Position Paper IFALPA: Use of Transponder-Derived Data
11 décembre 2019 - The air transport industry is under constant pressure to increase airspace capacity and reduce separation minima without decreasing safety. One method to augment data derived by surveillance radar is Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS).
Safety Bulletin: Aircrews and Ionizing Radiation
Flying exposes aircrew to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Non-ionizing radiation (e.g. UV-radiation exposure) is not addressed in this Briefing Leaflet. Ionizing radiation has enough energy to produce ions by pulling electrons from atoms and molecules. Ionizing radiation can be electromagnetic, such as x-rays and gamma-rays, or corpuscular, such as alpha particles, electrons, neutrons, protons, or heavyions.
Safety Bulletin: Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK)
This reissued Operational Notice alerts airlines of the on-going 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.
Position Paper IFALPA: Combatting Human Trafficking In Aviation
11 décembre 2019 - Human trafficking (human trafficking, trafficking in persons, TIP, or trafficking in human beings), despitebeing a heinous crime and a violation of human rights, is becoming one of the most profitable and fastest growing black-market businesses. It also serves as an important source of revenue for terrorism. The cross-border issue is not restricted to large cities, but also affects smaller communities, rural areas, and tourist areas.
Position Paper IFALPA: Command Training
11 décembre 2019 - IFALPA has identified that there is a need across the industry to standardize and enhance command training. In the airline context, the Captain has final authority and final responsibility for the operation and safety of the flight; this requires specific training in the roles and responsibilities as well as enhanced knowledge, skills, and competencies associated with command.
Safety Bulletin: IATA In-Flight Broadcast Procedure (IFBP) AFI Region
This IATA Operations Notice replaces 14SAB004 - IATA In-flight Broadcast Procedure (IFBP) Revision 7, in total.
Safety Bulletin: Winter Conditions at Northern Finland Airports
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.
Safety Bulletin: NAT Lateral ASEPS
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.
Position Paper IFALPA: In-flight Flight Crew Rest Facilities
26 août2019 - 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.
Position Paper IFALPA: Downlink of pilot selected levels
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.