Safety Bulletin IFALPA: GNSS Interference on Aircraft

28 February 2022 - GNSS signal interference (whether intentional or unintentional) can occur at any time, with or without prior notice. Flight Crews should be aware of the potential risk and plan for alternative procedures as necessary.

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Press release from IFALPA Member Association, ALPA Canada

10 February 2022 - Tim Perry, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) Canada, issued the following statement of support today after the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) declared a national boycott of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS). “On behalf of the 6,000 ALPA Canada members, we stand unwaveringly behind the SAS pilots. Due to the pandemic, SAS management laid off 560 pilots [40 percent of the workforce]. Last September, the airline management informed its remaining employees that new companies were being established [“SAS Connect” and “SAS Link”].

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Press Release ECA/IFALPA on Tensions in Eastern Europe

1st February 2021 - The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) are highly concerned with the situation of heightened tensions in Eastern Europe. The situation appears comparable to that of summer 2014, which led to the tragic downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 (...)

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Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Use of Masks in the Cockpit

20 January 2022 - The use of face masks is currently recommended or compulsory in many countries, especially if social distancing is not possible. Many occupational health authorities, such as NIOSH1, require mask use if safe distances cannot be maintained while working in a small and closed environment.

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Safety Bulletin IFALPA: COVID-19 Vaccines

20 January 2022 - Vaccines against COVID-19 are widely available in many parts of the world and aircrews are being vaccinated. This Safety Bulletin focuses on Background information on vaccines and addresses common questions pilots may have about vaccines and their use.

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Safety Bulletin IFALPA: COVID-19 Guidance for Crews

20 January 2022 - At all times, crews should follow the advice of their health authorities, operators, or the health authorities of the destination country. The following is general advice about COVID-19 as understood at the date of publication.

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Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Maintaining Safe Operations with Radar Altimeter Interference from 5G

13 January 2022 - This Safety Bulletin was created using the ALPA-International Safety Alert of the same name. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for aircraft equipped with certain Radar (Radio) Altimeters prone to interference by 5G Wireless signals. In addition, the FAA has issued Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMS) for specific locations where the presence of 5G wireless signals will interfere with aircraft radar (radio) altimeters beginning January 19, 2022. The power levels and proximities of the 5G signals are at higher power levels than any other deployment currently in use elsewhere in the world.

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