§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many air misses have been reported by air traffic controllers in each of the last six months.
§ Mr. McLoughlinBy international definition an air miss is a pilot report. With effect from 1 April 1989 the Civil Aviation Authority introduced a similar scheme to permit air traffic control personnel to report aircraft proximity hazards (APHAZ reports). The reports are at present investigated by the CAA's safety regulation group. It is expected that an independent APHAZ assessment panel will be established and functioning before the end of the year.
The number of reports received since the inception of the scheme are as follows:
Number April 11 May 9 June 18 July 10 August 9 September 6 October 13 Total 76 To date, investigation and action has been completed on 33 of the reports.
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§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the official figures for air misses involving civil and military aircraft for each of the last five years; and what proportion these figures represent of the total actual air misses.
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Total (a) All risk bearing airmisses 78 66 71 78 92 385 (b) Those involving both a commercial air transport and a military aircraft1 6 4 3 5 5 23 (c) Proportion of (b) to (a) Percentage 8 6 4 6 5 6 1 Commercial air transport' means aircraft carrying fare paying passengers.