Position Paper IFALPA: Reduced Runway Separation Minima for Night Operations
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.
Safety Bulletin: Recommended Procedures in the Mogadishu (HCSM) FIR
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.
Communiqué de presse/Press Release de l’ECA : Ryanair opte une fois encore pour la confrontation / Ryanair on a confrontation course, again
Ryanair opte une fois encore pour la confrontation Les années se suivent et se ressemblent chez Ryanair. L’incapacité de la compagnie à engager un véritable dialogue social avec ses employés reste la même. Pire, les négociations collectives ne semblent plus une priorité pour ses dirigeants. Au travers de nouvelles menaces de suppressions de postes, la compagnie renoue avec sa traditionnelle stratégie de la confrontation. Ces suppressions de postes et les rumeurs de sureffectif pilotes en son sein apparaissent d’autant plus fantaisistes que la compagnie augmente son programme de vols et continue de recruter des pilotes et ce, malgré les problèmes du B737 MAX. Alors qu’elle s’était engagée il y a un an à appliquer le droit du travail local, à négocier des conventions collectives significatives pour l'ensemble de ses employés ou encore à offrir aux travailleurs indépendants et auto-entrepreneurs qui opéraient pour elle un contrat de travail direct, seuls les représentants des pilotes Belges, Italiens et Portugais ont été en mesure de signer un accord sur leurs conditions de travail. Pour les autres, tout reste à faire d’autant que la menace de dumping social demeure au travers du développement des deux nouvelles filiales de Ryanair : Malta Air et Ryanair Sun. Compte tenu de l’ensemble de ces éléments, il n'est pas surprenant que les pilotes de Ryanair se mobilisent pour garantir le respect de leurs accords, du droit du travail et des engagements antérieurs de la compagnie. Pour en savoir plus, nous vous invitons à lire le communiqué de nos partenaires de l’ECA (European Cockpit Association) en pièce jointe.
Safety Bulletin – East/West Traffic increases over Africa during Hajj Pilgrimage season
24 July 2019 - Every year, millions of pilgrims travel to Mecca and other religious sites in Saudi Arabia – and this changes the predominant traffic flow over the African continent. ATC in the most affected FIRs put standard routings in place to help flow that traffic.
Safety Bulletin – GNSS Vulnerabilities
18 July 2019 - The Regional Aviation Safety Group for the Middle East Region (RASG-MID) has issued a Safety Advisory concerning GNSS Vulnerabilities and provided guidance material to mitigate the safety and operational impact of GNSS service disruption. The Safety Advisories are issued to encourage States and aviation Stakeholders to adopt practices that mitigate major aviation safety risks in the Middle East Region as identified through the analysis of regional safety data. This IFALPA Safety Bulletin is meant to disseminate the information contained in the Safety Advisory.
Safety Bulletin – Loss of GPS signal at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel (LLBG)
25 June 2019 - IFALPA has received many reports from pilots that they have experienced loss of GPS signal in the vicinity of the Ben Gurion International Airport (LLBG) in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Safety Bulletin – Loss of GPS signal at Guanajuato International Airport (MMLO)
3 April 2019 - IFALPA has received several reports from pilots that they have experienced a loss of the GPS signal in the vicinity of the Guanajuato International Airport (MMLO) in Central Mexico that affects the RNAV arrivals and departures.
Safety Bulletin – APPROACH Procedures and Restrictions to Tokyo Haneda RJTT/HND
2 April 2019 - This Safety Bulletin describes runway approach operations and precautionary measures according to different wind directions and the time of the day, including the difficult approach to fly VOR-A to RWY 16L.
Safety Bulletin – Intersection of Airways A593 – B576/Y722 & Y711 (also known as the ‘AKARA Corridor’)
28 February 2019 - This Safety Bulletin is reproduced from the IATA Operations Notice Number: ON 002/2017
Safety Bulletin – Special Procedures for In-Flight Contingencies in Oceanic Airspace
15 February 2019 - The Safety Bulletin is based upon the ICAO-NATSPG NAT OPS Bulletin 2018_005Rev01.