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Policy on the Use of Recorded Data

31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Bournemouth, UK, 23-27 March 1992 WP No. 100 Policy on the Use of Recorded Data Introduction Equipment at ATC facilities is becoming increasingly more sophisticated, including the ability to record different data used by controllers. Advancement … Continued

Legal Consequences of Privatisation

32ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Christchurch, NZ, 19-23 April 1993 WP No. 126 Legal Consequences of Privatisation Introduction While the title of this working paper as decided at the 1992 Conference is “Legal Aspects of Privatisation” this working paper in fact deals … Continued

IFATCA’s Vision for the future of Air Traffic Management (ATM)

47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Arusha, Tanzania, 10-14 March 2008 WP No. 108 IFATCA’s Vision for the future of Air Traffic Management (ATM) Presented by the Executive Board Introduction 1.1. In the late 1980’s IFATCA produced a glossy publication of its vision … Continued

RNP for Approach and Landing

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 99 RNP for Approach and Landing The subject of Required Navigational Performance (RNP) in the approach environment was not placed on the SC 1 work programme by conference. It … Continued

Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) General Issues

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 87 Automatic Dependant Surveillance (ADS) General Issues ICAOs FANS committee addressed the problem of the shortage of capacity in the ATC system in a number of ways. One of … Continued

Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 97 Position Paper on Remotely Operated Towers Presented by Giusy Sciacca – ROT Group Coordinator Summary In the last years the operational concept or Remote Tower Operations (RTO) has been … Continued

Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 84 Virtual Centres – Review ATS 3.15 Functional Blocks of Airspace Presented by PLC and TOC Summary The worldwide patchwork of FIRs and associated ANSPs is a cause of operational … Continued

Space Weather

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 166 Space Weather Presented by TOC Summary This working paper describes the basics of space weather and the negative effect it can have on aviation. In particular, space weather … Continued

Pronunciation of Words And Five Letter Naming Codes

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 162 Pronunciation of Words and Five Letter Naming Codes Presented by TOC Summary Standardizing the pronunciation of alphabets, words and phrases has provided a simpler language set between ATC … Continued

Defining the Terms “Strategic” and “Tactical ” in the Air Traffic Control Context

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 86 Defining the Terms “Strategic” and “Tactical” in the Air Traffic Control Context The terms “strategic” and “tactical” are often used when describing various aviation doctrines, procedures and applications. … Continued