Surveillance Applications Policy – Review Policy on ADS

Surveillance Applications Policy – Review Policy on ADS

DISCLAIMER The draft recommendations contained herein were preliminary drafts submitted for discussion purposes only and do not constitute final determinations. They have been subject to modification, substitution, or rejection and may not reflect the adopted positions of IFATCA. For the … Continued
TPM Review – ATS (Major Edit)

TPM Review – ATS (Major Edit)

DISCLAIMER The draft recommendations contained herein were preliminary drafts submitted for discussion purposes only and do not constitute final determinations. They have been subject to modification, substitution, or rejection and may not reflect the adopted positions of IFATCA. For the … Continued
Interactions Between Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Air Traffic Control

Interactions Between Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Air Traffic Control

DISCLAIMER The draft recommendations contained herein were preliminary drafts submitted for discussion purposes only and do not constitute final determinations. They have been subject to modification, substitution, or rejection and may not reflect the adopted positions of IFATCA. For the … Continued
AAS 1.23 SYSTEM-BASED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LICENCE CONCEPT

AAS 1.23 SYSTEM-BASED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL LICENCE CONCEPT

IFATCA Policy is: IFATCA does not support ATC licensing concepts under which ATCOs are authorised to provide an ATC service based solely on the automation, equipment and/or systems utilised, because the contribution of ATCO skills and knowledge to the safe … Continued
AAS 1.02 AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS)

AAS 1.02 AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE (ADS)

  IFATCA Policy is: Before an ADS service is introduced into operational service, the necessary system components to provide a control service and to support the control task shall be in place. Only pertinent and useful flight data should be … Continued
AAS 1.15 CONCEPT OF GNSS-BASED ALTITUDE

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 3.2 CLEARANCES

ATS 3.2 CLEARANCES

One of the fundamental operational principles that have been incorporated in the draft ICAO Manual of ATS Data Link Applications, 1st Ed. (1999), 3.36 from the beginning is that any ATS data link system shall only allow one ATSU (ATS … Continued
ATS 3.12 MIXED MODE OPERATIONS

ATS 3.12 MIXED MODE OPERATIONS

The ATM system will continue to evolve through the use of technology. To permit certain categories of non-equipped flights to operate in mandatory equipage airspace, exemptions are given. The controller is often used as the mitigation to permit these flights … Continued
ATS 3.28 CONTROLLED TIME OF ARRIVAL CONCEPT

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