Foz do Iguaçu International Airport (IGU) Conducts Safety Activity on the Runway

Foz do Iguaçu International Airport (IGU) Conducts Safety Activity on the Runway

 

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The Foz do Iguaçu International Airport team (IGU) in Paraná, administered by CCR Aeroportos, held the “F.O.D. hunting” (Foreign Object Debris or debris of foreign objects), which consists of a walk through the airport's operational area in search of any object foreign to the operation, such as items lost by passengers or overthrow during service and service Transit of aircraft, vehicles and equipment in the area of movement. These objects can compromise the operation of the airport and even cause accidents.

 

3.45 kg of F.O.D were collected, among screws, seals, labels, stones and luggage handles. "This is a way of contributing to the operational safety of the airport, because if any object is sucked by the engine of an aircraft, it can cause damage and damage not only materials such as lives," says Thais Brambilla Funari, CCR Aeroportos Supervisor of Safety Supervisor .

 

Marcius Moreno, executive manager of CCR Aeroportos, explains that this is a recurring activity inside the airport. “The Safety team always performs this activity and, periodically, we invite other teams to participate in this search for foreign objects. The first F.O.D hunt of the year here in IGU mobilized several teams from the airport community, such as CCR Aeroportos employees, aerodrome firefighters, employees who work in the ramp area and other outsourced companies that provide service to the airport. ”

 

CCR Aeroportos, a CCR group business, operates 20 airports worldwide, signing its presence in four countries and nine Brazilian states. With the recent expansion the company has consolidated itself as one of the largest operators in number of airports in Brazil. In all manages 17 Brazilian airports: São Luís and Imperatriz, in Maranhão; Palmas, in Tocantins; Teresina, in Piauí; Petrolina, in Pernambuco; Goiânia, in Goiás; Belo Horizonte International Airport, through BH Airport, and Pampulha Airport in Minas Gerais; Curitiba, Bacacheri, Londrina and Foz do Iguaçu, in Paraná; Navegantes and Joinville, in Santa Catarina; and Pelotas, Uruguaiana and Bagé, in Rio Grande do Sul. Abroad, the company operates the airports of Juan Santamaria (Costa Rica), Quito (Ecuador) and Curaçao (Dutch Antilles). In all these operations, CCR Aeroportos moves about 42 million passengers/year.

 

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