The damage caused by collisions between aircraft and animals cause loss of life and financial loss to airlines.

Each year worldwide the damage caused by collisions between aircraft and animals, particularly birds, cause several hundred deaths and more than a billion dollars loss to the airlines.

And the risk is not diminishing, quite the contrary. If you add the increase in animal populations to the increased number of aircraft movements equipped with more and more quiet engines taking in large volumes of air, the wildlife hazard is increasing.

Therefore all means necessary must be implemented to ensure passenger and aircraft safety. In accordance with ICAO standards all international airports must take measures to control wildlife hazards.

BTEE SA has over 30 years' experience in animal risk management, thanks to its presence at Geneva Airport since 1990. Collaboration with Geneva Airport initially took the form of expert appraisals, then, from 2004 onwards, animal risk safety was strengthened by the creation of the Unit incumbent on BTEE SA until December 2022, when Geneva Airport decided to reinternalize these services.

To find out more about the details and quality of the services provided by BTEE SA, please consult this certificate issued by the management of Geneva Airport.

BTEE is an internationally recognised Wildlife Hazard Management specialist. We support airports in this area by providing :

Peril Animalier
  • WHM Training
  • Audits and assessments
  • International manual of recommendations for wildlife hazard control at airports
  • Free wildlife hazard self-assessment
  • An expert system software package MANIRA-Airport® and other airport software
  • Assistance with cataloguing and identifying species
  • Various training courses provided by Airtrace, our international training centre for the airport environment
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