11 décembre 2019 - ICAO defines screening as ”the application of technical or other means which are intended to identify and/or detect weapons, explosives or other dangerous devices, articles or substances which may be used to commit an act of unlawful interference.” This language, however, precludes the use of risk-based security systems in place of non-passenger screening processes, such as those used in the Known Crew Member (KCM) program in the United States. Moreover, it makes no mention of the security chain process (or the risk-based approach) necessary to weigh the associated risks of each employee group being allowed access to the sterile area of an airport.

The Safety and Technical Journal of IFALPA - 4ème trimestre 2019

04 Novembre 2019 - Safe winter operations normally require special procedures by airline maintenance, engineering, ground crew, and de-icing personnel. In Finland, FINAVIA and TRAFICOM publish an annual Safety Bulletin on winter conditions. The attached bulletin focuses on operations in northern Finland but the content is relevant to other locations subject to similar weather. It provides excellent guidance for both flight crews and operators.

01 October 2019 – On March 2019, longitudinal separation standards were reduced based on the availability of Space-Based ADS-B in the Shanwick (EGGX), Gander (CZQX), and Santa Maria (LPPO) Oceanic Control Areas in the North Atlantic (NAT), as part of the Advanced Surveillance Enhanced Procedural Separation (ASEPS) trials. The NAT region will be commencing the second phase of the ASEPS trials to include reduced lateral separation starting on or about 10 October 2019.

26 August 2019 - This position paper provides generic guidance for the design and specification of dedicated flight crew rest facilities provided for the exclusive use of flight crew on commercial transport aircraft operated with augmented flight crews. The main purpose of such facilities is to provide flight crew members with an adequate rest environment before commencement of the next in-flight duty period.

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.

22 August 2019 - For some time now, several ATS Units (ATSUs) have been using an alert function that is based on data sent by the Enhanced Mode S transponder. This transponder version provides a down-link of various airborne parameters that includes the flight level or altitude selected by the pilots in the altitude window of the associated auto-flight system. If the pilot selected flight level or altitude does not correspond with the cleared level/altitude stored by the controller in the ATM (Air Traffic Management) system, an alert is triggered at the controller station. This warning is used by the controller to verify the pilot selected level/altitude and provides a valuable safety net.

16 August 2019 - Aircraft operating within Class G airspace: • Do not receive Air Traffic Control Service. Effectively, ATC clearances do not apply within Class G airspace. • Are not separated from each other. The Pilots in Command (PICs) are solely responsible for conflict detection and collision prevention. • Are not required to communicate with the unit providing Flight Information Service. • May deviate from routes and altitudes at their discretion and the PICs are solely responsible for conflict detection and collision avoidance.

The Safety and Technical Journal of IFALPA - 3ème trimestre 2019