As part of its work to determine appropriate OPerating EXpenditure OPEX allowances for NATS, the CAA has considered productivity trends and efficiency improvements in other industries in order to inform its understanding of the likely scope for NATS to improve its own efficiency. This paper explains, however, the CAA recognises...
This report provides a recommended technical specification for an offshore helideck status signaling system in support of CAA's best practice guidance material published in CAP 437 "Offshore Helicopter Landing Areas - Guidance on Standards". The operational requirement for the system is described along with the development of the technical specification....
This publication is based on the International Standards and Recommended Practices contained in relevant ICAO documents. The aim of the United Kingdom Radiotelephony Manual (CAP 413) is to provide pilots and Air Traffic Services personnel with a compendium of clear, concise, standardized phraseology, and associated guidance, for radiotelephony communication in...
Aviation legislation in the UK reflects the ICAO Standards and requires that certain categories of aircraft are equipped with crash protected Flight Data Recorder FDR systems. These FDR systems are installed primarily to assist investigations into incidents and accidents or, additionally, by using either the FDR or, via a secondary...
This paper provides guidance to aircraft operators, national aviation authorities, system suppliers and other interested parties on the provision of Flight Data Monitoring FDM as part of an Operator's accident prevention and flight safety programme. FDM is the systematic, pro-active and non-punitive use of flight data from routine operations to...
This report presents the work and recommendations of the "On Track" project. The project ran from June 2001 to January 2003, with the aim 'To identify the causal factors behind airspace infringements, and to make recommendations for safety improvements.' To achieve this, a non-CAA project team was appointed to collect...
The purpose of this publication is to describe the CAA Mandatory Occurrence Reporting MOR Scheme and to provide guidance to those who, by the associated legislation, are involved in its operation. The overall objective of the CAA in operating occurrence reporting is to use the reported information to improve the...
This publication is for general guidance on implementation of the CAA Light Aircraft Maintenance Schedule LAMS for piston engine aeroplanes and helicopters not exceeding 2730 kg MTWA, and guidance on airworthiness flight testing of all pistons and turbine engined light aeroplanes and helicopters. An aircraft registered in the United Kingdom...
This Civil Aviation Publication CAP states an acceptable means but not necessarily the only means by which approval may be given for UK-registered twin-engine aeroplanes to operate over a route that contains a point further than one hour's flying time in still air at the normal one-engine-inoperative cruise speed from...
There is no recognized standard in aviation for defining a typical Safety Management System SMS. So it has been necessary to adapt best practice from other industries in order to provide guidelines for those parts of the aviation industry that wish to implement a formal SMS. SRG has drawn up...
The purpose of this publication is to provide guidance material that will assist all who are concerned with the operation of aircraft that carry ACAS equipment. It includes information on the capabilities and limitations of the equipment, and the traffic and resolution advisories TAs and RAs it may generate, together...
In this Guide, full account is taken of the need to maintain civil aviation operational safety risks as low as reasonably practicable. SRG policies are incorporated and provide commonality of approach with disciplines other than operations and maintenance. This document concerns the principles of managing aviation safety but many of...
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company is leading a team to deliver a comprehensive solution for the Indian Space Research Organization and Airports Authority of India global navigation satellite systems. This will complete the final phase of the Global Positioning Satellite-Aided Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A cargo aircraft crashed on Monday (7 July) shortly after takeoff from El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia. The Boeing 747-200 freighter was being operated by Kalitta Airlines for another carrier, Centurion Air Cargo. All eight crew...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A shortage of air traffic controllers reportedly led to airspace north-west of Canberra, Australia not beeing monitored for two hours last night (7 July). As a result 17 flights between Melbourne and Sydney were diverted or delayed. Airservices...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK's Civil Aviation Authority CAA has announced that it has approved a number of new measures to improve the safety of air traffic control operations around Robin Hood Airport near Doncaster in the north of England. From 28 August...
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new aviation safety agreement has been signed by the European Union and the United States. This is the first such agreement between Europe and a third country. It is expected to result in harmonised aviation safety systems and less...
KHARTOUM AFP — Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Monday sacked the civil aviation boss after a cargo plane crashed and burst into flames in Khartoum in the fourth fatal air accident in two months. Major General Abu Bakr Jaafar was dismissed by presidential decree after the crash of...
KHARTOUM AFP — A cargo plane burst into flames and crashed shortly after takeoff in Khartoum on Monday, killing four Russian crew and narrowly missing homes in Sudan's fourth fatal air accident in two months. President Omar al-Beshir grounded aircraft of the type involved in the last two...
JERUSALEM AFP — The Lebanese Hezbollah militia has told Israel through the United Nations that aviator Ron Arad, who has been listed as missing in Lebanon since 1986, is dead, the Haaretz newspaper reported. Israeli authorities had said a prisoner swap deal with Hezbollah would only go ahead...
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