{"id":20765,"date":"2022-12-21T06:15:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T11:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=20765"},"modified":"2023-12-20T07:02:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T12:02:28","slug":"2022-flight-ops-changes-the-big-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/2022-flight-ops-changes-the-big-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Flight Ops Changes: The Big Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"p1\">Dear Santa&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"yiv2022638856mc-toc-title\">We do hope we&#8217;ve been good little boys and girls this year. Last Christmas we received no presents from you at all, which was disappointing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>We did get one from ICAO<\/strong>\u00a0that got lost in the post and then turned up in January &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/nat-doc-007-changes-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">an update to the NAT Doc 007<\/a>. <em>Truth be told, Santa, we didn&#8217;t actually like that very much.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s been another busy year of international flight ops changes, Santa!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We thought you probably missed most of it, hunkered down in your Arctic grotto, beavering away on all the presents you must be making for us this year.\u00a0<strong>So we&#8217;ve written you a little list<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; just the big stuff that&#8217;s happened this year.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to read it all, that&#8217;s okay, we know you&#8217;re busy! You can get nearly all the same info by playing our\u00a0<strong>Snakes On A Plane &amp; Ladders game<\/strong>\u00a0that we made!\u00a0\ud83d\udc0d\u00a0\ud83e\ude9c<\/p>\n<p>We designed it in bright\u00a0<strong><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ff0000;\"> RED <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><span style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00;\"> YELLOW <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0colours to make it easier for you to play in the dim pre-dawn light as you&#8217;re zipping around the skies on Christmas Eve!\u00a0\ud83c\udf85<\/p>\n<p>You can\u00a0<strong>download a PDF of the game<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SNAKES-GAME-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>, or just click on the picture!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20767\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SNAKES-GAME-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20767\" class=\"wp-image-20767 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SNAKES-GAME-2022-picture-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SNAKES-GAME-2022-picture-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SNAKES-GAME-2022-picture-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SNAKES-GAME-2022-picture-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SNAKES-GAME-2022-picture-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SNAKES-GAME-2022-picture.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to download PDF.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In fact, before we get to the long-version list of stuff that&#8217;s happened&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>Our Christmas Wishlist<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>No more hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, floods, domestic conflicts, international invasions, drone and missile attacks, or global pandemics please. <\/em>We&#8217;ve put this one at the top, because this is the one we <strong>really want the most.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>An EU-LISA teddy bear.<\/strong> The one where you press its tummy and it tells you a nice clear definition of what a &#8220;carrier&#8221; is.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A set of walkie-talkies.<\/strong> We&#8217;ll keep one and give the other to North Korea, so they can use it to tell us when they&#8217;re launching test missiles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A big pair of scissors.\u00a0<\/strong>So when we&#8217;re doing flights over Greece or Turkey we can snip out all the pages of whingey, irrelevant Notams they publish about each other.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Some earplugs.\u00a0<\/strong>We&#8217;ll use them in January when the postman knocks on the door with ICAO&#8217;s annual NAT Doc 007 present, late again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ok, Santa, on to the good stuff &#8211; <em>here&#8217;s<\/em> the long-version list of stuff that&#8217;s happened&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>January<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The US went into a\u00a0<strong>ground stop<\/strong>\u00a0at their west coast airports after North Korea launched a missile. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/us-west-coast-flights-halted-north-korean-missile-threat-or-coincidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/us-west-coast-flights-halted-north-korean-missile-threat-or-coincidence\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The US delayed their<strong>\u00a05G roll out<\/strong>\u00a0because of concerns at airports. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/new-faa-5g-buffer-zones-at-major-us-airports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/new-faa-5g-buffer-zones-at-major-us-airports\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Honduras got<strong>\u00a0new airport<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; MHPR\/Palmerola. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/honduras-has-a-new-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/honduras-has-a-new-airport\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UAAA\/Almaty airport,<strong>\u00a0Kazakhstan closed<\/strong>\u00a0(and later reopened) due to violent protests and unrest across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/civil-unrest-in-kazakhstan-developing-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/civil-unrest-in-kazakhstan-developing-situation\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Yemen conflict reached the UAE when several\u00a0<strong>ballistic missiles<\/strong>\u00a0targeted Abu Dhabi. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/has-the-yemen-conflict-reached-the-uae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/has-the-yemen-conflict-reached-the-uae\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NFTF\/Fua\u2019amotu airport in Tonga closed after the\u00a0<strong>eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha&#8217;apai<\/strong>, and the ash also disrupted some overflights in the South Pacific. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/tonga-major-eruption-in-the-south-pacific\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/tonga-major-eruption-in-the-south-pacific\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>February<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Airlines started to avoid Ukrainian airspace after Russia&#8217;s invasion, and<strong>\u00a0insurance companies started cancelling cover<\/strong>\u00a0for flights in Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/ukraine\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Singapore mandated\u00a0<strong>RNP4 and RNP10<\/strong>\u00a0on some of its main oceanic airway from FL290 and above. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/search-everything\/results-country?country=Singapore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/search-everything\/results-country?country=Singapore\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>NAT Tracks were abolished<\/strong>\u00a0from FL330 and below. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/tracking-the-nat-track-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/tracking-the-nat-track-changes\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>March<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>As the Russia-Ukraine conflict escalated, Russia brought in<strong>\u00a0&#8220;tit for tat&#8221; flight bans<\/strong>, including bans on all US operators, and operators had to start finding new routes avoiding Ukraine and Russia. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/ukraine-russia-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/ukraine-russia-update\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spillover into Europe<\/strong>\u00a0from the conflict and &#8220;traffic jams&#8221; in other airspace started occurring. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/spill-over-effect-new-airspace-risks-in-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/spill-over-effect-new-airspace-risks-in-europe\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We first heard mention of EASA&#8217;s new dreaded\u00a0<strong>EU-LISA (EES\/ETIAS) system. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/europe-new-pax-screening-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/europe-new-pax-screening-system\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iran kicked off against Iraq again, sending\u00a0<strong>missiles towards ORER\/Erbil<\/strong>\u00a0region. <a href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/iraq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/iraq\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the US, the military ran tests on\u00a0<strong>GPS interference<\/strong>\u00a0and it jammed civilian aircraft. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/signal-jam-us-gps-interference-testing-this-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/signal-jam-us-gps-interference-testing-this-month\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fuel shortages in Nigeria<\/strong>\u00a0and bandits at the airport raised concerns. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/where-has-nigerias-fuel-gone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/where-has-nigerias-fuel-gone\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ethiopia announced a\u00a0<strong>ceasefire<\/strong>\u00a0between fighting factions in the Tigray region. <a href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/ethiopia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/ethiopia\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>April<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EASA&#8217;s new fuel policy<\/strong>\u00a0was announced and it was really hard to read. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-new-easa-fuel-policy-does-it-affect-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-new-easa-fuel-policy-does-it-affect-you\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A new airport opened in\u00a0<strong>Mexico City<\/strong>\u00a0(MMSM\/Santa Lucia) and everyone said don\u2019t use it. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/search-everything\/results-country?country=Mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/search-everything\/results-country?country=Mexico\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fuel prices started rising<\/strong>\u00a0due sanctions particularly on US east coast; and in other countries they started to announce shortages, particularly across Africa. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/is-the-fuel-pool-drying-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/is-the-fuel-pool-drying-up\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>FAA announced\u00a0<strong>new flight planning codes<\/strong>\u00a0for advanced capabilities. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/alphabet-soup-faa-new-flight-planning-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/alphabet-soup-faa-new-flight-planning-codes\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Iceland became completely<strong>\u00a0covered with ADS-B. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aireon.com\/2022\/04\/14\/icelands-isavia-ans-now-operational-airspace-wide-with-aireon-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/aireon.com\/2022\/04\/14\/icelands-isavia-ans-now-operational-airspace-wide-with-aireon-data\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>mass ATC walkout in Poland<\/strong>\u00a0was narrowly avoided. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/poland-atc-dispute-resolved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/poland-atc-dispute-resolved\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>May<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Reports of<strong>\u00a0flights being tracked<\/strong>\u00a0for nefarious reasons started to concern BizAv folk. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/are-you-ads-being-watched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/are-you-ads-being-watched\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We talked about<strong>\u00a0EMAS<\/strong>\u00a0because no-one seemed to know what it was. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/swerving-to-avoid-why-arent-we-using-emas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/swerving-to-avoid-why-arent-we-using-emas\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>ATC returned to Somalia<\/strong>\u00a0with Class A reinstated above FL245 during the day. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/somalia-joins-the-a-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/somalia-joins-the-a-team\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We took a look at some common<strong> NAT Conundrums!<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/nat-conundrums-volume-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/nat-conundrums-volume-ii\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>US eased rules for<strong>\u00a0flights to Cuba. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/biden-administration-measures-to-support-the-cuban-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/biden-administration-measures-to-support-the-cuban-people\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>June<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone was still<strong>\u00a0confused by EU-LISA<\/strong>, who still couldn&#8217;t make it clear which operators need to register to use the new system (i.e. who counted as a &#8220;carrier&#8221;).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/europe-new-pax-screening-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/europe-new-pax-screening-system\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>South China Sea dispute<\/strong>\u00a0got worse with China building islands and putting weapons on them and running lots of military drills. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/south-china-sea-dispute-impact-to-ops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/south-china-sea-dispute-impact-to-ops\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sri Lanka completely\u00a0<strong>ran out of fuel\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/sri-lanka-asks-all-flights-to-carry-extra-fuel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/sri-lanka-asks-all-flights-to-carry-extra-fuel\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bahamas delayed their\u00a0<strong>Click2Clear<\/strong>\u00a0because no-one understood it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aopa.org\/news-and-media\/all-news\/2022\/june\/01\/bahamas-delays-click2clear-customs-rollout-after-aopa-request\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.aopa.org\/news-and-media\/all-news\/2022\/june\/01\/bahamas-delays-click2clear-customs-rollout-after-aopa-request\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Antigua brought in<strong>\u00a0new Nav\/ATC fees<\/strong>\u00a0that they want in advance if you\u2019re overflying up to FL245. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcbirdats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.vcbirdats.com\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia risk level was reduced as\u00a0<strong>Houthi attacks drop off. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/saudi-arabia\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We published a book on\u00a0<strong>European Slot Rules. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/big-summer-slots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/big-summer-slots\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kathmandu got RNP<\/strong>\u00a0(and you should use it). <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/kathmandu-got-rnp-ar-and-so-should-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/kathmandu-got-rnp-ar-and-so-should-you\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>5G rollout was delayed<\/strong>\u00a0in US. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/us-5g-rollout-near-airports-delayed-until-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/us-5g-rollout-near-airports-delayed-until-2023\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>July<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>We decided\u00a0<strong>Safety used to be far more sexy<\/strong>\u00a0and tried to bring it back again. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/safety-used-to-be-sexy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/safety-used-to-be-sexy\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Flights to\/from Israel got easier as<strong>\u00a0Israel got friendlier<\/strong>\u00a0with their neighbours. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/israel-now-available-for-overflights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/israel-now-available-for-overflights\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EASA published\u00a0<strong>new All Weather Operations<\/strong>\u00a0stuff and we were all confused by it. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/easa-all-weather-ops-changes-part-i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/easa-all-weather-ops-changes-part-i\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>EU-LISA is postponed<\/strong>\u00a0(thank goodness!).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/europe-new-pax-screening-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/europe-new-pax-screening-system\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>VHHH\/Hong Kong\u2019s new runway<\/strong>\u00a0finally opened. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/hong-kong-new-runway-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/hong-kong-new-runway-opening\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ICAO\u00a0<strong>expanded SELCAL<\/strong>\u00a0to include new codes. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/no-selcal-on-the-nat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/no-selcal-on-the-nat\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The FAA postponed the final phase of\u00a0<strong>Northeast Corridor Atlantic routes<\/strong>\u00a0project until April 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-faa-northeast-corridor-atlantic-coast-routes-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-faa-northeast-corridor-atlantic-coast-routes-project\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We made a picture book to help people understand the new <strong>EASA fuel rules. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/easa-fuel-rules-a-picture-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/easa-fuel-rules-a-picture-book\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>August<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Qatar finally got the go-ahead from ICAO to set up their\u00a0<strong>own airspace. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-doha-fir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-doha-fir\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>China got angry with Taiwan and held massive drills that\u00a0<strong>shut Taiwan<\/strong>\u00a0because they effectively surrounded it with prohibited areas. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/taiwan-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/taiwan-china\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Canada delayed their<strong>\u00a0ADS-B mandate<\/strong>\u00a0until Aug 2023 to give folk time to install equipment. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navcanada.ca\/en\/air-traffic\/space-based-ads-b\/ads-b-performance-requirements.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.navcanada.ca\/en\/air-traffic\/space-based-ads-b\/ads-b-performance-requirements.aspx\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>NAT 006\u00a0<\/strong>is updated, and we&#8217;re proud of our James Bond pun which no-one else got. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/aug-2022-nat-doc-006-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/aug-2022-nat-doc-006-changes\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>EIDW\/Dublin<\/strong> opened a\u00a0new runway. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/dublin-airports-north-runway-opens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/dublin-airports-north-runway-opens\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We put together on the <strong>London Airport options<\/strong>, made with help from the London Underground tube map publishers, circa 1962. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/london-airports-top-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/london-airports-top-tips\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EASA<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>updated their RIM\u00a0and we posted a reminder of all the things people keep getting into trouble with during <strong>ramp checks!<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/ramp-check-top-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/ramp-check-top-5\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>September<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The<strong>\u00a0hurricane season<\/strong>\u00a0was in full force with Earl closing Bermuda, Kay closing La Paz in Mexico and then the massive Fiona reaching Canada, and Ian devastating parts of Florida.<\/li>\n<li>A big military exercise threatened to close a chunk of\u00a0<strong>EGGX\/Shanwick<\/strong>\u00a0impacting the NAT, but then it didn&#8217;t. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/atlantic-thunder-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/atlantic-thunder-22\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EASA delayed their\u00a0<strong>ELT mandate<\/strong>\u00a0by 2 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easa.europa.eu\/document-library\/opinions\/opinion-no-052022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.easa.europa.eu\/document-library\/opinions\/opinion-no-052022\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Azerbaijan and Armenia<\/strong>\u00a0kicked off again and the border airspace closed, then quickly reopened. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/armenia-azerbaijan-airspace-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/armenia-azerbaijan-airspace-risk\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CYYZ\/Toronto c<strong>apped slots for GA\/BA<\/strong>\u00a0flights. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-toronto-slot-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-toronto-slot-machine\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>African ATC went on a\u00a0<strong>mega strike!<\/strong>\u00a0They brought in fake ATC and we put out a big safety alert over it. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/africa-atc-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/africa-atc-strike\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>FAA extended<\/strong>\u00a0their Iran and Iraq warnings for another 2 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>October<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>North Korea sent a<strong>\u00a0missile directly over Japan<\/strong>\u00a0causing them to issue a public warning. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/north-korea-missile-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/north-korea-missile-threat\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Major airways<\/strong>\u00a0in Iraq are in close proximity to areas of airspace with high risk from drones and missiles. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/iraq-airspace-risk-for-overflights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/iraq-airspace-risk-for-overflights\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Florida airports reopened after\u00a0<strong>Hurricane Ian<\/strong>\u00a0raged through.<\/li>\n<li>We discovered more info on the\u00a0<strong>CPDLC trial<\/strong>\u00a0in the US and how BizAv are (or aren&#8217;t) involved. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/what-we-know-about-the-us-cpdlc-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/what-we-know-about-the-us-cpdlc-trial\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The FAA published new<strong>\u00a0winter holdover times. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/winter-is-coming-updated-holdover-time-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/winter-is-coming-updated-holdover-time-guidelines\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Everyone started planning for the\u00a0<strong>Qatar world cup<\/strong>\u00a0because Doha is small and no-one was sure where to park. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/ops-planning-for-the-world-cup-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/ops-planning-for-the-world-cup-2022\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>November<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A<strong>\u00a0cyber attack<\/strong>\u00a0brought down a fair few Jeppesen planning products. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/jeppesen-ransomware-attack-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/jeppesen-ransomware-attack-update\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>ADS-B privacy issues<\/strong>\u00a0reared its head again with more groups questioning the privacy and security. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/cloaking-devices-the-ads-b-privacy-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/cloaking-devices-the-ads-b-privacy-issue\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shannon published info on\u00a0<strong>level busts<\/strong>\u00a0and US BizAv are to blame for a lot of them! <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/shannon-bizjets-and-level-busts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/shannon-bizjets-and-level-busts\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>KTEB\/Teterboro<\/strong>\u00a0added new waypoints to help with the challenging circle for RWY 01. <a href=\"https:\/\/teterborousersgroup.org\/faa-publishes-vfr-waypoints-to-assist-pilots-in-navigating-kteb-ils-6-circle-rwy-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/teterborousersgroup.org\/faa-publishes-vfr-waypoints-to-assist-pilots-in-navigating-kteb-ils-6-circle-rwy-1\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Canada published a\u00a0<strong>safety watchlist<\/strong>\u00a0that applies to everyone, everywhere really. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-safety-watchlist-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/the-safety-watchlist-2022\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Russia-Ukraine spillover impacted more countries, with<strong>\u00a0a wayward missile<\/strong>\u00a0hitting Poland and concerns about UAS. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/ukraine-russia-spillover-risks-nov-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/ukraine-russia-spillover-risks-nov-2022\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Saudi Arabia got\u00a0<strong>CPDLC from FL150 up. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SAUDI-AIC-6-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/dashboard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/SAUDI-AIC-6-2022.pdf\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>We started to\u00a0<strong>worry about Turkey<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; they are fighting with Syria and Iraq and their southern region is higher risk. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/turkiye-syria-and-iraq-airspace-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/turkiye-syria-and-iraq-airspace-risk\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Germany issued a warning against low level\u00a0<strong>flights in Myanmar. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/myanmar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/safeairspace.net\/myanmar\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>An Emirates aircraft might have been\u00a0<strong>hijacked. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/dont-say-hi-to-jack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/dont-say-hi-to-jack\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>December<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Possibly because of power outage issues, but\u00a0<strong>South Africa lost CPDLC<\/strong>\u00a0and FAOR\/Johannesburg Oceanic airspace turned into one big IFBP area for a day or so. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/johannesburg-oceanic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/johannesburg-oceanic\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ski season started<\/strong>\u00a0in Europe with parking restrictions and PPR requirements aplenty. A lot of folks also head off to the <strong>Caribbean<\/strong> this time of year. We made our own pirate map. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/philadelphia-say-ga-go-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/philadelphia-say-ga-go-away\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Auckland\u00a0<\/strong>got bad fuel. Not ideal for long haul flights (so any flight trying to get to Auckland). <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/new-zealand-fuel-supply-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/new-zealand-fuel-supply-issue\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Someone asked us about weird<strong>\u00a0Mexican timezone changes<\/strong>\u00a0and we realised that in April 2023 most of Mexico will stop using DST but some places along the border won&#8217;t. Highly bamboozling. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/whats-the-time-mr-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/whats-the-time-mr-mexico\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>France banned domestic airline flights<\/strong>\u00a0under 2.5 hours. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/france-says-take-trains-not-planes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/france-says-take-trains-not-planes\/\">Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>KPHL\/Philadelphia<\/strong>\u00a0decided they didn&#8217;t want international GA flights heading in there anymore. <a href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/philadelphia-say-ga-go-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/philadelphia-say-ga-go-away\/\">More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Fare-thee-well, 2022<\/h4>\n<p>And that brings us bang up to date, Santa, if you&#8217;re still reading.<\/p>\n<p>If not, we hope this whirlwind of flight ops bulletpoints has been of interest to someone out there. <strong>Maybe a few of you weary aviation folk<\/strong> who have stuck with us throughout the year \ud83d\udc4d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Santa&#8230; We do hope we&#8217;ve been good little boys and girls this year. 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