New ICAO Phraseology on Taxi Instructions

New ICAO Phraseology on Taxi Instructions

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 86 New ICAO Phraseology on Taxi Instructions Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1  ICAO on 1/11/2001 changed the standard phraseology related to taxi-instructions in PANS-ATM (Doc 4444) to use the … Continued
Aerodrome – Converging Runway Operations

Aerodrome – Converging Runway Operations

46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 April 2007 WP No. 85 Aerodrome – Converging Runway Operations Presented by TOC Summary There are various types of simultaneous operations on converging/intersection runways in operation at airports all over the world. All are … Continued
Study SID and STAR Naming and Relevant FMS Design

Study SID and STAR Naming and Relevant FMS Design

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 83 Study SID and STAR Naming and Relevant FMS Design Presented by TOC Summary The use of SIDs and STARS has grown tremendously in the past decade. Unfortunately, there has … Continued
ANSP Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

ANSP Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 167 ANSP Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Presented by PLC   IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working paper was never discussed … Continued
ADME 2.15 CONDITIONAL CLEARANCES TO RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES

ADME 2.15 CONDITIONAL CLEARANCES TO RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES

In an emergency situation, controllers are always required to use professional judgement and experience to determine the best course of action. Sometimes this causes conflict with rules and regulations that might, in those circumstances, be unfit for purpose. All controllers … Continued
Surface Movement Guidance Control Systems (SMGCS)

Surface Movement Guidance Control Systems (SMGCS)

26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 April 1987 WP No. 59 Surface Movement Guidance Control Systems (SMGCS)   A Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (SMGCS) consists of the provision of guidance to and control or regulation of all aircraft, … Continued
Air Traffic Management for Tiltrotors

Air Traffic Management for Tiltrotors

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 98 Air Traffic Management for Tiltrotors Presented by ANACNA Summary The first commercial use of tiltrotors is starting in 2018. As the performances and typical behaviour of such machines can … Continued
Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Runways

Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Runways

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 88 Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Runways   At the last conference in Jerusalem current IFATCA policy on the matter of “Simultaneous Operations on Intersecting Runways” adopted at the 1988 conference … Continued
Third Party Risk

Third Party Risk

42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-21 March 2003 WP No. 95 Third Party Risk Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1  The ATM system is more often becoming a very securely monitored system by politicians and by the people living close … Continued
Aerodrome – Review Provisional Policy on Future ATM Concepts for the Provision of Aerodrome Control Service

Aerodrome – Review Provisional Policy on Future ATM Concepts for the Provision of Aerodrome Control Service

46TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-20 April 2007 WP No. 87 Aerodrome – Review Provisional Policy on Future ATM Concepts for the Provision of Aerodrome Control Service Presented by TOC Summary Several Member Associations are facing a tremendous change regarding … Continued