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General Considerations on the Implact of U-Space Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration on ATS Units

61ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 23-27 May 2022 WP No. 57 General Considerations on the Impact of U-Space Dynamic Airspace Reconfiguration on ATS Units Presented by IFATCA RPATF Coordinator (Eugenio Diotalevi) Summary Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) are one of the most … Continued

Information Overload in ATC

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 158 Information Overload in ATC Presented by PLC Summary Towards achieving their goals of providing a safe and efficient air traffic control service, many Air Navigation Service Providers … Continued

Deactivation of Safety Nets

63RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 15-19 April 2024 WP No. 155 Deactivation of Safety Nets Presented by PLC Summary During the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (IFATCA) Annual Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica (2023), there was a discussion … Continued

Contingency Preparedness

64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. 158 Contingency Preparedness Presented by PLC Summary At the 14th Air Navigation Conference held in Montreal from 26 August to 6September 2024, it was agreed that … Continued

Cut the Clutter: Eliminating Bureaucracy to Maximize ATCO Efficiency

65TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. L164 Cut the Clutter: Eliminating Bureaucracy to Maximize ATCO Efficiency Presented by EAA SUMMARYThis working paper addresses the global shortage of Air Traffic Controllers amid rising … Continued

Review of Radio Frequency Spectrum Protection Policy

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: B.5.3 – WP No. 88 Review of Radio Frequency Spectrum Protection Policy Presented by TOC Summary Since the last IFATCA paper on Radio Frequency Spectrum Protection in 2002, many … Continued

Legal Aspects in Air Traffic Control

7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Munich, Germany, 22-26 April 1968 WP No. 19 Legal Aspects in Air Traffic Control Legal Liabilities of ATC Personnel The determination of the responsibility and limitations of liability on the individual ATC employee appears to be … Continued

Study of ICAO Training Manual Part D-2 “Air Traffic Controller”

19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 05-09 May 1980 WP No. 37 Study of ICAO Training Manual, Part D-2 “Air Traffic Controller” Introduction A preliminary review of this ICAO training manual was made in 1978 with the assistance of the Swiss … Continued

Safe Use of TCAS/ACAS and the Impact of Mode S Development

23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Estoril, Portugal, 26-30 March 1984 WP No. 78 Safe Use of TCAS/ACAS and the Impact of Mode S Development Introduction This paper expands on the paper presented last year and takes account of current development work. It … Continued

Alpha Numeric Callsigns

26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 April 1987 WP No. 33 Alpha Numeric Callsigns In 1986 at the Cost Rica conference IFATCA’s policy regarding alpha numeric callsigns, agreed at the 1985 Athens conference, was deleted. Currently therefore IFATCA has … Continued