Safety - Romania

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PRB monitoring

  • In 2025, Romatsa did not achieve the planned maturity levels set out in its performance plan for three out of five components of the EoSM. The components where ROMATSA missed the planned levels were Safety Policy and Objectives, Safety Promotion and Safety Culture.

  • The rate of runway incursions (RIs) was 0.88 at airport level, equal to the rate of RIs with ANS contribution. The rate of RIs at airport level was lower than the Union-wide average, whereas the rate with ANS contribution was slightly higher than the Union-wide average. Romania recorded no RIs at the Member State level throughout RP3 including for 2024.

  • The rate of separation minima infringements (SMIs) at State level was 2.87, being below the Union-wide rate, but higher than the rate of SMIs in 2024. The rate of SMIs at ANSP level was 1.92, being below the Union-wide rate, but slightly above 2024 level.

Effectiveness of Safety Management (EoSM) (KPI#1)

In 2025, ROMATSA did not achieve the planned maturity levels set out in its performance plan for three out of five components of the EoSM. The components where ROMATSA missed the planned level were Safety Policy and Objectives, Safety Promotion and Safety Culture.

In terms of main measures put in place to achieve the targets, the monitoring report defines the following: ROMATSA's safety objective is "the improvement of its safety level so that the number of accidents, serious or risk-bearing incidents induced by air navigation services provided by ROMATSA do not increase and, whenever possible, decreases." ROMATSA considers the safety KPA as having priority over all other KPAs, with this approach formalised in the DANUBE FAB Safety Policy: "Safety has priority over commercial, operational, environmental and social pressures." In this respect, safety is paramount and all other KPAs must be managed in a manner that does not reduce the level of safety. Compliance with the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2017/373 was confirmed by the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority at the time of certification, based on a compliance matrix. ROMATSA's recertifications as an ATM/ANS Service Provider are equally based on a compliance matrix with applicable regulations. Furthermore, safety being the first priority, all ROMATSA employees are aware of their individual safety roles. The Safety Policy states that each employee is individually responsible for safety. Safety training modules are delivered to front-line operators, and the value of safety is promoted throughout the organisation as a core operational requirement. Management commitment is documented in the Safety Policy and is focused on continuous improvement. Employees are encouraged to share experience with peers and with management. Lessons learned are captured through investigation and safety surveillance processes and disseminated across the organisation. All employees are trained in the essentials of the Safety Management Manual, with dedicated training delivered to those with specific safety responsibilities, including managers and front-line operators. Safety risk assessment processes and procedures take into account the need to prepare staff for changes that may affect safety, with consultation, involvement and training considered accordingly. All ROMATSA organisational units have one or more Local Safety Coordinators, typically appointed from frontline staff (ATC and technical personnel). ROMATSA's Safety Department verifies on a permanent basis that all necessary corrective actions have been duly established and applied. ROMATSA ensures the allocation of necessary funds for the fulfilment of safety activities and safety improvement actions, establishes and allocates strategic lines of action in the safety domain, and reviews the manner in which nonconformities detected during ATM safety surveys, audits and oversight activities are addressed, adopting measures and proposals accordingly.

In terms of underlying causes or circumstances leading to levels not being achieved, the NSA assesses in the monitoring report that ROMATSA achieved the Safety targets in 2025 (Level C) for 2/5 Management Objectives namely Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance, the rest of the safety management objectives (Safety Policy and Objectives, Safety Promotion and Safety Culture) were assessed by the NSA at Level B, as per the final reporting exercise of EoSM (1st of June 2026). Furthermore, in order to reach Level C on the remaining management objects, the ANSP has to improve elements related to: the Just Culture Policy, to incorporate the types of operational behaviours which are unacceptable by the Organization; Human Factors (HF) Expert/ Specialist with a relevant academic degree and / or professional experience recognized by a professional body; the periodic monitoring of the key suppliers (quarterly as per the EoSM guidance) and HF factors in the related agreements; hazard identification; competency of the staff and contractors who directly support air navigation service provision - which are criteria requested in the EoSM questionnaire for the required level.

The NSA notes in the monitoring report that the NSA maintains its continuous oversight of the ANSP on the elements regarding to the Safety Performance. In addition, the NSA invited the ANSP, in July 2026, for a dedicated meeting on EoSM compliance measures that should be taken and implemented by the ANSP ROMATSA in the next period, to fully comply with the EoSM requirements for a superior level (e.g. from Level B to Level C).

Safety occurrences

Rate of runway incursions (RIs) (PI#1) and Rate of runway incursion with ANS contribution (PI#3)

Rate of RIs per 100,000 airport movements - Romania
# Airport name APT movements Number of RI Rate RI per 100,000 Number of RI with ANS contribution Rate RI per 100,000 with ANS contribution
1 Bucharest Otopeni 127,816 2 1.56 2 1.56
2 AVRAM IANCU CLUJ 29,932 0 0.00 0 0.00
3 IASI 19,641 0 0.00 0 0.00
4 BUCURESTI BANEASA AUREL VLAICU 16,707 0 0.00 0 0.00
5 SIBIU 7,384 0 0.00 0 0.00
6 CRAIOVA 7,037 0 0.00 0 0.00
7 STEFAN CEL MARE SUCEAVA 6,772 0 0.00 0 0.00
8 MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU CONSTANTA 5,511 0 0.00 0 0.00
9 GEORGE ENESCU BACAU 4,738 0 0.00 0 0.00
10 TRANSILVANIA TARGU MURES 1,606 0 0.00 0 0.00
11 DELTA DUNARII TULCEA 438 0 0.00 0 0.00

Romania has reported 2 runway incursions (RI) during 2025 for all airports listed in the performance plans (11). In terms of ANS contribution, Romania reported 2 runway incursions.

When comparing the RIs at airport level to Union-wide level, Romania was lower than Union-wide average (0.88 vs 2.70). When comparing airport level with ANS contribution to the Union-wide level, Romania was just above the Union-wide average (0.88 vs 0.87).

As Romania reported 0 runway incursions in 2024, the rate of RIs has increased compared to 2024 at both airport level and ANS contribution-level.

To improve both RIs and SMIs, ROMATSA lists the following elements in the monitoring report: Dissemination of the occurrences (RI + SMI) at all ROMATSA structures that provide ATS services. Participation in Local Runway Safety Teams (LRST). Issuing Safety Recommendations after the occurrence was reported and investigated. Issuing bi-annual Reports for all the Occurrences reported and investigated. Implementation of good practices taken over from European level or from BULATSA through DANUBE FAB Safety Committee.

Regarding the monitoring of the effectiveness of the above initiatives, the NSA noted in the monitoring report that NSA monitors by continuous oversight – the processes for collecting, storing and analysing occurrences were improved by all parties involved (ANSP, CAA/NSA and AIB). In addition, the NSA carried out audits and inspections at ROMATSA, and automated interfaces were established between the safety databases of the AIS and the CAA/NSA. Moreover, specialized assessment is performed by the aeronautical inspectors on daily basis and reports.

Rate of separation minima infringements (SMIs) (PI#2) and Rate of separation minima infringements with ANS contribution (PI#4)

Rate of SMI with ANS contribution per 100,000 flight hours
# ANSP
Flight hours
Number of SMIs with ANS contribution
Rate of SMI with ANS contribution per 100,000 flight hours
% variation in rate of SMIs
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
1 ROMATSA 522,107 NA NA NA NA 10 NA NA NA NA 1.9 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

At State level, Romania reported 15 separation minima infringements (SMI) in their airspace during 2025. The rate of separation minima infringements was below Union-wide average (2.87 vs 7.87).

At ANSP level, ROMATSA reported 10 SMIs with ANS contribution. The rate of separation minima infringements at ANSP level was lower than the Union-wide average (1.92 vs 6.02).

When comparing to 2024, the rate of separation minima infringements has increased at both State level (2.87 vs 1.03) and at ANSP level (1.92 vs 1.04).