IFALPA SB: FIR

The Regional Director for the ICAO European Region has issued the following letter to States and Organizations regarding the Safety of civil aircraft operating in the Simferopol Flight Information Region (FIR).

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IFALPA SB : ATS phraseology

There is some confusion concerning two phrases used both in voice and data link communications – “When Ready” and “At Pilot’s Discretion”.

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IFALPA SB: AIC preferential RWY LLBG

Due to Ben Gurion construction finalization, Israel CAA have amended their AIC concerning Ben Gurion Airport. This AIC is meant to describe the preferential runway system that will be in use until June 1st 2014.

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IFALPA SB: ICAO NAT Region

Advancements in aircraft avionics and air traffic management flight data processing systems have driven analysis of whether the lateral separation standard in the current North Atlantic (NAT) minimum navigation performance specification (MNPS) airspace can be reduced to increase the number of tracks available and therefore increase capacity at optimum flight levels.

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