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.
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.
Safety Bulletin : Expansion of In flight Broadcast Procedure (IFBP) within Ethiopian Airspace (Addis Ababa HAAA FIR)
31 août 2018 - IFALPA has been informed of some ATC coverage di culties within the Addis Ababa HAAA FIR. IATA has recom- mended an expansion of the IFBP to include Ethiopian airspace until the issues have been resolved. Please see the IATA Operations Notice below for more information.