Press release
Joint Position Paper: Disruption of GNSS Signals
ECA, FSF, IFALPA and IFATCA are increasingly concerned about the ongoing disruption of GNSS signals worldwide through jamming and/or spoofing. This Position lists the measures that the four organizations believe should be taken as a matter of urgency to address this problem.
IFALPA Briefing Leaflet: Runway Misalignment During Approach
Following a number of safety occurrences involving flight crews attempting approaches and landings on surfaces different from those for which they received landing clearance (wrong runways, taxiways, and even wrong airports), this BL raises awareness on the contributing factors, and offers a set of safety recommendations to mitigate this risk.
Position Paper IFALPA: Yellow Runway Edge Lights
It has been interpreted that the ICAO provision detailed in Annex 14, 5.3.9.7(b) “at the remote end of the runway from the end at which the take-off run is started” in a way that runways used for landings do not need yellow edge lights on the last one-third or 600m of a runway. According to the IATA Safety Report 2019-2024, 31 out of 40 runway excursions occurred during landings (...)
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Confusion on Oceanic Clearance Removal Procedures for NAT Traffic
This bulletin applies to all NAT FIRs EXCEPT Shanwick. OCR has not been implemented for Shanwick FIR. Past practice remains in place for traffic entering Shanwick from domestic airspace.
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Implementation of Oceanic Clearance Removal – North Atlantic except for Shanwick
North Atlantic airspace includes the following airspace: New York Oceanic East (KZWY), Gander (CZQX), Reykjavik (BIRD), Bodø (above FL195) (ENOB), Shanwick (EGGX) and Santa Maria (LPPO). On 4 December 2024, all airspace in the NAT (North America track) system will have implemented the oceanic clearance removal (OCR) procedure, with the exception of Shanwick airspace. Under the OCR procedure, crews are required to submit the request for clearance (this procedure has remained unchanged). The flight will receive a message back, “RCL received by XXX.” This message will be sent from the airspace to which the RCL was submitted prior to oceanic entry (...)
Joint Industry Statement on the Misuse of International Aeronautical Emergency Frequency 121.5 MHz
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) and the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA) have come together to issue this critical joint statement addressing the misuse of the International Aeronautical Emergency Frequency 121.5 MHz. This frequency, reserved exclusively for emergency communications, is vital to ensuring swift responses to distress situations. The inappropriate use of this frequency may pose a serious risk to flight safety, delaying critical assistance to those in need. We urge all aviation stakeholders to carefully consider the importance of safeguarding this frequency and to take immediate steps to ensure it is used strictly for its intended purposes.
La Ligne 699 de février 2024 est disponible
En ce mois de février, nous lançons une toute nouvelle rubrique avec pour ambition de mieux vous faire connaître le travail de ceux, élus et bénévoles, qui ont choisi de s’engager pour le métier au sein de nos commissions, cellules et groupes de travail. Au moyen d’interviews croisées, nous confrontons leurs expériences et leur vision de l’évolution de la profession. Nous débutons ce mois-ci avec deux membres de la Cellule Emploi Formation (CEF), issus de deux générations différentes de pilotes. L’un a directement contribué à la création de la Cellule au moment de la crise Covid, l’autre vient de l’intégrer. Nous avons en outre posé quelques questions au nouveau coordinateur de la CEF afin d’en savoir plus sur le travail, présent et futur, de la Cellule au profit des aspirants pilotes et de nos collègues en recherche d’emploi. Comme en janvier, nous sommes également allés à la rencontre de l’un des permanents du SNPL afin de vous le présenter et de mieux vous faire connaître son travail (...)
Joint Safety Bulletin IFALPA-IFATCA : Unlawful Communication Interference within the Mogadishu FIR
IFALPA and IFATCA have been made aware of aircraft experiencing a critical communication issue while en-route over Somalia, within the Mogadishu FIR. Crews were presented with instructions coming from "fake controllers" via the regular ATC frequency, with the apparent intention of diverting the flight from is planned route.
La Ligne 697 de décembre 2023 est disponible
Ce dernier numéro de l’année 2023 est plus particulièrement tourné vers l’international. Nous y revenons notamment sur les sujets abordés lors de la Conférence de l’European Cockpit Association (ECA) : le RCO/e-MCO bien sûr, mais également les suites de l’étude sur les conditions de travail des pilotes européens qui avait été menée au printemps 2022, les projets de l’ECA pour 2024 ou encore les élections au Board. De technique, il est aussi question dans ce numéro de décembre. La Cometec (Commission Technique) revient, entre autres, sur les Comités Analyse Accident (AAP) et ATS de l’IFALPA (...)
Position Paper IFALPA/IFATCA: Disruption of Satellite-Based Signals
This paper supersedes 21POS07, of the same name. Modern air traffic relies heavily on the internal accuracy of aircraft systems and the aircraft's ability to monitor its own reliability. Satellite-based Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) services have been playing a growing part in the overall ATM system and aircraft are becoming more reliant on space-based signals (...)