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victims of the tragedy, which further
highlighted the spirit of the people
who make up the SIA Group.
At the end of the financial year, the
staff strength of the SIA Group was
28,146. Of this, 13,713 were employed
by the Airline. The Airline employed
6,811 cabin crew and 2,059 pilots of
whom 94 were based overseas.
SAFETY, SECURITY
AND ENVIRONMENT
Safety
Ensuring safe operations for SIA's
customers and crew is the Group’s top
priority. One of many safety activities
this past year focused on preventing
accidents through data gathered from
our Flight Data Analysis Programme,
Hazard Reports, and the mandatory
Incident Reports submitted by crew.
All lessons learned from data-driven
reporting are shared with the crew
through the Flight Operations website,
as well as newsletters, briefings and
ongoing training.
The latest generation Crew
Resource Management training is
provided to all flight crew, and the
benefits are validated during simulator
sessions. Flight Operations embarked
on an Approach and Landing Accident
Reduction Programme by focusing on
the need for crew to conduct
stabilised approaches at all times.
A Ground Ramp Incident Prevention
Programme involving Engineering,
Flight Operations, Cabin Crew and
Ground Handling Services was
launched to promote ramp safety,
recognising that accidents on the ramp
area can be dangerous, very costly
and disruptive.
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Security
SIA recognises that customers'
security is of paramount importance
to airline operations. This is especially
so in light of ever present threats to
civil aviation worldwide. SIA Security
sets a standard of "Zero Lapses" in
operations. By working closely with
local and international security
agencies, appropriate preventive
measures have been implemented to
counter threats. There is a structured
audit programme that provides
continuous monitoring of
implemented security measures to
ensure their effectiveness.
Environment
Major environmental concerns
confronting the aviation industry are
related to fuel consumption, emissions
and noise associated with aircraft
operations. SIA's key strategy will
continue to be fleet renewal and the
adoption of the latest available
technology to harness the benefits of
reduced greenhouse gas emissions,
improved fuel productivity, lowered
noise levels and more efficient
utilisation of resources.
The Group is active in outlining its
measures in various fora, especially
involving regulators. Unfortunately
some regulatory proposals, if
implemented, will have a deleterious
impact on the aviation industry. They
do not keep pace with technological
change and seek to further restrict
aircraft operations at some airports,
such as London Heathrow.
SIA will continue to engage with
regulators, directly and through
industry bodies, to ensure its long-
term needs are recognised and that
the impact of regulatory change is
sensible and sustainable.
Details of SIA's environmental
activities and performance are shown
in its Environmental Report, a copy of
which can be viewed from the
Company's website:
http://www.singaporeair.com