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Review of Policy – ADME 2.14

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 90 Review of Policy – ADME 2.14 Presented by TOC Summary Remote and Virtual Towers are being implemented in greater numbers worldwide. This paper reviews IFATCA policy in … Continued

Remotely Piloted Aircraft System – IFATCA Assumptions

62ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-12 May 2023 WP No. 163 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System – IFATCA Assumptions Presented by PLC, TOC & RPATF Summary RPAS operations in non-segregated civil airspace are becoming even more frequent. ICAO is … Continued

VFR Traffic Workload and capacity Study

63RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Singapore, 15-19 April 2024 WP No. 160 VFR Traffic Workload and Capacity Study Presented by PLC Summary Air traffic, both IFR and VFR, is continuously increasing all over the world and at the same time, target … Continued

Communication Failure Policy Review

64TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. 96 Communication Failure Policy Review Presented by TOC SUMMARY This working paper analyses current IFATCA policy regarding communication failure between aircraft and air traffic control units. … Continued

Protection of ATCOs and ATM Facilities in Conflict Areas

65TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Abu Dhabi, 28 April – 2 May 2025 WP No. L162 Protection of ATCOs and ATM Facilities in Conflict Areas SUMMARYArmed conflicts increasingly threaten ATCOs and the critical Air Traffic Management (ATM) infrastructure they rely upon. … Continued

IFATCA RPAS / Unmanned Aircraft Team

58TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Conchal, Costa Rica, 20-24 May 2019 Agenda Item: C.4.4 – WP No. 94 IFATCA RPAS / Unmanned Aircraft Team Presented by David Guerin (Team Coordinator) Summary Much has changed since IFATCA’s first working paper on Unmanned Aircraft … Continued

The Provision of Training for the OJT Coach

17TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Copenhagen, Denmark, 24-28 April 1978 WP No. 44 The Provision of Training for the OJT Coach Introduction The training of controllers is a time consuming and therefore expensive process. Training costs can be calculated for that period … Continued

Legal Liability of the Air Traffic Controller

20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Cairo, Egypt, 02-06 May 1981 WP No. 79 Legal Liability of the Air Traffic Controller Introduction The legal liability of the air traffic controller has been and continues to be of the main items on the agenda … Continued

Review of Lateral and Longitudinal Separation

24TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Athens, Greece, 18-22 March 1985 WP No. 51 Review of Lateral and Longitudinal Separation Summary At IFATCA 83, Committee B discussed WP 57/83, presented by New Zealand. SC 1 produced WP 61/84 in Estoril and an additional … Continued

Night Shift Paralysis in Air Traffic Control

27TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 26-29 April 1988 WP No. L003 Night Shift Paralysis in Air Traffic Control Introduction Night Shift paralysis has the effect of temporary incapacitation – even though the subject can both see and hear … Continued