{"id":858,"date":"2016-08-03T20:20:35","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T00:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=858"},"modified":"2016-08-03T20:20:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T00:20:35","slug":"midweek-briefing-03aug-tsaeapis-increase-in-us-fines-vanuatu-runway-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/midweek-briefing-03aug-tsaeapis-increase-in-us-fines-vanuatu-runway-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Midweek Briefing 03AUG: TSA\/eAPIS increase in US fines, Vanuatu Runway concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

TSA\/eAPIS increase in US fines\u00a0<\/strong>03AUG\u00a0<\/strong>Fines and penalties for getting your CBP Arrival\/Departure manifest wrong will increase from 01AUG. That means, screw up the eAPIS and you are looking at a potential fine of $1,312.\u00a0Read the article.<\/a><\/p>\n

Vanuatu Runway concerns\u00a0<\/strong>03AUG\u00a0<\/strong>Following interim repairs to the runway in Port Vila (NVVV\/VLI) earlier this year, concerns have been raised once again about the condition of the runway, with diversions on Monday.\u00a0Read the article.<\/a><\/p>\n

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LFPZ\/Paris Airports<\/strong>\u00a0Couple of upgrades in progress, LFPO has 06\/24 closed until 29AUG, and LFPG is installing a new ILS until 03OCT; both will cause some delays.<\/p>\n

YZZZ\/Australia<\/strong>\u00a0The Australian Border Force have announced a strike for Friday, 12 August.\u00a0This marks a resumption of Industrial Action in Australia after a 3 month \u2018ceasefire\u2019 was agreed.\u00a0The strike period is 24 hours, precise impact not yet clear, but AQIS\/Biosecurity\/Quarantine will also take part to some degree.<\/p>\n

OMDB\/Dubai<\/strong>\u00a0is reopening with a single runway following a full airport closure early on 03AUG due to 777 crash.<\/p>\n

UIII\/Irkutstk<\/strong>\u00a0has no air starter available for large aircraft until the end of August.Irkutsk is a common enroute diversion airport.<\/p>\n

ZKZZ\/North Korea<\/strong>\u00a0is back in action with the missile launches again, on 03AUG they fired two ballistic missiles, one of which landed in Japanese waters inside the country\u2019s economic exclusion zone. Another missile reportedly exploded immediately after the launch. The missiles were fired at 2250 UTC on 2 August from a region southwest of the North Korean capital city of Pyongyang.<\/p>\n

MZZZ\/Caribbean<\/strong>\u00a0Tropical Storm Earl, multiple weather warnings for Jamaica, Caymans, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico.<\/p>\n

VABB\/Mumbai\u00a0<\/strong>continues their Continuous Descent Approach trials in the TMA. Interestingly, part of the procedure calls for pilots to call in on 121.9 after landing and report the total amount of fuel saved (how do you work that out?), and then send a detailed brief by email to cdomumbai@aai.aero. We forecast a relatively empty inbox.<\/p>\n

AGGH\/Honiara<\/strong>\u00a0has some surface damage on the International Apron, taxi slowly.<\/p>\n

SBZZ\/Brazil<\/strong>\u00a0On 02AUG, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro declared 4 August a new public holiday for the Olympic Games. The extra holiday comes after the mayor has already designated 5, 18 and 22 August as public holidays in Rio de Janeiro, and after the city experienced severe traffic congestion with the implementation of Olympic-designated lanes. On 1 August, the Olympic tracks caused more than 60 mi\/100 km of traffic jams, with the worst traffic taking place on the Linha Amarela.<\/p>\n

DZZZ\/Lome UTA<\/strong>\u00a0Following changes last year to the airspace over Benin and Togo (the two long thin countries squeezed between Ghana and Nigeria) – there\u2019s still some confusion over who does what. In simple: Low Level (FL240 and below) is controlled by Cotonou Approach. High Level (FL250 and above) is controlled by Lome ACC.<\/p>\n

EGGW\/London Luton<\/strong>\u00a0will close overnight weekends in November for some big repair work.<\/p>\n

HLLL\/Tripoli FIR<\/strong>\u00a0Airstrikes this week by the USAF<\/p>\n

LHPP\/Pecs<\/strong>\u00a0has no Jet A1 at the moment, back on 05AUG.<\/p>\n

HEZZ\/Egypt\u00a0<\/strong>On 01AUG, reports announced that a semi-private company would take over responsibility for passenger and luggage screening at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport (HESH\/SSH). The same company, which is a joint public-private entity, will take over security at Terminal 2 of Cairo International Airport (HECA\/CAI) beginning in October 2016 when the terminal is scheduled to reopen. The company will later take over screening procedures at Hurghada (HEGN\/HRG), Borg el-Arab (HEBA\/HBE), Marsa Alam (HEMA\/RMF), Aswan (HESN\/ASW) and Luxor (HELX\/LXR) airports. Egyptian police will continue to be responsible for perimeter security around Egyptian airports, including the terminal and the tarmac.<\/p>\n

LOWS\/Salzburg<\/strong>\u00a0starts a multilateration (MLAT) trial on 05SEP. Keep your Mode S on, they ask.<\/p>\n

SBBZ\/Brazil<\/strong>\u00a0Olympic Games kick off in a few days, if you are operating to Brazil read through the current NOTAMS carefully, there are a bunch of flow restrictions, special routes, and procedures.<\/p>\n

FABL\/Bloemfontein<\/strong>\u00a0is carrying out major works during August. Diversions not accepted. Jet A1 is supplied by bowser during this time, and not hydrant as this is also being worked on.<\/p>\n

LTZZ\/Turkey\u00a0<\/strong>– post Coup. As of 01AUG, the situation in Turkey continues to stabilize, as the government continues to step up security measures and conduct operations to detain alleged coup plotters. Turkey remains under a state of emergency, which allows the government to drastically restrict civil liberties, and will likely remain so for the next three months. Raids and security operations are continuing throughout the country. Travellers should note that Turkish authorities have reportedly been conducting ID checks in the busier areas of Istanbul. \u2028\u2028\u00a0Demonstrations have continued over the past several days.\u00a0While the threat of violence remains a concern at demonstrations throughout Turkey, most have been conducted peacefully. Travellers should nevertheless take care to avoid such gatherings as a precaution, because violence can occur with little notice. Additionally, terrorists have targeted major demonstrations in the past.<\/p>\n

FLFI\/Lusaka ACC<\/strong>\u00a0have called out some AFTN addressing issues, if you are operating to land in Zamabia, then file to FLKKZAZX and FLHNZAZX respectively. OMMM\/Muscat ACC has a radar-less day on 18th August, 0600-1700Z. Turn that TCAS up.<\/p>\n

WADL\/Lombok, Bali\u00a0<\/strong>has reopened after a closure on Monday 01AUG due to the eruption of Mt. Rinjani. The last closure was in OCT2015.<\/p>\n

View the full International Bulletin 03AUG2016<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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