Tag / France
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Paris Le Bourget – New Requirement to list parking in Flight Plan
In the recent France AIP August update a new requirement was added for all aircraft inbound to LFPB/Paris Le Bourget to list their parking position and handler on Field 18 of their flight…
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Aircraft security search now a requirement departing France
Update July 20th: Looks like this is not only happening in France, but some other EU countries too: we’ve had reports of the same procedure being required at some airports in Italy,…
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French ATC strike 22 May – this one’s looking bad
Impact from todays ATC French strike is looking worse than usual. As things stand at 0600Z, there are a total of 400,000 delay minutes attributed to ATC Industrial Action in the ATC…
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French ATC Strike March 2018
A French ATC strike is due to take place from 18z on Mar 21 until 05z on Mar 23, and it looks like it’s going to be a bad one. En-route regulations…
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French ATC Strike November 2017
The ATC strike seems to be winding down. The only en-route regulations still in place are in the LFBB/Bordeaux and LFRR/Brest sectors in the West. At the airports, some delays of around…
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French ATC strike updates
Several ATC unions have called for a national strike, affecting French airports and airspace from Monday evening at 1700UTC (Oct 9) through Wednesday at 0400UTC (Oct 11). All FIRs are experiencing high…
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Week-long ATC Strike announced: France
This is different to last years Summer of Strikes – where we had 12 French ATC strikes, but almost all were for 48 periods. This new strike is posted for a Monday-Friday, starting at…
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Reroutes over France … not because of an ATC strike, this time
You’ll see lots of new acronyms being bandied about, like ERATO, EEE, a new DSNA ATM system in LFBB in accordance with SESAR … but in simple terms (our favourite words): France…
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France ATC Strike #11
We’ve been notified of an ATC strike planned for France on 14 and 15 September – that is, Wednesday and Thursday this coming week. This follows the normal pattern, where ATC and…
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Summer of ATC Strikes: This weeks update
European Air Traffic Controllers are striking in a fight against changes emanating from labour reform and the Single European Sky initiative. Curiously, Greece – normally a big fan of ATC strikes during the summer…
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Midweek Briefing 22JUN: Iceland ATC strike – end in sight, Israel FPL changes
Iceland ATC strike – end in sight 22JUN Operators on both sides of the Atlantic have been frustrated over the last 6 weeks with continual sporadic ATC Industrial action. And end may be in…
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Midweek Briefing 08JUN: Unsafe Airspace, New China ADIZ
Unsafe Airspace – new summary issued 08JUN Today Flight Service Bureau published International Ops Notice 02/16 – “Unsafe Airspace”. New China ADIZ – South China Sea 08JUN There have been several media reports this week that China…
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Midweek Briefing 01JUN: EASA Updates ‘Suspect Aircraft’ Guidelines, 8th French ATC Strike
EASA Updates ‘Suspect Aircraft’ Guidelines 01JUN EASA has published new guidelines for inspectors to assess which aircraft should be prioritised for SAFA ramp checks in Europe and SAFA compliant states. Read the article. 8th…
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French ATC strike this weekend – Number 8
Notification has been given by French ATC Unions of a Three Day Strike this coming weekend from Friday-Monday, starting at 0400Z Friday 03JUN. This is Strike number 8 this year, and if it…
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Midweek Briefing 25MAY: Cairo airspace -GPS jamming, Australia: new RNP rules (again)
Cairo airspace – GPS jamming 25MAY Egypt notified operators yesterday that GPS jamming is a concern to HECA/Cairo arrivals and overflights, and warned against conducting RNP/RNAV arrivals or approaches. Read the article. Australia: new RNP…
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Midweek Briefing 18MAY: Brazil Airspace changes for Olympics, Increase in Fake Nav Charges
Brazil Airspace changes for Olympics 18MAY A number of airspace changes, and specific procedures for aircrew and ATC, have been created for Brazil in advance of the 2016 Olympic Games, which start on 05AUG. Read…
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US, Canada may lose EU visa rights, More Free Route Airspace for Northern Europe
US and Canada may lose EU visa rights 13APR The European Commission published warning on 12APR that visa-free travel by US and Canadian citizens to Europe is at risk, due to the lack of…
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MHTG ‘Interesting Approaches’ to end, Greeks or Italians? ATC strikes:
MHTG ‘Interesting Approaches’ to end 06APR MHTG/Tegucigalpa Dangerous approaches at MHTG will be consigned to history, as a new airport was finally confirmed at the weekend by the Honduran government. Read the full article. Greeks or…
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Pavlof Eruption wreaking havoc, Brussels Airport remains closed: Midweek Briefing 30MAR
Pavlof Eruption wreaking havoc 30MAR16 Volcano Pavlof erupted on Sunday and is currently on aviation colour code ‘RED’. It has caused havoc for North Pacific, Alaskan and Northern Canadian operations. The latest predictions have…
