Briefing Leaflet IFALPA: ATC Deviation Issues in the Nicosia FIR
Following the 1974 invasion of Cyprus by Turkey, the administration in the occupied part of Cyprus (unrecognized by the United Nations) established, in 1977, the “Ercan Advisory Area” monitored by “Ercan” station. Its purpose was to seek to exercise air traffic control in the northern part of the Nicosia FIR/UIR and parts of the south- western section of the Ankara FIR/UIR (...)
Briefing Leaflet IFALPA: Follow the TCAS RA?
Following the EUROCONTROL report on TCAS RA compliance in 2020, both IFALPA and IFATCA issued a joint statement as a reminder to the pilot and controller community. The Eurocontrol study analysed radar data of TCAS RA events taken over a 12 month period over the core area of Europe. In a first Analysis, it reports only 38% of the RAs were followed correctly, and 34% were even manoeuvred in the opposite direction (...)
Position Paper IFALPA: Implementation of the Future of Air Traffic Operations
The IFALPA Future Air Traffic Operations (IFATO) document - Second Edition - is guidance material for representatives Member Associations to help bridge the current work program of the committees with projected future topics that will affect our technical work. It should reside between the current work in ICAO working groups and panels and the very high level 18POS03 - IFALPA Vision for the Future of Air Navigation and Weather Information document.
Position Paper IFALPA: Implementation of the Future of Air Traffic Operations
The IFALPA Future Air Traffic Operations (IFATO) document - Second Edition - is guidance material for representatives Member Associations to help bridge the current work program of the committees with projected future topics that will affect our technical work. It should reside between the current work in ICAO working groups and panels and the very high level 18POS03 - IFALPA Vision for the Future of Air Navigation and Weather Information document.
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK)
The attached IATA Operational Notice alerts airlines of the ongoing risk to aircraft operations at BKK airport due to soft ground conditions affecting the taxiways, taxi lanes, and aircraft stands. Soft ground conditions or “soft spots” have been encountered and reported by flight crews and ground service providers at BKK since at least 2008.
Press Release ECA/IFALPA: Global Pilots on Ryanair Flight 4978
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) fully share the concerns expressed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regarding the forced landing of Ryanair Flight 4978 in Minsk, Belarus, on 23 May. Pilots are concerned that the intervention of the Belarussian Air Force was enacted for political reasons, in contravention of the Chicago Convention, and amounts to an act of unlawful interference, bearing all the hallmarks of state-sponsored hijacking (...)
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Re-Entry of Large Rocket Booster Between 8 and 10 May 2021
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: COVID-19 Vaccines
Brèves internationales du SNPL France ALPA – Mars-Avril 2021
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Operations in US Class A Airspace Without ATC Communications or ATC Surveillance
As part of its contingency planning for the closure of air traffic control facilities, also termed “ATC Zero” (ATC-0), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is utilizing an airspace management strategy that allows operations during ATC-0 situations in Class A airspace. The ATC-0 operations are conducted without the availability of air traffic control (ATC) services, including aircraft-to-aircraft separation, ATC surveillance, and air-to-ground communications with air traffic controllers at an ATC facility such as an Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). Flight crews will generally be on their own to maintain safety in ATC-0 airspace.