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Review of Policy on Area Navigation

43RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Hong Kong, China (SAR), 22-26 March 2004 WP No. 98 Review of Policy on Area Navigation Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 Area Navigation (RNAV) procedures are proliferating throughout various regions of the world. IFATCA has previously established … Continued

Investigate Basic / Advanced Continuous Descent Approaches

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 85 Investigate Basic / Advanced Continuous Descent Approaches Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. The Technical and Operations Committee (TOC) has been asked to investigate Continuous Descent Approaches (CDAs). Such procedures … Continued

Review of ICAO’s Global Performance Manual

48TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20-24 April 2009 WP No. 161 Review of ICAO’s Global Performance Manual Presented by PLC Summary The WP looks into part I of the “Manual on Global Performance of the Air Navigation System”, with a … Continued

Determining Operations Readiness of Automated ATM Systems

51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kathmandu, Nepal, 12-16 March 2012 WP No. 87 Determining Operations Readiness of Automated ATM Systems Presented by PLC and TOC Summary Modern ATM systems are more and more complex. Safety critical tasks as Radar Data Processing or … Continued

Communication Between ATS Units

53RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Gran Canaria, Spain, 5-9 May 2014 WP No. 91 Communication Between ATS Units Presented by TOC Summary Different ways of communication are possible between adjacent ATS Units. Purpose of the paper is to study different methods of … Continued

Sectorless ATM

59TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 30 March – 3 April 2020 WP No. 100 Sectorless ATM Presented by TOC IMPORTANT NOTE: The IFATCA Annual Conference 2020 in Singapore was cancelled. The present working paper was never discussed at Conference by … Continued

AAS 1.20 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING IN ATC

Demand will exceed capacity in more parts of the global ATM system in the near future. To relieve congestion and improve efficiency, modernisation will be needed, and AI and ML could provide solutions to the current challenges. There are many … Continued

ATS 3.3 HARMONISATION OF THE AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATION

Pilots experience difficulties to be constantly aware of the type of airspaces crossed while preparing for an approach and looking outside in compliance with the “see and avoid” rule. One of the critical safety issues regarding class E airspace is … Continued

ATS 3.25 CONTINUOUS DESCENT OPERATIONS (CDO) AND CONTINOUS CLIMB OPERATIONS (CCO)

Recent experience has proven the potential of new arrival procedures known as Continuous Descent Arrivals (CDAs). CDAs enable aircraft to make a more continuous descent from cruise to runway, saving fuel, reducing emissions, and reducing frequency congestion. ANSPs want to … Continued

TRNG 9.4.3 AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT (ATFM)

IFATCA Policy is: ATFM personnel shall be subject to a competency based training and assessment framework, which amongst others will require the ATFM personnel to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge, skill and experience of all relevant ATC procedures and ATFM … Continued