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Position Paper IFALPA: Carriage of Persons on Cargo Aircraft
Reference is sometimes made to Dangerous Goods Regulations to determine which persons are allowed onboard commercial transport aircraft (both passenger and cargo). This determination is not the role of the DG regulatory structure and goes well beyond its scope. The final decision to accept any persons onboard should be left to the pilot-in-command (...)
Press Release IFALPA on Aircraft Accident at Japan’s Haneda Airport
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is closely monitoring the developments related to the accident involving Japan Airlines flight 516, an A350 aircraft from Sapporo (CTS) to Tokyo Haneda (HND) and a DHC-8 aircraft. Our thoughts are with the friends and families of the five crew members that were onboard the DHC -8 aircraft (...)
IFALPA Briefing Leaflet: Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck
This paper is an update to, and supersedes, 21HUPBL01, of the same name. Controlled rest is not permitted by some regulators and operators. The purpose of this briefing leaflet is to advise Member Associations of the guidance material available concerning procedures for Controlled Rest (CR) on the flight deck. It also gives information on the prerequisites when CR may be used.
Position Paper IFALPA: Use of Social Media by Pilots
This paper supersedes 18POS25, of the same name. The omnipresence of social media in modern society has blurred the separation between our working and personal lives. As innocent as posting a status update or a short comment may seem, what people do and say on social media can result in serious consequences (...)
Position Paper IFALPA/IFATCA: Disruption of Satellite-Based Signals
This paper supersedes 21POS07, of the same name. Modern air traffic relies heavily on the internal accuracy of aircraft systems and the aircraft's ability to monitor its own reliability. Satellite-based Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) services have been playing a growing part in the overall ATM system and aircraft are becoming more reliant on space-based signals (...)
IFALPA Briefing Leaflet: Effects of Manipulated GNSS Signals on Aircraft and Mitigation Measures
Recent reports show that various civil aircraft have been subject to altered GNSS signals in Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. Manipulated GNSS signals can compromise aircraft navigation systems, potentially leading to complete navigation loss, with severe safety implications (...)
IFALPA Briefing Leaflet: Mental Health
IFALPA recognises the need to protect, promote, and support the mental and physical health and wellbeing of pilots. This Briefing Leaflet focuses on mental health, encouraging each stakeholder to exercise their duty of care (responsibility) for the mental health of pilots. Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to greater concern for mental health, which was already in focus in the aviation world following German Wings 4U9525 in 2015. The pandemic triggered stress, anxiety, depression, and, for some, activated unhealthy coping mechanisms.
La Ligne 694 de septembre 2023 est disponible
Les alliances de compagnies aériennes ont-elles encore une pertinence après la crise Covid ? Les grands équilibres entre alliances ont-ils été bouleversés par les événements ? Où en sont les alliances de compagnies low-cost ? Telles sont les questions que nous nous sommes posées en cette période de forte reprise de l’activité. A l’heure où de nouveaux challenges sont à relever rapidement par tous les acteurs de l’aérien, à commencer par celui de la décarbonation, La Ligne dresse un état des lieux de la situation de ces alliances (…)
La Ligne 693 de juillet-août 2023 est disponible
L’Inde est à l’honneur de ce numéro de juillet-août. Le pays connaît en effet depuis la fin de la crise Covid un formidable essor dans les secteurs aéronautique et spatial, comme en témoignent les commandes d’appareils signées par les compagnies aériennes indiennes lors du Salon du Bourget 2023 et l’alunissage d’un engin indien il y a seulement quelques semaines. Il n’en fallait pas plus pour que nous nous intéressions aux ambitions du Gouvernement indien et à celles des différents acteurs de l’aérien dont l’objectif est de développer un secteur économique puissant à l’image de celui qui a émergé en Chine il y a une décennie (…)
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Operating Aircraft with Deactivated Brakes
Recently, IFALPA has become aware that some aircraft are intentionally being operated with deactivated brakes or without a fully operational braking system. This Safety Bulletin highlights the potential safety consequences of these types of operations and presents some recommendations.