Press Release IFALPA on Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
10 January 2021 - The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is closely monitoring the developments related to yesterday's accident of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, a Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea about 20km north of Jakarta, Indonesia shortly after take-off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.
Press Release: IFALPA Calls for Immediate Release of Russian Air Traffic Controllers
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) was extremely disappointed to learn about the final verdict passed by a Court of the Russian Federation where three Air Traffic Controllers were sentenced to 5, 5 1⁄2 and 6 years imprisonment in the aftermath of the take-off accident of a Unijet Falcon 50 at Moscow- Vnukovo airport on 20 October 2014.
Press Release IFALPA: States Urged to Follow Global Guidelines on Crew Testing
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) jointly called on governments to follow the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) guidelines to exempt crews from COVID-19 testing that is applied to air travelers. The CART guidelines specifically recommend that crew members should not be subject to screening or restrictions applicable to other travelers. Furthermore, according to CART health screening methods for crew members should be as “non-invasive as possible.”
Press Release: IFALPA on Air India Express Flight IX 1344
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is closely monitoring the developments related to today’s accident of Air India Express Flight IX-1344, a Boeing 737-800 that overran runway 10 upon landing at Kozhikode International airport in India, and continued down a high slope, breaking into several parts.
CP/PR IFALPA : International Aviation Organizations IFALPA and IFATCA on Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 Preliminary Report
The aviation community grieves the tragic loss of lives aboard Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 on 22 May 2020. Our thoughts are with the families of those lost and the survivors who may still have a long road to recovery. We are extending our support to our Pakistani colleagues for whom this is undoubtedly a traumatic experience. The air transport industry is a complex system made up of people, procedures, and technology that interact to create the safest way to travel. The few accidents that occur are always a consequence of multiple factors, which combine in unprecedented ways to push a safe system over the edge towards a breakdown.
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Press Release: Entry into Force of the Montreal Protocol 2014
20 janvier 2020 - Following the 22nd instrument of ratification deposited with the Secretary General of ICAO, the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, more commonly known as the Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14, ICAO Doc 10034), entered into force on the 1st of January 2020.
Communiqué de presse/Press Release de l’IFALPA : Entry into Force of the Montreal Protocol 2014
Following the 22nd instrument of ratification deposited with the Secretary General of ICAO, the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, more commonly known as the Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14, ICAO Doc 10034), entered into force on the 1st of January 2020.