Inaccuracies during initial flight planning or insufficient communication regarding changes to existing flight plans can lead to undesirable effects on the ATM system.
IFATCA Policy is:Electronic filing and automated conformance checking of flight plans are preferred. Air traffic controllers shall be able to issue any clearance to an aircraft based on the capabilities in its flight plan. Automation should be in place to detect if, according to flight plan information, an aircraft is unable to execute any procedure in use. Flight plan submission and correction by controllers, while responsible for separation of aircraft should be minimized. |
| See: Resolution B1, B2 – WP83 – Sofia 2015, Resolution B2 – WP 90 – Conchal 2019 |
Last Update: August 11, 2022
November 4, 2019 714 Jean-Francois Lepage ATS