8.33 kHz Spacing

8.33 kHz Spacing

36TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Taipei, Taiwan, 17-21 March 1997 WP No. 87 8.33 kHz Spacing   The use of 8.33kHz spacing to solve the European VHF frequency congestion problems was proposed at the EURRAN meeting in Vienna in 1994 and this … Continued
Safety Management Systems (SMS)

Safety Management Systems (SMS)

40TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Geneva, Switzerland, 19-23 March 2001 WP No. 157 Safety Management Systems (SMS) Introduction The inexorable increase in air traffic throughout the world, year on year, has focussed attention on aviation safety in general, and ATM safety in … Continued
Transition Altitudes

Transition Altitudes

26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-30 April 1987 WP No. 35 Transition Altitudes   At the 1986 conference SC 1 presented WP No 62 on Transition Altitudes. After discussion it was recommended that SC 1 should re-examine the subject of … Continued
Early Retirement

Early Retirement

33RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Ottawa, Canada, 18-22 April 1994 WP No. 138 Early Retirement Introduction Current IFATCA Policy on Early Retirement (Manual, Part IV, page 4.1.5.1, para 5.1.2): 5.1 Early Retirement 5.1.1 In view of the peculiarity and uniqueness of the … Continued