The aerodrome industry is facing significant challenges as we embark on a new century of air travel. On the one hand, aerodromes need to accommodate rapidly growing traffic and new larger aeroplanes (NLAs); on the other hand they must also ensure acceptable levels of safety. Airside accidents obviously do continue to occur from time to time, and in an overall sense aerodrome safety-as with every other safety sector affecting global aviation-cannot be overemphasized. The principal challenge for aerodrome operators, therefore, will be to provide sufficient aerodrome capacity and efficiency without adversely affecting safety.
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