety performance improvements and
reduce risks to its people, passengers and suppliers.
easyJet has long pioneered innovative solutions to improve
safety and continues to seek better ways to support our people
to improve safety performance. In particular the airline continues
to focus on developing its understanding of human factors to
support this.
The airline's Fatigue Risk Management System provides analytical
data to determine reliable methods of predicting fatigue and
alertness in pilots. It was established over 10 years ago and is
one of only two such systems approved for use by the UK Civil
Aviation Authority (CAA). easyJet has collaborated with the
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration on fatigue
research and analysis and is now working with the CAA to
develop fatigue management principles which will be a
benchmark for the rest of the aviation industry.
easyJet is now also able to use data from flights, following
agreement from many pilot representative groups across
Europe, to monitor flight behaviours and better understand
any operational issues which should be considered in relation
to this important area.
The Company's strong focus on safety has helped it meet
the new regulatory compliance requirements prescribed by
the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
easyJet continues to work closely with EASA on the
development of future safety regulations. This has included
easyJet's Director of Safety and Security being a member of
EASA's EU taskforce following the Germanwings incident.
In advance of the recommendation of EASA and the CAA,
easyJet implemented measures to ensure at least two crew
are in the cockpit at all times during a flight. All easyJet pilots
are licensed by their national regulator and as part of this are
subject to extensive regular medical assessments. In addition,
all easyJet's pilots are continually scrutinised and monitored
from recruitment to training and operating to ensure they are
fully fit to operate.
easyJet takes all incidents of disruptive behaviour on-board very
seriously. The Company does not tolerate abusive or threatening
behaviour on-board and seeks prosecutions where appropriate.
It has established an internal working group on this issue and is
also an active participant in the British Air Transport Association
group, which brings together airlines, airports, airport retailers
and the police.
This year easyJet has also joined the Flight Safety Foundation,
an international non-profit organisation whose purpose is to
provide impartial, independent, expert safety guidance and
resources for the aviation and aerospace industries.
This year easyJet appointed a new Director of Safety and
Security. Geoff Want joined easyJet in October 2014, having
previously been a non-executive aviation safety adviser to
the Board since December 2012.
Geoff reports directly to the Chief Executive and Chairman
and has a remit to act independently outside of other
operational or commercial considerations.
Geoff is an aviation safety expert and previously held the role
of Director of Safety, Security and Risk Management at British
Airways during his over 30 year career at the airline. At British
Airways he became a member of the airline's Executive
Board, where he had responsibility for operational planning
and delivery, whilst also developing the company's risk
management system. He later became aviation safety adviser
to Rio Tinto, the global mining company. Throughout his
career Geoff has worked closely with aviation safety and
regulatory bodies.
OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY,
GEOFF WANT