Bulletin de sécurité IFALPA : Expansion of In flight Broadcast Procedure (IFBP) within Ethiopian Airspace (Addis Ababa HAAA FIR)

31 août 2018 - IFALPA has been informed of some ATC coverage di culties within the Addis Ababa HAAA FIR. IATA has recom- mended an expansion of the IFBP to include Ethiopian airspace until the issues have been resolved. Please see the IATA Operations Notice below for more information.

Bulletin de sécurité IFALPA : 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.

Bulletin de sécurité IFALPA : Runway Incursions at Toronto Airport

30 août 2017 - The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada issued Aviation Safety Advisory A17O0038-D1-A1 to alert flight crews of the potential for a runway incursion to occur while operating at the Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) airport. The TSB is conducting a Safety Issues Investigation (SII) that focuses on runway incursions. Since March 2017, there have been several runway incursions involving U.S. air carriers.