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Study Air Traffic Flow Management

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 96 Study Air Traffic Flow Management Presented by TOC Summary This paper provides an overview and evaluation of current IFATCA policy regarding Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM). Current evolution of … Continued

Study of User Driven Prioritisation Process (UDPP)

52ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bali, Indonesia, 24-28 April 2013 WP No. 86 Study of User Driven Prioritisation Process (UDPP) Presented by TOC Summary This paper investigates the concept of User Driven Prioritisation Process (UDPP). This new concept is designed to allow … Continued

Review of Policy in Regards to TCAS RA Downlink

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 94 Review of Policy in Regards to TCAS RA Downlink Presented by PLC and TOC Summary The purpose of the paper is to examine the introduction of TCAS RA … Continued

General Considerations on the Implact of U-Space Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration on ATS Units

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 57 General Considerations on the Impact of U-Space Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration on ATS Units Presented by IFATCA RPATF Coordinator (Eugenio Diotalevi) Summary Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) are one of the most … Continued

VFR Flights and Airspace Capacity Model Analyses

63RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 15-19 April 2024 WP No. 99 VFR Flights and Airspace Capacity Model Analyses Presented by TOC & PLC Summary This working paper examines various methodologies to determine controller workload, aerodrome and airspace capacity and analyses … Continued

AAS 1.15 CONCEPT OF GNSS-BASED ALTITUDE

The use of pressure-based altimeters to determine aircraft altitude has been universal across the globe for most of aviation history. This policy examines alternatives provided by Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA encourages development of technologies … Continued

ATS 3.15 (ADVANCED) STRATEGIC LATERAL OFFSET PROCEDURES

Strategic Lateral Offset Procedures (SLOP) are mitigating the risk of vertical collision and wake turbulence encounters between aircraft with high precision navigation capabilities. Provisions of SLOP are published in ICAO Doc 4444 (PANS-ATM) as special procedures for oceanic and remote … Continued

ATS 3.36 EMERGENCY DESCENT PROCEDURES

Existing ICAO recommended practices concerning emergency descent procedures provide guidance to pilots and ATS units in the event of an emergency descent. However, these provisions are outdated. Updates are needed to handle modern scenarios. Proposal was to switch TCAS to … Continued

Optimisation of Climb and Descent Profiles and Fuel Economy

22ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Split, Yugoslavia, 21-25 March 1983 WP No. 74 Optimisation of Climb and Descent Profiles and Fuel Economy This subject was first raised by the German Association at the 21st Annual Conference when they introduced a paper … Continued

Development of Policy on the Application of Datalink

32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Christchurch, NZ, 19-23 April 1993 WP No. 103 Development of Policy on the Application of Datalink The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the international developments, benefits, applications and operational requirements of … Continued