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Aviation safety forum a success
The forum on airport emergency and risk management held at the Singapore Aviation Academy was an interactive exchange between the speakers and the delegates. The three-day forum kicked off with a keynote address by Robin Currie, who has spent the last 40 years in the British fire service, mostly in the upper echelon. Currie addressed terrorism at airports and acknowledged from the outset that an airport is an attractive target that is vulnerable 24 hours a day. His presentation also drew many parallels between airport fire departments and the structural fire service. In his conclusion, he challenged attendees to “do your best to win what you need.”

Another highlight of the forum was a presentation by USAirways’ Captain Tom Phillips on the new doubledecker Airbus A-380. This behemoth aircraft, which will begin service in 2006, will carry up to 800 passengers. Phillips explained how the old “practical critical fire area” method of calculating extinguishing agent quantities will not be adequate for the A-380 and discussed the problems of additional evacuation slides for the upper deck. He also addressed the need for research on a new access/egress-type vehicle.

Four speakers addressed hangar fire protection. Jim Doctorman of Boeing set the stage by describing Boeing’s protection scheme, which includes water-only sprinklers for hangars housing unfueled aircraft and foam systems in hangars with fueled aircraft. Joshua Jones of the U.S. Navy addressed the development of foam nozzles used in trench drains to apply foam from below, precluding damage from unwanted discharges from traditional foam systems. Joe Seo of ABL Lim/Hughes Associates provided an example of this new technology, which was recently installed at the Singapore airport. Delegates were invited to tour the hangar on the third day of the conference.

At the conclusion of the forum, the organizers held a wrap-up meeting and decided to hold another forum at the academy in two years.

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