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Review Policy on Interception of Civil Aircraft

45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 27-31 March 2006 WP No. 89 Review Policy on Interception of Civil Aircraft Presented by PLC and TOC Introduction 1.1. Since the events of September 11th 2001, the number of civil aircraft being intercepted by … Continued

Review Continuous Descent Operations Manual

50TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Amman, Jordan, 11-15 April 2011 WP No. 95 Review Continuous Descent Operations Manual Presented by TOC Summary Recent experience has proven the potential of new arrival procedures known as Continuous Descent Arrivals (CDAs). CDAs enable aircraft to … 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

Interactions Between Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Air Traffic Control

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 94 Interactions Between Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Air Traffic Control Presented by PLC and TOC Summary As part of a larger effort to determine IFATCA’s position on UAS … Continued

AAS 1.14 SPACE-BASED AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE – BROADCAST

Aireon LLC proposes to use satellites to relay Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADSB) data from suitably equipped aircraft to Air Traffic Service Units (ATSUs) and provide surveillance coverage in what the consortium calls ‘near real-time’ across 100% of the … 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 However, these provisions are outdated.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

Review the Issue of ASAS Separation when less than the Relevant ATC Separation, e.g. Radar

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 81 Review the Issue of ASAS Separation when less than the Relevant ATC Separation, e.g. Radar Introduction At the 39th IFATCA conference in Marrakech 2000, SC1 presented a working paper … Continued

Airspace Design and Procedures Controller Involvement

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 158 Airspace Design and Procedures Controller Involvement Presented by TOC Summary Efforts to redesign airspace have ramped up in recent years as ANSPs and airlines push for more advanced … 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

Review Issues Regarding ATC Systems Capability to Monitor Relevant Controller Intervention Buffer (CIB) Parameters

41TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cancun, Mexico, 15-19 April 2002 WP No. 87 Review Issues Regarding ATC Systems Capability to Monitor Relevant Controller Intervention Buffer (CIB) Parameters Presented by SC1 Introduction 1.1 WP 82/2001 presented by SC1 at Geneva reviewed the concept … Continued