Press Release ITF/IFALPA: ITF and IFALPA achieve major progress on workers’ rights at ILO
LONDON, MONTREAL – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) have secured significant steps forward in the goal to advancing labour standards at a tripartite meeting at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. The conclusions of the April meeting, which recommend measures to progress labour standards, will be formally adopted when approved by the ILO’s Governing Body later this year. The meeting brought government officials of ILO member countries and employers and workers’ representatives together to examine labour issues in the aviation industry. The goal was to discuss opportunities and challenges in occupational safety and health and the promotion of good jobs to shape the post-pandemic recovery of a sustainable aviation industry (...)
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: APPROACH Procedures and Restrictions at Tokyo Haneda
Tokyo Haneda Airport is located only 5nm south of Metropolitan Tokyo and is partially a landfill airport on Tokyo Bay. The airport’s history dates to the World War II era. Since then, the airport has made several expansions as the economy of Tokyo, and all of Japan, grew quickly. This rapid expansion resulted in airport modifications which are noncompliant with ICAO standards, and has created many complicated taxiways and operational limitations for the operators (...)
Joint Position Paper IFALPA-ECA-IFATCA: Unauthorized Flying of Drones Near Airports
Drones have recently become more affordable to the public as their performance in terms of height, speed, and distance has greatly improved. Consequently, the hazard posed by the flying of unauthorized drones near airports worldwide has also increased. Available data indicate that the frequency of drone activity, both authorized and unauthorized, in the vicinity of airports continues to rise significantly (...)
Position Paper IFALPA: Removal of “Causes” in Final Reports of Annex 13 Investigations
When mentioned in the report of an Annex 13 investigation...the word “cause” and its derivations have a strong potential for over-simplifying the many aspects behind an occurrence...IFALPA therefore reiterates that all instances of those words should be removed from this Annex and from the final reports of occurrence investigations conducted in accordance with it and replaced with "contributing factors"...
Position Paper IFALPA: Definition of Accident & Serious Incident
This paper outlines IFALPA's position that there are events outside the current scope of accidents and serious incidents that warrant investigations to establish lessons learned and improve aviation safety.
IFALPA Briefing Leaflet: Sample Guidelines for Member Associations in the Event of a Pilot Being Arrested in a Foreign Country
While a pilot may assume it could never happen to them, arrest by the police of a foreign State is always a possibility. It is important to be prepared and aware of what actions can be taken and how to instruct your members beforehand on how to react in these circumstances (i.e. instructions card). This Briefing Leaflet provides guidelines for both the Member Association and the individual pilot on how to deal with a pilot arrest.
Position Paper IFALPA: MANPADS
The MANPADS threat continues to be a concern for civil aviation. IFALPA believes that preventing the proliferation of MANPADS is the most effective countermeasure.
Joint Briefing Leaflet IFALPA/IFATCA: Ankara-Nicosia FIR Boundary
This joint IFALPA-IFATCA Briefing Leaflet, written in close cooperation with IFALPA's Member Associations in Cyprus and Türkiye, details the communication procedures that pilots should be familiar with when flying around the Ankara-Nicosia FIR boundary.
IFALPA Briefing Leaflet: Template Agreement for a Flight Data Analysis Programme (FDAP)
A successful FDAP relies on the trust established between management and the flight crews who are being monitored. The goal of this template agreement is to ensure that the FDAP remains a safety programme, and becomes neither a disciplinary nor a punitive tool.
Position Paper IFALPA: Pilot Self-Assessment Systems
Airlines have introduced software and tools that enable flight crews to assess their own performance after every flight. IFALPA cautions that careful thought must be given to the unintended negative effects that such systems may have, and recommends that any implementation be held wholly within an airline’s fully established FDA/FOQA Programme.