Press Release IFALPA on Yeti Airlines Flight YT-961
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) is closely monitoring the developments related to this morning’s accident of Yeti Airlines Flight YT-961, an ATR-72 (registration 9N-ANC) that impacted the ground on final approach to Pokhara airport (Nepal), following a flight from Kathmandu (...)
Safety Bulletin : Navigational Errors on the North Atlantic
The ICAO North Atlantic Systems Planning Group (NAT SPG) has issued an Oceanic Errors Safety Bulletin1 (OESB) concerning deviations observed on the North Atlantic Tracks (...)
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Incorrect QNH Selection
On 6 June 2020 a Boeing 787-10, performing the RNP-Y approach for runway 31L at Abu Dhabi (OMAA), using standard QNH 1013 instead of actual QNH 999, descended below the approach vertical profile. The aircraft descended to 210 feet AGL, 1.3 NM from the runway threshold, approximately 350 feet below the correct altitude, according to the approach profile, when the flight crew acquired the PAPI, indicating 4 red, and initiated a go-around (...)
Brèves internationales du SNPL France ALPA – Novembre – Décembre 2022
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Press Release IFALPA on LATAM Airlines Flight 2213
IFALPA is closely monitoring the situation unfolding in Lima, Peru after Friday’s runway collision involving a departing LATAM Airlines A320 and a firetruck crossing the runway. Our condolences go out to the families and friends of the firefighters who lost their lives in this tragedy, and our thoughts are with the injured (...)
La Ligne n°681 de juin 2022 est disponible
Comme chaque année, les associations de pilotes membres de l’IFALPA se sont réunies le temps d’une conférence pour discuter de l’actualité internationale et définir ensemble les stratégies de la fédération pour l’année à venir. Il s’agissait de la première véritable conférence tenue en présentiel depuis la crise Covid. Nul doute qu’une certaine ferveur animait les participants, heureux de se retrouver pour discuter de vive voix de sujets cruciaux pour la profession. De crise Covid il fut bien entendu question mais également d’environnement, de conception avion, avec une présence importante des constructeurs, ou encore de culture SV. La Ligne revient en détails sur les moments forts de l’évènement (...)
IFALPA Conference Statement: Global Pilots on Deteriorating Labour Conditions in Paraguay
The 76th Conference of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) in Singapore would like to draw the attention to the deteriorating labour situation affecting our colleagues of SAT Paraguay (Sindicato de Aeronavegantes de TAM) flying for LATAM Paraguay Airlines. The IFALPA Conference calls on the State of Paraguay and LATAM Airlines to respect pilots’ rights to free speech, their right to organize and the right to bargain collectively (...)
IFALPA Conference Statement: Global Pilots on Deteriorating Labour Conditions in the Asian Region
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA), the Global Voice of Pilots, held its 76th Conference in Singapore this week. The Federation would like to draw global attention to deteriorating labour standards affecting pilots in many parts of Asia. Most States in the region have ratified International Labour Organization (ILO) fundamental Conventions 87 and 98: the Freedom of Association and the Right to Organize Convention, and the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, respectively. Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Association, to form unions and engage in collective bargaining are guaranteed under these conventions (...)
Position Paper IFALPA: Two-way Communications between the Flight Crew and the Operator and their Operations Centre
Many of the commercial transport aircraft have two-way communications between the flight crew and their operator and Operational Control Centre (OCC). One such system is the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) which enables the exchange of messages between the flight crew and their maintenance departments and airline dispatch while in flight. There are other ways such as Satellite communication via the SAT Phone and onboard WIFI as well as HF or additional VHF (...)
La Ligne n°679 d’avril 2022 est disponible
Les commissions et cellules du SNPL France ALPA sont à l’honneur ce mois-ci. En effet à l’occasion de la réunion dans nos locaux du Groupe de travail Accident Analysis and Prevention (AAP) de l’IFALPA il y a quelques semaines, la rédaction s‘est penchée sur le travail de la commission technique du syndicat (Cometec) et de la fédération internationale en matière d’analyse accident. De travail syndical, il est également question avec la Cellule Syndrome Aérotoxique (CSA) qui dresse un bilan de son activité en 2021 au profit des adhérents confrontés à une exposition à un « fume event ».