AFAP Safety Interview Support In the unlikely event that you encounter a safety-related event during your workday, stay calm, follow your procedures and call the AFAP for assistance... Read more>> May 30, 2018
Unruly Passengers Unruly passenger behaviour continues to pose practical and legal challenges to both safety and security in international civil aviation... Read more>> May 30, 2018
IFALPA Conference 2018: Atypical Employment Models In April, pilots from across the globe gathered together for the 73rd annual International Federation of Airline Pilots (IFALPA) conference with 58-member associations in attendance. The conference was preceded by the Global Pilots’ Symposium which is run by the world’s three largest global alliances: Oneworld... Read more>> May 11, 2018
Enroute Hazardous Meteorological Information - The Future In the last issue of Altitude, we ran an article from the Hong Kong Observatory on SIGMETs and the attempts to improve this “legacy” meteorological product. In this issue, we look at some of the future possibilities and initiatives to provide better En-route Hazardous Meteorological Information to the user, especially, you, the pilot. Read more>> May 11, 2018
Why I Volunteer The majority of personnel involved in AIPA are volunteers and willingly give up their time to help reduce the stressors and improve the quality life of AIPA Tech Crew and their families. Read more>> May 11, 2018
Safety and Technical Update The IFALPA PGA RPWG has released its report which highlights how IFALPA should confront the challenge of the technological uprising, and nascent regulatory and industrial challenges, carried along with the concept of RPAS and the RPs that fly them. AusALPA reps played a pivotal role in drafting the report and were acknowledged for their contribution. Read more>> May 11, 2018
Enroute Hazardous Meteorological Information - The Present Currently the occurrence or expected occurrence of enroute hazardous meteorological conditions which may affect the safety of aircraft operation is provided in the form of SIGMET which has a number of deficiencies. Read more>> February 5, 2018
Weather Forecasting in the Digital Age I recently attended the AAMC Expert Group at the invitation of the Hong Kong Observatory and was pleasantly surprised that the meteorologists present were prepared to listen to the users’ needs and were visionary in looking at the future of aviation meteorology. Herbert Puempel, from the WMO, gave the keynote speech and provided a radical look at the future of weather forecasting. Read more>> February 5, 2018
Safety & Technical Update The Safety and Technical (S&T) Team continues to participate in many forums and undertake activities to ensure that high safety standards are maintained in Australia and, through IFALPA, globally. The following is a brief outline of some of the current issues with which your Safety and Technical Committee has been engaged. Read more>> February 5, 2018
FRMS & Runway Safety Seminar On the 15-16th August this year, the AFAP Safety & Technical Committee co-organised a two-day regional FRMS and runway safety training event. Read more>> December 1, 2017