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Final Countdown
to the 2023 Conference
It's just a few weeks to go until the Annual Conference, and we are working with the local organizing committee to get the final things in order.
With several years since the last in-person conference, we are certainly excited to see you again face-to-face in Jamaica. The working papers are currently being consolidated and distributed by the Office. Please take the time to review working papers of interest to you and consider any feedback for the discussions during committee sessions.
For those joining us for the first time, keep an eye out for the information and social media posts from the communications team on how things work. Also, please check the schedule for the week, which is slightly different than usual with some exciting workshops on Monday.
Come together with passion and enthusiasm, don't be afraid to participate or ask questions, we are all one big family.
Duncan Auld, IFATCA President & CEO
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PROXY
If your association cannot attend the IFATCA Annual Conference, please consider giving a proxy to another association.
The proxy form needs to reach the office the day before the start of the Conference.
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SCHEDULE
Please check the schedule for the 2023 Conference on the mini-website for the conference.
This will be updated with the latest changes and info, so you are encouraged to bookmark the page (or add it to the home screen of your mobile for quick access)
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BOOK YOUR TRANSFER
Transfers from/to the airport are NOT pre-arranged.
However, the Organising Committee have partnered with Jamaica Tours Ltd (JTL) for the Airport transfers. A round trip will cost US $25 per person.
JTL has an expansive counter/office located conveniently in the departure terminal upon exiting the Customs Hall. A member of the Organizing Committee (OC) along with personnel from JTL will be in the departure hall to meet and direct each delegate to the JTL office.
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WORKING PAPERS
The deadline for submitting working papers passed on April 8th. Since then, Tatiana has been working flat out to get them ready for distribution.
The first batch was sent to Member Associations via e-mail on April 14th. If you have not received these, please contact the IFATCA Office.
The working papers are also available on our mini-website for the conference, which can be found on:
https://ifatca.org/ifatca2023
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The IFATCA website has a new section with articles as traditionally appeared in The Controller. Rather than producing a 'magazine' layout every few months, this allows us to publish longer and more topical articles faster and with more interactive elements. Constructive feedback and, of course, articles are always welcome via editor@ifatca.org | | |
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Following last year’s World ATM Congress in Madrid, CANSO and ATCA announced they would part ways. CANSO indicated they would organise a new event, Airspace World, in Geneva, Switzerland. Other than the location, there were no major differences once inside the venue. Both the IFEMA in Madrid and the Palexpo at Geneva airport are comparable huge halls that host virtually the same exhibitors.
Read the Article
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The Future of Air Traffic Control
This article summarizes a presentation made by Jean-Marc Garot in Brussels in October 2022, on the occasion of IFATCA's 100 years of ATC celebration
Read the Article
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Surveillance Panel
From 27 February - 03 March 2023, our EVP Technical, Ignacio Baca (Spain), attended the ICAO Surveillance Panel (SP) meeting in Singapore.
SP - IFATCA
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RPASP
From 13 - 17 March 2023, Eugenio Diotalevi (Italy) attended the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel meeting in Montréal, Canada.
RPASP - IFATCA
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Aerodrome Design and Operations Panel
From 27-31 March 2023, Bridget Singratanakul Gee
(USA NATCA) attended the ICAO Aerodrome Design and Operations Panel (ADOP) meeting in Montréal, Canada.
ADOP - IFATCA
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Pilot - Contoller co-operation at Global level
The IFALPA ATS Committee, hosted by the Vereinigung Cockpit, held a meeting in Frankfurt, Germany from 12 to 14 April. IFATCA was represented by Kimmo Koivula (Finland) and Philippe Domogala (EGATS).
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Regional Meetings 2023
AFM -> Algiers, Algeria - 21-23 November 2023
AMA -> Nassau, Bahamas - 25-27 October 2023
www.ifatcaamericas.com
ASP -> Bali, Indonesia (dates TBC)
EUR -> Riga, Latvia - 16-18 October 2023
www.erm2023.org
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On 28-29 March 2023, the Trinidad and Tobago MA, TTATCA hosted an IFATCA Competency Based Training and Assessment Workshop in Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago. The event was attended by approximately 45 participants from Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Dominican Republic, and the United States. JF Lepage (CATCA) facilitated the workshop, assisted by RVP Ramon Armora (DR) and EVP AMA Trish Gilbert (USA).
The Trinidad & Tobago Air Traffic Controllers Association (TTATCA) Executive Board and many others from TTATCA did a tremendous amount of work preparing for the workshop and administering an extraordinarily organized event, including ad-hoc meetings and tours. Their incredible dedication ensured the best possible experience.
A special thanks to the Trinidad & Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA) for graciously providing well-equipped facilities and for sponsoring and supporting TTATCA in the organization of the workshop.
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Africa & Middle East (AFM) | |
Dates announced for the 34th AFM Regional Meeting
The 2023 Africa and Middle East Region Regional Meeting will be held in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, from November 21-23. This is the second time the conference will be held in Algeria. The previous time was in 2007, with a record attendance of 32 MAs.
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The organisers aim to deliver an even better experience to guests to help consolidate regional unity. The theme for this year's conference is "Training", chosen because it is the starting point for achieving excellence, correcting weaknesses in systems, maintaining excellence, and moving forward. The meeting hopes to contribute to guests' knowledge and emphasize the importance of training to improve performance. | |
Meet the Africa & Middle East Communications Team
The IFATCA AFM Region now has a Communications Team. It was established late last year and currently comprises of:
- Sid Ahmed (Algeria)
- Maureen Isika (Kenya)
- Ester Katusime (Uganda)
- Kalasichaila Kalasile (Zambia)
- Selebogo Makoko (Botswana)
- Simbarashe Mwaba(Zambia)
- Wickel Yanick (Cote d’Ivoire).
The team looks forward to getting a few more members to have a diverse pool of talent and skills and balance gender and sub-regional representation.
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The Regional Communications Team plays a role inshowing the VISIBILITY and VALUE of IFATCA in the region, bringing out what is happening in the AFM Region as well as the work of the EVP, RVPs and other IFATCA reps. Among the things it has been able to share is; a webinar hosted by GHATCA, an AGM by the Malawi Air Traffic Controllers Association that is hopefully soon joining the IFATCA family as well as Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority’s appreciation of the role of IFATCA in the World Cup 2022.On 8th March, International Women’s Day, the team made a video of Women in the AFM region as a way of celebrating them. | |
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The team aims to be more robust in the near future and diversify into many areas including writing articles which is alsoa great way of communicating.
The formation of the Communications Team will also demystify the ATC profession, IFATCA and also help us learn from each other in this information age!
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Asia Pacific Safety Summit
The EVP Asia/Pacific, Ms Cheryl Chen, was invited to be one of the speakers on the panel "Safety through Learning from All Operations for Evolving Training Needs" at the Asia Pacific Summit for Aviation Safety. The summit was held in Singapore from the 22 to 24 March 2023. During her presentation, Ms Chen re-emphasized the holistic approach to aviation safety, the resilience of humans in maintaining safe operations, and the introduction of Team Resource Management into ATC training. At the end of her speech, she reiterated the importance of establishing a positive safety culture and asked for a commitment from the managers.
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Maldives
IFATCA's Regional VP for Southwest Asia, Mr Saiffulah, visited the Maldives and worked with the Maldives Air Traffic Controllers' Association to identify possible risks in their ATC training, staffing, airspace capacity, and the lack of CISM program for the air traffic controllers. IFATCA stands with our member associations on professional issues. Member Associations are encouraged to seek advice and reference from other MAs and matter experts of the Federation.
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European Staff Shortage Heatmap
More Member Associations have completed our staff shortage survey. Consult the latest info on our interactive heat map.
European Staff Shortage Heatmap
Our EVP Europe, Frédéric Deleau, has released a statement on the subject.
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Happy 50th to our Norwegian MA
On 25th March 2023, the Norwegian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) celebrated their 50th anniversary in Oslo. Philippe Domogala attended and covered the event for The Controller.
Read his article
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Jean-François Lepage
Liaison Officer ICAO ANC
Home Association: Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Association, CATCA
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Tatiana Iavorskaia
Office Manager and Secretariat
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Communications Coordinator
Home Association: Eurocontrol Guild of Air Traffic Services, EGATS
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