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State Aircraft and ‘Due Regard’ Operations

57TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Accra, Ghana, 19-23 March 2018 WP No. 92 State Aircraft and ‘Due Regard’ Operations Presented by PLC/TOC Summary ICAO rules are applicable only for civil aircraft. State aircraft – identified by ICAO as military, customs and police … Continued

Cybersecurity

56TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toronto, Canada, 15-19 May 2017 WP No. 87 Cybersecurity Presented by TOC Summary The use of automation and networking means that cybersecurity needs to be considered. The implementation of cybersecurity has arrived late in aviation but the … Continued

Airspace Design and Procedures Controller Involvement

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 158 Airspace Design and Procedures Controller Involvement Presented by TOC Summary Efforts to redesign airspace have ramped up in recent years as ANSPs and airlines push for more advanced … Continued

The Use of ATS Surveillance Data in the Provision of Non-Surveillance Services

55TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Las Vegas, USA, 14-18 March 2016 WP No. 312 The Use of ATS Surveillance Data in the Provision of Non-Surveillance Services Presented by PLC Summary This working paper studies the situation where a controller is provided with … Continued

The Development of the Microwave Landing System ( MLS)

34TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Jerusalem, Israel, 27-31 March 1995 WP No. 85 The Development of the Microwave Landing System (MLS) The development of the Microwave Landing System ( MLS) and the Global Navigational Satellite Systems (GNSS) is continuing with these … Continued

Three Main Systems of Flight Level (FL) Determination

35TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Tunis, Tunisia, 15-19 April 1996 WP No. 96 Three Main Systems of Flight Level (FL) Determination There exists at present three main systems of flight level (FL) determination. The FL expressed in feet , mainly used … Continued

Notification of Aircraft Equipment on Flight Plans

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 109 Notification of Aircraft Equipment on Flight Plans At present the flight plan is the principle means used to convey the details of the flight to the controller, frequently … Continued

Review of Existing IFATCA Policies (Legal)

37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Toulouse, France, 30 March – 3 April 1998 WP No. 155-1 Review of Existing IFATCA Policies (Legal) Editor’s Note: As this particular WP reviewed several areas of IFATCA Legal Policy, only that part which refers to … Continued

Report on the Introduction of 8.33 kHz Spacing

38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Santiago, Chile, 15-19 March 1999 WP No. 99 Report on the Introduction of 8.33 kHz Spacing Introduction On 30th April 1998 together with Dave Grace I attended a meeting at Eurocontrol with Mr Christophe Hamel, chairman of … Continued

Monitoring Privatisation/commercialisation in ATC

39TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Marrakech, Morocco, 6-10 March 2000 WP No. 157 Monitoring Privatisation/commercialisation in ATC Introduction This subject continues to be part of SC4’s working programme. IFATCA policy on page 4124 of the IFATCA manual, paragraph 2.6.3 reads: “IFATCA should … Continued