Safe Sky
Safety Bulletin of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency
Safe Sky is a quarterly publication produced by the Safety Office of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PAŻP). The articles in the publication are written by PAŻP specialists and external authors.
Safe Sky’s goal is to promote aviation safety and state-of-the-art solutions in the field of ATM.
Contact the editorial staff: safe.sky@pansa.pl
Safe Sky 2(31) /2026
In this issue:
Parachute — don’t forget it
Andrzej Rutkowski
Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Air Traffic Management: From Concept to Responsible Implementation. Part 2a: AI in Practice—Technologies and Applications in ATM
Piotr Andrzej Dmochowski
Civil and Military Aviation Inspection in Poland
Paweł Szpakowski
A Drone Over the Airport—A Threat or a Safety Tool?
Adrian Morys
Safe Sky 1 (30) / 2026
In this issue:
When the Pilot “Flies Away” – Emergency Autoland
Andrzej Rutkowski
Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Air Traffic Management: From Concept to Responsible Implementation. Part 1: From Idea to Trust
Piotr Andrzej Dmochowski
Aviation Navigation Under Conditions of GNSS Signal Interference
Paweł Szpakowski
Safe Sky 4-1 (28-29) / 2024/2025
In this issue:
Workload: The Workload of an Air Traffic Controller
Piotr Andrzej Dmochowski
Mitigating the Risk of Aviation Incidents Caused by UAVs During Operations of the Civil-Military Search and Rescue Coordination Center
Marek Kustra, Przemysław Walc
“Bumpier Skies”: How Is Turbulence Changing Aviation?
Agnieszka Witkowska
From Theory to Practice: The Secrets of ATSEP Training
Adrian Morys
Incident Reporting
Piotr Łaciński
Safe Sky 3 (27) / 2024
In this issue:
ATM Operators Always Ready for Change
Patryk Bukowski
Does Growth Make Sense? The Day-to-Day Life of an ATSEP
Adrian Morys
Confusion
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Safe Sky 2 (26) / 2024
In this issue:
FOD: What’s Undesirable at Airports
Paweł Szpakowski
An Invisible but Dangerous Threat to Aviation
Agnieszka Witkowska
A Costly Mess
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Reporting GNSS Interferences—Feedback for ATS Services
Safety Office and PBN Transition Plan Team
Safe Sky 1 (25) / 2024
In this issue:
How Not to Fulfill Technicians’ Dreams
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Guidelines for Monitoring SPI (Safety Performance Indicators) – Alarm Thresholds
Mariusz Krzyżanowski
Safety Recommendations as Part of a Safety Review
Piotr Ostaszewski
Safe Sky 4 (24) / 2023
In this issue:
Safety Aspects in Aviation Inspection, Part 2
Paweł Szpakowski
The Capacity of Air Traffic Control Sectors and Air Traffic Safety: Contexts, References, Interpretations
Piotr Andrzej Dmochowski
Safe Sky 3 (23) / 2023
In this issue:
Safety Aspects in Aviation Inspection, Part 1
Paweł Szpakowski
Communication in the Sky: The Imperative of English Proficiency in Aviation Safety
Marta Połanecka-Prior
A Recipe for Disaster
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Technology for Aviation Safety: The Introduction of the Safety Dashboard at PAŻP
Dorota Czermińska
September at PAŻP: Aviation Safety Awareness Month
Dorota Czermińska
Safe Sky 2 (22) / 2023
In this issue:
Monitoring the Implementation of Safety Recommendations
Tomasz Jełowicki
Safety Assessments for Multilateral Changes to the Functional System
Anna Kruk
Development of the Ground Movement Surveillance System at Warsaw Chopin Airport
Mieczysław Miksza
Drones: From Toys to Serious Threats
Maciej Stopka
Papuga’s Night Flights
Paweł Szpakowski
Safe Sky 1 (21) / 2023
In this issue:
A High-Profile Issue—Aircraft Noise
Paweł Szpakowski
Safety Audits at Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs): The Case of PAŻP
Piotr Ostaszewski
A (In)Safety Analysis
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Safe Sky 4 (20) / 2022
In this issue:
SafeSky: More Than One Meaning
Paweł Szpakowski
Directions for the Development of the Aviation Information Management System
Piotr Andrzej Dmochowski, Artur Kinowski
Coordination of Flight Schedules at the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency
Piotr Andrzej Dmochowski, Katarzyna Lewandowska
Safe Sky 3 (19) / 2022
In this issue:
Lasers as a Source of Hazards to Aviation
Paweł Szpakowski
Aviation Inspection Meeting in Africa
Paweł Szpakowski
The Flight
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Safe Sky 2 (18) / 2022
In this issue:
Solar Panel Farms at Airports—Benefits and Risks
Paweł Szpakowski
4 Years of the Civil-Military Coordination Center for Air Search and Rescue
Przemysław Walc
A Business Approach
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Safe Sky 1 (17) / 2022
In this issue:
The Impact of Wind Farms on Air Traffic Safety
Paweł Szpakowski
Włodzimierz Gedymin—One of the First Pilots of the Aviation Inspection Service’s “Papuga” Aircraft
Dariusz Krzowski
The Warsaw TMA Airspace
Bartosz Szymczak and Mateusz Ogonowski
A Parallel, Virtual Reality Air Traffic Control Environment Supports Operational Personnel
Hanna Kalita and Artur Kinowski
Safe Sky 4 (16)/2021
In this issue:
“Papuga” Beechcraft King Air 350 – There’s Only One King…
Dariusz Krzowski
Drones as a Threat to Aviation, Part 2
Paweł Szpakowski
Threats to Flight Operations Arising from Human Limitations, Part 1
Paweł Stysiał
Stork
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Safe Sky 3 (15)/2021
In this issue:
“Drone Traffic in Airport Areas—Threats and Countermeasures, Part 1
Paweł Szpakowski
Collision Risk Modeling
Piotr Paszyński
Extended Projected Profile (EPP)
Piotr Bożyk
The Problem
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Safe Sky 2 (14)/2021
In this issue:
Aircraft-Bird Collisions, Part 2
Paweł Szpakowski
The Role of Air Traffic Controllers in Situations Where Aircraft Are Threatened by Birds
Paweł Szpakowski
EFS FIS – Automation in Uncontrolled Airspace
Piotr Paszyński
Service in Information, Information in Service
Bartosz Koniuszewski
Safe Sky 1(13)/2021
In this issue:
“PARROTS” of the Aviation Inspection, Part 3
Dariusz Krzowski
Aircraft-Bird Collisions, Part 1
Paweł Szpakowski
Bibliography
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Surveillance Data Distribution Cloud (SDDC)
Piotr Bożyk
Safe Sky 4 (12)/2020
In this issue:
The Aviation Christmas Tree
Paweł Szpakowski
The Ilyushin-14 “Parrots” – Aviation Inspection Spreads Its Wings 14
Dariusz Krzowski, Tomasz Lasocki
PAŻP – Safety at Every Step, Part 2
Marek Górecki
Modern Vehicles for PAŻP’s Energy Sector
Piotr Bożyk
Six Decades of Air Traffic Management in Poland. Part 2.
Paweł Stysiał
Safe Sky 3(11)/2020
In this issue:
A Parrot in the Lithuanian Sky
Paweł Szpakowski
“PARROTS” of the Aviation Inspection, Part 1
Dariusz Krzowski
PAŻP – Safety at Every Step, Part 1
Marek Górecki
The EFES System Eases the Burden on Air Traffic Controllers at Polish Airports
Piotr Bożyk
The AIRAC Series
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Safe Sky 2(10)/2020
In this issue:
Drones in the Fight Against the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic
Paweł Szpakowski
How We’re Switching from Apples to Oranges: A New Approach to Safety Assessments
Łukasz Turzyński
Six Decades of Air Traffic Management in Poland. Part 1.
Paweł Stysiał
The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency in the SESAR Program
Marek Górecki
Safe Sky 1(9)/2020
In this issue:
From Madrid to Madrid – The Birth of the PansaUTM System
Marek Górecki
Safer with Drones – The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Aviation Inspections
Paweł Szpakowski
Ensuring Safety at Air Shows
Michał Staniewski
Cooperation with Airspace Users
Marcin Grzesiuk
Why Doesn’t a Pilot Report a Lack of Authorization to Perform a STAR?
Grzegorz Knast
Technical Duty
Klaudiusz Dybowski
Safe Sky 4(8)/2019
In this issue:
Safe Routes – Or, on the Validation of Flight Procedures
Paweł Szpakowski
Katowice: The Pearl in Poland’s Crown
Marek Górecki
“What’s Happening with My Report?”
Szymon Jochemczyk
And What Do You Do? – On the Work of Simulator Operators
Paweł Sysiał
How an Air Traffic Controller Learned from Physicists…
Grzegorz Wingert
Safe Sky 3(7)/2019
In this issue:
Where’s the Plane? – A Look at ILS Interferences
Paweł Szpakowski
Even Greater Safety at the Wrocław Airport
Marcin Ciupa
Risk Management at an Air Navigation Services Provider
Dolores Gracja Piwek
Keeping Up with the Times
Marek Górecki
Safe Sky 2(6)/2019
In this issue:
How Papuga Flies
Paweł Szpakowski
Toward Flexible Planning – POLFRA
Wiktor Sułkowski
Integrated Web Briefing
Paweł Wojciechowski
Security Analyses for Changes in the Functional System
Katarzyna Wieczorek
Safe Sky 1(5)/2019
In this issue:
Flow – Air Traffic Capacity and Flow Management (Part 2)
Marek Górecki
Parrots in Action
Paweł Szpakowski
8.33 kHz Channel Separation Below FL195 in the EPWW FIR
Marek Górecki
AMAN (Arrival Manager) for the PEGASUS_21 System
Dariusz Cichowicz
Implementation of OLDI in the PEGASUS_21 System
Core Systems Implementation Team – ONPR
Stress and Burnout in the Context of the Planned KRL Research Project
Prof. Marta Makara-Studzińska, Ph.D.
Stress
Monika Stępień
Safe Sky 4(4)/2018
In this issue:
Flow – Air Traffic Capacity and Flow Management (Part 1)
Marek Górecki
Satellite Navigation Systems in Aviation
Paweł Stysiał
New Threats to Airports and Aircraft Crews – Preventive Measures by the Police
Mariusz Tkacz, Włodzimierz Fehler
Exams and Evaluations – Elements of Assessing the Knowledge and Skills of ATC Personnel
Wojciech Stępień
Just Culture – Protection of Aviation Safety Reporters and Other Persons Mentioned in Such Reports Under Polish Law
Igor Komarnicki
Safe Sky 3(3)/2018
In this issue:
Implementation of Limited Visibility Procedures (LVP) for Category IIIA Landings and Limited Visibility Takeoffs (LVTO) at Chopin Airport
Rafał Banasiewicz
Meetings with FIS
Andrzej Rutkowski
Securing Class G Airspace During Military Exercises
Magdalena Rekść-Kopyłowicz
Poznań Approach vs. NATO Tiger Meet 2018
Michał Klamka
Just Culture—Why It’s Worth Reporting Incidents That Affect Air Traffic Safety
Mariusz Krzyżanowski
Glossary—Definitions and Abbreviations
Safe Sky 2(2)/2018
In this issue:
Aviation Inspection
Dariusz Krzowski, Adam Tarnowski, Paweł Szpakowski
The Missile Defense Shield and Air Traffic Control
Adam Machnicki
Glider Records and the Air Traffic Control System
Paweł Stysiał
Civil-Military Coordination Center for Air Search and Rescue at the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency
Norbert Piorun
Runway Incursion
Ryszard Biegański
An ENT Specialist and a Chiropractor: A Few Words About the CISM Program
Konrad Walicki
Safe Sky 1(1)/2018
In this issue:
Effective Airport Maintenance in Light of New European Regulations and New Technical Capabilities
Jarosław Trzoska
WE INTEND AUTOLAND
Jan Łuczkiewicz
A-CDM: Airport Collaborative Decision Making
Grzegorz Koślacz, Artur Kinowski
Runway Incursion: What Will You Do?
Maciej Szczukowski
Air Traffic Control Simulator in the Training System – Part 2
Marek Górecki
Energy Security at the Air Traffic Management Center
Tomasz Dzik
CPDLC’s Operational Debut in the Warsaw FIR
Marek Górecki