Exactly three years ago, on 23 July 2009, a new blog hit the internet under the name Roger-Wilco. There were many aviation related blogs there already, but none of them were dedicated to an air traffic management perspective on the world. The concept of Roger-Wilco has always been to help people navigate the complicated world… Continue reading Roger-Wilco – 3 years young
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Anniversary – The Y2K roll-over
10 year anniversary on 31 December 2009 On call to usher in a new millennium I am no longer with IATA but when I joined originally, night shifts were not mentioned as part of the job. Not that I would have minded, as an ex-air traffic controller I had plenty of experience watching the sun… Continue reading Anniversary – The Y2K roll-over
Anniversary – IFPS first flight plan treated in live operations
15 year anniversary on 27 April 2010. It was a rather cool and misty April night in 1995 when I found myself driving to EUROCONTROL at an hour normally reserved for rest and retrospection. The time was just past 9 p.m. when the duty supervisor of the Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System (IFPS) let… Continue reading Anniversary – IFPS first flight plan treated in live operations