RNAV RNP arrivals designed by Jeppesen in concert with Denver International Airport, FAA and other stakeholders to improve flow of arrival traffic, reduce pilot and controller workload and lessen aircraft environmental impact. Jeppesen, a unit of Boeing Flight Services, has collaborated with Denver International Airport (DEN), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other stakeholders to… Continue reading Jeppesen-Designed Arrival Procedures to Bring Efficiencies of Performance Based Navigation to Denver International Airport
SWIM is more than an acronym
Major progress has been made with SESAR’s System Wide Information Management (SWIM), the intranet of the future Air Traffic Management System. At the 2nd SWIM Demonstration day, on 15 November 2012, airports, weather & volcanic ash information providers, airlines and air traffic control centres were able to exchange information instantaneously. This technical demonstration proved the… Continue reading SWIM is more than an acronym
JOINT DECLARATION URGES GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP AIR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Last week during the 9th ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Panama City, Panama, aviation associations signed the Joint Declaration on Airport and Air Navigation Service Infrastructure. The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), came together with the Airports Council International (ACI), the Airports Council International – Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC), the Latin American and… Continue reading JOINT DECLARATION URGES GOVERNMENTS TO DEVELOP AIR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
CANSO’S NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL LISTS TOP INDUSTRY PRIORITIES
In his first public address, the newly-appointed Director General of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Jeff Poole called on the international aviation community assembled at the 12th ICAO Air Navigation Conference to embrace change and collaboration in order to achieve the long-held vision of a globally harmonised and interoperable air navigation system. Jeff… Continue reading CANSO’S NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL LISTS TOP INDUSTRY PRIORITIES
New ICAO Flight Plan goes live on 15 November
The worldwide implementation of ICAO Flight Plan changes take effect this week on 15 November 2012. The amendments to flight plan content go to the very core of flight plan processing. 15 November 2012 is the ultimate deadline: after that date, current or old format flight plan messages will no longer be accepted. Aircraft Operators… Continue reading New ICAO Flight Plan goes live on 15 November
If the European Commission’s Implementing Rule is not enough to jump-start data link, what is?
At the recent meeting of the Project Steering Group on Data Link, it was revealed that some States will not be able to meet the 7 February 2013 date by which “all LINK Region ANSPs shall have implemented an operational compliant system”. One State actually reported that they will not be ready before 2019! The… Continue reading If the European Commission’s Implementing Rule is not enough to jump-start data link, what is?
Minimizing the risk of midair collisions
FAA and industry partners have come up with a possible solution to minimize the risk of midair collisions where low-level commercial airliners, general aviation aircraft, military jets, and helicopters all fly together in the same complex airspace. What do you think about the new prototype VFR navigational chart for the LA Basin? Learn more in… Continue reading Minimizing the risk of midair collisions
With SESAR, green flights become a reality
Surfing on the success of two previous waves of demonstrations under the AIRE initiative, Single European Sky ATM Research Joint Undertaking (SESAR JU) is co-financing a third series of pre-operational demonstration projects to accelerate adoption of environmentally friendly Air Traffic Management (ATM) operations. After more than 10.000 green commercial flights, this new AIRE wave raises… Continue reading With SESAR, green flights become a reality
Listening Session on the Protection of Safety Information Scheduled for December in Washington, DC
The Flight Safety Foundation is an independent, non-profit, international organization engaged in research, education, advocacy and publishing to improve aviation safety. The Foundation’s mission is to be the leading voice of safety for the global aerospace community. They have just announced that a working group of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Safety Information Protection Task Force… Continue reading Listening Session on the Protection of Safety Information Scheduled for December in Washington, DC
Radio Frequency Interference Mystery Solved by Safety Reporting System
For a while at Asheville Regional Airport Traffic Control Tower, faint Morse code and loud static would pop up on the approach frequency every 30 minutes. It only lasted for a couple seconds, but it could interrupt pilot-controller transmissions and was a potential risk to safety. So a controller filed an “ATSAP” report. ATSAP is… Continue reading Radio Frequency Interference Mystery Solved by Safety Reporting System