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ATS 3.28 CONTROLLED TIME OF ARRIVAL CONCEPT

The RTA function enables an aircraft to pass a waypoint at a predefined time. The CTA concept uses this capability in sequencing arriving traffic to the Terminal Area (TMA) by assigning such fix times to aircraft. CTA and RTA are … Continued

Integration of Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Flights At Airfields

24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Athens, Greece, 18-22 March 1985 WP No. 53 Integration of Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing Flights at Airfields Following discussion on agenda item B.6.7 at the 1984 Conference, SC 1 was required to review the subject … Continued

Radar Monitoring in the En-route Phase

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 102 Radar Monitoring in the En-route Phase At the 32nd. IFATCA Conference the subject of Radar Monitoring was put on the SC 1 Work Programme. the subject was divided … Continued

Monitoring the Use of TCAS

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 138 Monitoring the Use of TCAS Introduction During the 33rd Annual Conference in Ottawa working papers were presented detailing new areas of Air Traffic Control in which it was proposed … Continued

Investigate Minimum Safe Altitude Warning Systems (MSAW)

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 88 Investigate Minimum Safe Altitude Warning Systems (MSAW) Introduction Over the last few years, IFATCA’s Committee B has examined several technical systems that have been developed and implemented to enhance … Continued

The Use of Safety Nets in ATM

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 88 The Use of Safety Nets in ATM Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 The concept of safety nets in ATM has become widely recognised and established as a major safety … Continued

Study Reporting of TCAS RAs

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 84 Study Reporting of TCAS RAs Presented by TOC Introduction 1.1. After a near mid air collision (NMAC) over Japan (January 31st, 2001) and the tragic mid-air collision near Ueberlingen, … Continued

ATS – Study Restrictions in the Enroute Environment

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 91 ATS – Study Restrictions in the Enroute Environment Presented by TOC Summary In November 2007 ICAO introduced Amendment 5 to Doc 4444, which contained new procedures and phraseologies for … Continued

Review of Policy: Short Term Conflict Alert (STCA)

54TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-24 April 2015 WP No. 90 Review of Policy: Short Term Conflict Alert (STCA) Presented by TOC Summary This is a review of the IFATCA policies regarding STCA (Short Term Conflict Alert). Several policy statements … Continued

UTM (Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management)

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 83 UTM (Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management) Presented by PLC Summary This paper investigates the relationship between UTM and ATM and the issues created by the simultaneous management of both … Continued