TOC |

SEP 5.1 USE OF 1000FT VERTICAL SEPARATION ABOVE FL290

When considering system changes it is necessary to assess their impact on the entire ATC operational environment, and to endorse that the introduction of such changes into one air traffic system does not adversely affect, not only that system, but … 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

ADME 2.12 RED STOP BAR CROSSING PROCEDURES

Guidelines for aerodrome planning without taxiways crossing runways shall be the future aim to eliminate one of the main contributors to runway incursion. In particular when existing aerodromes are expanded strict guidelines to avoid construction of critical areas should become … Continued

ATS 3.11 AVIATION RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM PROTECTION

Spectrum Protection refers to the management of the radio-frequency spectrum in order to protect particular interests. The spectrum includes not only communications and datalink applications, but also navigation and other uses. Aviation is just one of the many users of … Continued

ATS 3.27 SID AND STAR NAMING

The use of SIDs and STARS has grown tremendously in the past decade. Unfortunately, there has been a noticeable lack of standardization and the result pilots face is a confusing mix of local practices. One of these is how the … Continued

COM 4.3 COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE

Some radios have a sleep mode that causes communication failures without being noticed. This results in serious security and cost issues for the military. Radio communication failure is a rare occurrence, but it can result in undesirable situations. Present ICAO … Continued

Future ATM

49TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 12-16 April 2010 WP No. L007 Future ATM Presented by EVP Technical Introduction 1.1 IFATCA is developing its Vision for 2035 – however there is much that needs to be addressed in dealing … Continued

Airframe Based Weather Reporting Systems

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 89 Airframe Based Weather Reporting Systems Presented by TOC Summary As aviation weather technology gets more advanced, with products such as Aircraft Meteorological Data Relay (AMDAR), there is an … Continued

Airport CDM (A-CDM)

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 157 Airport CDM (A-CDM) Presented by TOC Summary Although the main objective of A-CDM is always the same; information sharing in order to optimize traffic flows and reduce delays, … Continued

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