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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in ATC

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 92 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in ATC Presented by PLC and TOC IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working … Continued

ADME 2.14 REMOTE AND VIRTUAL TOWER

Technology has created the possibility to provide aerodrome control service from a location other than the aerodrome itself. This new concept is being developed both in SESAR and NEXTGEN and is also studied in other countries such as Australia. IFATCA … Continued

Development of Guidelines to Determine the Necessity for Air Traffic Control At Aerodromes

25TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, San José, Costa Rica, 21-25 April 1986 WP No. 61 Development of Guidelines to Determine the Necessity for Air Traffic Control at Aerodromes At the 1985 Annual Conference following discussion on agenda item AFIS , SC … Continued

ARIWS – Autonomous Runway Incursion Warning Systems

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 88 ARIWS – Autonomous Runway Incursion Warning Systems Presented by TOC Summary This paper highlights the implementation of autonomous runway incursion warning systems developed to improve runway safety. A comparison … Continued

Defining the Terms “Strategic” and “Tactical ” in the Air Traffic Control Context

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 86 Defining the Terms “Strategic” and “Tactical” in the Air Traffic Control Context The terms “strategic” and “tactical” are often used when describing various aviation doctrines, procedures and applications. … Continued

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

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

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)

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

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