Safety Bulletin IFALPA: ATC Strike in ASECNA FIRs Suspended
24 September 2022 - This Safety Bulletin is an update to the information contained within both 22SAB14 Notice of Strike by ASECNA ATC, and 22SAB15 ATC Strike in ASECNA FIRs. PLEASE READ AND SHARE WIDELY - IFALPA has received information, primarily via a (French language) Press Release from USYCAA (Union des Syndicats des Controleurs Aeriens de L’ASECNA), attached below, that the current strike will be suspended for 10 days.
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: ATC Strike in ASECNA FIRs
23 September 2022 - IFALPA has received reports about an emerging situation in the African region affecting FIRs: DAKAR DOMESTIC, DAKAR OCEANIC, BAMAKO, OUAGADOUGOU, NIAMEY, ABIDJAN, LOME and BRAZAVILLE. Other ASECNA areas may also be affected. A dangerous situation is developing related to the African ATC strike. According to reports received by IFALPA, it appears that a number of controllers have been replaced with unqualified and unlicensed people.
IFALPA Pilot Assistance Manual
13 septembre 2022 - This IFALPA Pilot Assistance Manual is intended to provide key information for Pilot Member Associations who wish to establish or enhance existing pilot support programmes. A central aim of the manual is to help operators and regulators understand the development and implementation of these programmes. Such knowledge is important so that they, and all relevant stakeholders, can endorse the establishment of the programmes. This will be fundamental to their success. This Second Edition represents a 2022 update of the original 2018 manual. Much has changed in the field of mental health and wellbeing for pilots since the original version was written, and this edition will refresh the manual with the latest developments and innovations. (...)
Position Paper IFALPA: Operational Opportunities to Reduce the Impact of Contrails and Aircraft-Induced Cirrus
1 Septembre 2022 - Growing scientific evidence indicates that contrails, and especially aircraft-induced cirrus, have a significant overall warming effect. Chemical and physical processes can lead to contrail plumes and cirrus, depending on local atmospheric conditions (humidity and temperature), and on engine emissions (...)
Position Paper IFALPA: Long-Term Aspirational Goals for CO2 Reductions
1 Septembre 2022 - The aviation industry has a record of achieving significant environmental improvements in the past decades. Since the beginning of the jet age, reduction of CO2 emissions per seat kilometer has been significant (80%) as aircraft structures, aircraft engines, and aircraft operations have become more fuel efficient. In recent years, this reduction has been, on average, 2.1% per annum. But more must be done to bring the aviation sector in line with the goals formulated in the Paris Agreement (...)
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Notice of Strike by ASECNA Air Traffic Controllers
9 August 2022 - IFALPA invites its Member Associations to take note of this safety-relevant information in the attached Press Release from USYCAA – UNION DES SYNDICATS DES CONTROLEURS ARIENS DE L’ASECNA. Please note that this distribution is for your information. In all cases, please refer to your local state regulations and information, as well as your company guidance.
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: Re-entry of Rocket Booster
27 July 2022 - This bulletin is for safety reasons only, in all cases, please follow the guidance of your company and state: China recently launched a Long March 5B rocket with plans to allow the first stage of the rocket booster to reenter earth’s atmosphere uncontrolled.
Safety Bulletin IFALPA: New Runway in Hong Kong & its Approach Procedure
11 July 2022 - Hong Kong International Airport is expanding to a three Runways System (3RS). Its third runway was completed in 2021. The new “North Runway” was scheduled to be opened on 8 July 2022 and the existing “Middle Runway” will be closed for reconstruction. Taxi times are expected to increase to and from the new runway.
IFALPA Conference Statement: Global Pilots on Deteriorating Labour Conditions in Paraguay
29 May 2022 – 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
29 May 2022 – 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 (...)