Safety Bulletin IFALPA: New Runway in Hong Kong & its Approach Procedure

Hong Kong International Airport is expanding to a three Runways System (3RS). Its third runway was completed in 2021. The new “North Runway” was scheduled to be opened on 8 July 2022 and the existing “Middle Runway” will be closed for reconstruction. Taxi times are expected to increase to and from the new runway (...)

La Ligne n°677 de février 2022 est disponible

L’Autorité de contrôle des nuisances aéroportuaires, ou ACNUSA, est un organisme indépendant, créé en 1999, dont la vocation principale est de contrôler l’application des dispositifs législatifs et réglementaires de lutte contre les nuisances générées par le secteur aérien. Si la plupart d’entre nous connaît son existence, nous sommes cependant assez peu nombreux à pouvoir en détailler le fonctionnement et le champ de compétence. A l’heure où les questions environnementales autour des aéroports constituent un enjeu majeur pour les populations survolées, La Ligne vous propose en compagnie de l’un des membres du Collège de l’ACNUSA, pilote retraité, de faire la lumière sur cette autorité singulière et sur son rôle vis-à-vis des procédures et des pilotes (...)

Position Paper IFALPA: Reduced Runway Separation Minima for Night Operations

22 August 2019 - IFALPA is opposed to Reduced Runway Separation Minima being applied for Night Operations. The provisions to reduce runway separation have been agreed worldwide and should be used accordingly. The documented safety assessment for every runway that will be used is a major aspect in reducing separation but maintaining a high level of safety. With more and more utilization of stable approach criteria and thus the higher possibility of conducting a missed approach, the separation standards between two succeeding departing aircraft should also apply between a departing aircraft and an aircraft conducting a missed approach.

Safety Bulletin: Caution on use of Runway Status Lights in the US

25 octobre 2017 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) 17011 on September 28, 2017, to ensure that aircraft operators, pilots and airport personnel are aware of the installation, meaning and use of Runway Status Lights (RWSLs). RWSLs are fully automated systems of red lights that are designed to aid in preventing runway incursions and ground collisions. The RWSL system integrates airport lighting equipment with approach and surface surveillance radar systems to provide aircraft and vehicle crews a visual cue indicating when it is unsafe to enter/cross or begin/continue takeoff on the runway.