Position Paper IFALPA: In-flight Flight Crew Rest Facilities
26 août2019 - This position paper provides generic guidance for the design and specification of dedicated flight crew rest facilities provided for the exclusive use of flight crew on commercial transport aircraft operated with augmented flight crews. The main purpose of such facilities is to provide flight crew members with an adequate rest environment before commencement of the next in-flight duty period.
Position Paper IFALPA: Downlink of pilot selected levels
22 August 2019 - For some time now, several ATS Units (ATSUs) have been using an alert function that is based on data sent by the Enhanced Mode S transponder. This transponder version provides a down-link of various airborne parameters that includes the flight level or altitude selected by the pilots in the altitude window of the associated auto-flight system. If the pilot selected flight level or altitude does not correspond with the cleared level/altitude stored by the controller in the ATM (Air Traffic Management) system, an alert is triggered at the controller station. This warning is used by the controller to verify the pilot selected level/altitude and provides a valuable safety net.
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.
Position paper IFALPA : Flights into and over conflict zones
26 septembre 2018 - Due to recent events in the Eastern Mediterranean, IFALPA is reissuing its position paper "Flights into and over Conflict Zones" to bring a heightened awareness to flight crews operating in this region.
IFALPA POS: Fatigue Management
IFALPA Position on operations near volcanic ash
IFALPA Position on the return to flight operations
Eruption of Mount Eyjafjallajökull