Remote Pilots Are remote pilots even pilots? This question is currently treated with some seriousness in global professional piloting circles... Read more>> May 30, 2018
Submission in Response to CASA's Fatigue Rules Independent Review 2018 The AFAP drew on its Safety & Technical representatives, staff and IFALPA contacts to collaboratively develop a substantial response to the recently published Independent Review of Australian Fatigue Rules for Operators and Pilots (2018)... Read more>> May 30, 2018
73rd Annual IFALPA Conference In March, the 73rd Annual IFALPA Conference was hosted by the Airline Pilots Association of Luxembourg (ALPA) in Luxembourg City... Read more>> May 30, 2018
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