Position Paper IFALPA: Protection of All Cockpit Recordings
Although ICAO Annex 13 para. 5.12 has clear provisions for the protection of "cockpit voice recordings, airborne image recordings and any transcripts from such recordings", there are no ICAO definitions of "cockpit voice recordings" and "airborne image recordings", which leaves it to the States to decide which recordings should fall under these provisions and which should not (...)
Position Paper IFALPA: Use of Flight Recorders
This paper is an update to, and supersedes 23POS11, of the same name. IFALPA acknowledges the contribution of Flight Recorders to accident and serious incident investigation, conducted by the relevant State Investigation Authorities in accordance with ICAO Annex 13. These investigations have formed the foundation of the current high level of aviation safety (...)
Position Paper IFALPA: Use of Flight Recorders
IFALPA acknowledges the contribution of Flight Recorders to accident and serious incident investigation conducted by the relevant State Investigation Authorities in accordance with ICAO Annex 13..., however, in no circumstances should onboard recordings be made available for purposes other than accident or incident investigation.
May Newsflash
Joint Position Paper ECA&IFALPA: Streaming of Flight Data
IFALPA and ECA strongly support initiatives to improve search and rescue operations and the recovery of flight data recorders. However, they believe that the streaming of flight recorder data, other than as needed to track the location of an aircraft in distress, could introduce an unacceptable risk to the integrity of flight safety investigations. This is due to the possibility for such data to be compromised during transmission and storage (...)
Position Paper: Airborne Image Recorders
3 December 2021 - Airborne Image Recorders (AIRs) have been recommended by some Accident Investigation Authorities as an additional tool for accident investigations. IFALPA has long supported the use of flight data recorders, recognising their potential for improving flight safety. The Federation accepted Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVRs) after assurances by National Authorities (...)
Position Paper IFALPA: Airborne Image Recorders
This paper is an update and a merging of 12POS05 (2 November 2011) and 15POS16 (8 February 2016).
Position Paper IFALPA: Use of Transponder-Derived Data
11 décembre 2019 - The air transport industry is under constant pressure to increase airspace capacity and reduce separation minima without decreasing safety. One method to augment data derived by surveillance radar is Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS).