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Air transport regulations Advancing Free Flight Through Human Factors This is the full text of a report on a technical workshop which was held in 1995 and sponsored by the US FAA's Air Traffic Plans and Requirements Service and the Office of the Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Human Factors. The aim of the workshop was to begin to identify and solve human factors issues related to "free flight". The contents of the report can be viewed online or the 14 page document can be can be downloaded into Microsoft Word. Aeronautical Information Manual : Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures This is a United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication, basic edition, 19th February, 2004, includes Change 1, 3rd August, 2006. This manual is designed to provide the aviation community with basic flight information and ATC procedures for use in the National Airspace System (NAS) of the United States. An international version called the Aeronautical Information Publication contains parallel information, as well as specific information on the international airports for use by the international community. It contains the fundamentals required in order to fly in the United States NAS. It also contains items of interest to pilots concerning health and medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, a pilot/controller glossary of terms used in the ATC System, and information on safety, accident, and hazard reporting. The text of the document is available in PDF format (8.8 Mb) from the listing of air traffic publications on the FAA's web site. Aeronautical Study from Aeroports De Paris (AdP)on Runway and Shoulder Width This document provides information regarding the accommodation of A380 at Charles De Caulle airport in paris on runways 1 (09R/27L) and 2 (08L/26R). This study published by the managing directors of the airport. The justifications of the differences between the ICAO code F specifications and the provisions planned to accommodate the A380 are provided. The proposed provisions by Aéroports de Paris (AdP) for the A380 accommodation on these runways comply with the recommendations of the A380 Airport Compatibility Group (AACG). Evaluation of the level of safety as well as the methods used, also identified by the AACG study. Air Navigation : The Order and the Regulations This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 393, 3rd ed, April 2003 including amendments up to January 2009. CAP 393 sets out the provisions of the Air Navigation Order and regulations, and also contains the provisions of the Civil Aviation Authority Regulations, the Civil Aviation Authority Schemes of Charges, the Air Navigation (Noise Certification) Order, the Investigation of Accidents Regulations and the Dangerous Goods Regulations. The text of CAP 393 is available in PDF format (1.7 mb), from the CAA's web site. Air Transport : Quarterly Report No. 10 This document is part of a series of deliverables from a three year service contract between the European Commission and Cranfield University (SERV/TREN/05/MD/S07/52077/2005). Quarterly Report 10 provides an overview of the European air transport industry from January to March 2006. The reports in this series follow a set structure, covering highlights and key developments, scheduled capacity, air traffic, airline financial performance, airports, air traffic control, environmental developments, and this quarterly report provides a special section on air safety. The report is available in pdf format. Air Transport : Quarterly Report NO. 9 This document is part of a series of deliverables from a three year service contract between the European Commission and Cranfield University (SERV/TREN/05/MD/S07/52077/2005). Quarterly Report 9 provides an overview of the European air transport industry from October to December 2005. The reports in this series follow a set structure, covering highlights and key developments, scheduled capacity, air traffic, airline financial performance, airports, and air traffic control. The report is available in pdf format. Air Transport Association (ATA) The ATA is the trade organisation that represents 14 principal US airlines. Its role is to support its member carriers by promoting the air transport industry. The site contains links to member airlines, press releases, industry statistics, events calendar, publications lists, and information reports on the activities of the Association's various committees and working groups. Also featured on the site is the Airline Handbook. The contents of this HTML electronic text include a brief history of aviation, deregulation, structure of the industry, airline economics, how aircraft fly, safety, airports, air traffic control, airlines and the environment and the future of aviation. Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)have been pronounced by the Swiss Parliament in 1960. It is integrated into the General Secretariat of the Federal Department for the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. The development of civil aviation has shown that it is necessary to draw up international regulations which guarantee that civil aviation and the air traffic infrastructure comply with the same Standards. This website provides useful information regarding accidents reports which are provided in PDF format, statistics in relations with aircraft accidents and links to other investigation boards and aeronautical organizations. Airline Handbook This resource is produced by the Air Transport Association of America, this electronic text provides an overview of the history of aviation, deregulation, airline economics, how aircraft fly, safety, airports, air traffic control, airlines and the environment and the future of aviation. It is available free of charge in PDF format. Airport and Air Traffic Control System This report was produced by the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment in January 1982. It presents the findings and recommendations of an OTA study of airport capacity and related air traffic control issues. The report is made available as part of the OTA Online Archive. The full text is accessible online in PDF format (3716K). Alternatively, the front matter, table of contents and individual chapters are available as separate PDF files. Airport Capacity : Challenges for the Future This web site provides access to a European Civil Aviation Conference document titled: ECAC/EU Dialogue with the European air transport industry : Airport Capacity - Challenges for the Future, proceedings, Salzburg 15-16 April, 1999. The Dialogue proceedings contains 23 presentations dealing with various aspects of airport capacity and covering: congestion, optimizing use of existing capacity, and extending capacity. The document is in parts bilingual, speeches are in their original language (mostly in English). The text is available online in PDF format (161 pages, size 6.1 Mo). Airport System Development This report was produced by the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment, OTA-STI-231, in August 1984. It presents the findings and recommendations of an OTA study into the condition and future needs of US airports, and focuses on possible solutions to problems of operational capacity and air travel delay. The report is made available as part of the OTA Online Archive. The full text is accessible online in PDF format (6609K). Alternatively, the front matter, table of contents and individual chapters are available as separate PDF files. Airservices Australia Airservices Australia is a business providing air traffic management, air navigation infrastructure services and aviation rescue and firefighting. The site provides news flashes, daily weekday peak hour arrival performance reports for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne airports and Australian airport movements. The 'online documents' area provides access to the full text of AIP (Aeronautical Information Publication), ERSA (En Route Supplement Australia), DAH (Designated Airspace Handbook) and AIP supplements in PDF format. It also has a pilot centre with special operating information and pilot briefings, and a virtual classroom with tours, technical information and photo galleries. Analyis of Airprox in UK Airspace : July 2002 to December 2002 This is a report prepared by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB), for the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Air Force (RAF). Its purpose is to promote air safety awareness and understanding by sharing widely the lessons to be learned from UK Airprox (near miss) incidents. It provides full annual statistics for 2002 and compares these results from previous years to see what trends and movements have occurred. The full text of the report is available in PDF format. Analysis of Research & Development in EUROCONTROL Programmes (ARDEP) The ARDEP programme co-ordinates European Air Traffic Management R&D activities by collecting and disseminating information about R&D projects and analysing results and trends. The ARDEP system includes two main components: the ARDEP database, and the ISN (Information Support Network). The searchable database contains project details from 1995 to the present. It provides access to ATM R&D Project Synopses which describe research projects carried out by the main air traffic research bodies and ATM service providers in Europe. The ISN is made up of coordinators participating in the ARDEP data collection exercise. It includes ATM service providers, the EUROCONTROL agency and the European Commission. The site also contains descriptive information about ATM2000+ strategy items, performing organisations, and ARDEP domains. The ARDEP pages are part of the EUROCONTROL web site. Approaching Gridlock : Air Traffic Control Delays This is a technical report produced by the Air Transport Association's Departments of Air Traffic Management and Economics on October 14, 1999. The report provides a statistical analysis of air traffic control delays at airports in the United States. It also explores the causes of these delays, the resulting costs to both the airlines and the public, and recommends methods of overcoming the problems. ASTRA : Australian Strategic Air Traffic Management Group This is Australia's whole of industry Air Traffic Management (ATM) planning body. ASTRA stakeholders include Airlines, Airports, Regional Aviation, Pilots, GA and various government organisations. It is responsible for defining and implementing the strategic plan for the future development of ATM in Australia. The site provides an overview of Astra, and its organisation and structure. There are implementation and working groups covering activity areas such as GNSS, ADS-B, strategy development, operational strategy, capacity and service improvement, marketing, security and performance management. Other sections of the site cover projects and programmes and publications. The site provides online access to the ASTRA newsletter and to the Australian Air Traffic Management Strategic Plan. This is presented in three volumes: Optimising Safety, Efficiency, Capacity and the Environment; ATM Operational Futures; and, Communication, Navigation and Surveillance. An executive summary of each volume is available in HTML and the full text can be dowloaded in PDF format. ATM Market Evolution due to Deregulation This technical report 2005/008 was published by the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre in October 2005 and was written by Benerli Gokce and Phil Smith. This report presents a description of some of the major services provided by “Air Traffic Management” with a market oriented vision. The structure of the ATM market is thus partially analysed in terms of supply and demand, with the view to identify possible discrepancies. The aim was to investigate how the current ATM markets may evolve through time and as consequences of Single European Sky projects, in light of the evolution happening in other network industries such as Internet, Mobile Telecommunications, and Air Transport sectors. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it. Aviation Code of the Russian Federation The web site provides access to the full text of the Aviation Code of the Russian Federation. The Code establishes the legal fundamentals of the exploitation of the air space of the Russian Federation and activities in the field of aviation. The text is arranged into 18 chapters and is available online in HTML format. The text is published as part of the AVIA.RU web site. The text has been translated from Russian and prepared by Elmar Giemulla, Heiko van Schyndel, Andrew Muriel and Neil Budd, ILB Internationale Luftfahrt- und Verkehrsberatung GmbH/Watson, Parley & Williams. Aviation Reference Desk This site is maintained by a team of aerospace professionals and consists of a large number of links to aerospace-related sites on the Internet. Links are organised into several categories namely commercial transport, business aviation, general aviation, defence and space, industry news, key organisations, aerospace suppliers, engineering and jobs, forthcoming events and enthusiasts' sites. Each category can be browsed. The site primarily links to US sites. BritFlight At Britflight.com you will find full-text documents and files, links and shortcuts to very useful websites and information for pilots on approach, charts, communication, human factors, flight, navigation, performance, safety and systems. British Air Transport Association (BATA) BATA is the UK airlines trade association. Its role is to represent the interests of its member UK airlines to government, airports, and other industry regulators and suppliers. BATA's interests and activities cover: airports strategy and regulation, ATC capacity and performance standards, air transport and the environment, and aviation safety and security. The site provides contact information, links to member's web sites, and an aviation news feed. The site also provides information on BATA produced reports and other documents. CAP 382 : Mandatory Occurrence Reporting Scheme : Information and Guidance This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 382, 8th edition, October 2009. The purpose of this publication is to describe the CAA's Mandatory Occurence Reporting (MOR) Scheme and to provide guidance to those who, by the associated legislation, are involved in its operation. The overall objective of the CAA in operating the MOR scheme is to improve the level of flight safety and not to attribute blame. The text of CAP 382 is available in PDF format (334 kb), from the CAA's web site. CAP 413 : Radiotelephony Manual This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 413, Version 19 dated December 2009. The aim of the United Kingdom Radiotelephony Manual (CAP 413) is to provide pilots and Air Traffic Services personnel with a compendium of clear, concise, standardised phraseology, and associated guidance, for radiotelephony communication in United Kingdom airspace. The UK RTF Manual is based on ICAO Annex 10 Volume 2 (Communications Procedures) to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and ICAO PANS-ATM (Procedures for Air Navigation Services - Air Traffic Management) Doc. 4444. The text of the CAP 413 and supplement is available in PDF format (1.3 Mb) from the CAA's web site. CAP 553 : BCAR Section A : Airworthiness Procedures where the CAA has Primary Responsibility for Type This provides access to A UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 553, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, Issue 6, incoporating amendment 4 dated November 2009. British Civil Airworthiness Requirements constitute the basis for the issue of approvals and certificates required by the current Air Navigation Order. BCAR Section A contains Certification and Approval procedures for products, usually first certificated or approved by the CAA, for which the CAA has primary responsibility as the Authority of the State of Design. This responsibility is of particular significance in relation to ensuring the continued airworthiness of the product in operation, whether in the UK or elsewhere. The text is available in PDF format (1.7 mb) from the CAA's publications web site CAP 554 : BCAR Section B : Airworthiness Procedures where the CAA does not have Primary Responsibility for Type This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 554, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, Issue 6, incorporating amendment dated 25th February 2008. British Civil Airworthiness Requirements constitute the basis for the issue of approvals and certificates required by the current Air Navigation Order (ANO). BCAR Section B contains Certification and Approval procedures for products, first certificated by an Authority other than the CAA, for which UK Certification or Approval is required. In this case, although CAA has responsibilities under the ANO in relation to the operation of such products on the UK Register, certain primary responsibilities defined in ICAO Annex 8 are those of the Authority of the State of Design. The text is available in PDF format (1.5 mb) from the CAA's publications web site CAP 632 : Operation of 'Permit-to-Fly' Ex-Military Aircraft on the UK Register This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority publication, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 632. This is an amendment to the fourth edition dated March 2009. This CAP specifies the operational requirements that an applicant for the issue of a Permit-to-Fly for an ex-military aircraft is required to meet. The maintenance requirements are set out in BCAR Chapters A3-7, and A8-20. Specific provisions need to be met prior to the issue of the documentation, and a minimum operational and technical framework must remain in place for the Permit-to-Fly to remain valid. {Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it. CAP 683 : Assessment of Runway Surface Friction Characteristics This page provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication, Civil Aviation Paper, CAP 683, prepared by the Safety Regulation Group, 2nd ed. Version 4, dated December 2008. This document describes the level of assessment that should be employed for the types of Continuous Friction Measuring Equipment (CFME) currently accepted for use in the UK. The objective of this document is to offer guidance on the procedures for undertaking runway surface friction assessments and to define the criteria by which friction values should be assessed, on applicable runways under specified conditions. The full text of CAP 683 is available in PDF format (92 Kb). CAP 694 : UK Flight Planning Guide This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication CAP 694 dated July 2006. CAP 694 is intended as guidance for the completion and submission of VFR and IFR Flight Plans (FPLs) and incorporates step-by-step instructions for the completion of the CA48/RAF F2919 FPL Form. Within the European Region, the integration of IFR Flight Planning has been established to facilitate the centralisation of Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM). Consequently, the process involves automatic data processing, including the issue of Calculated Take Off Times (CTOTs) where appropriate and other ATFM messages. This publication highlights the importance of ATSUs being able to contact pilots/operators, in order that queries, the passing of ATFM messages, or even, perhaps, the rejection of their FPLs, can be dealt with quickly and effectively.This publication also references other documents and gives information on how to obtain the definitive source material should greater detail be required. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it. CAP 724 : Airspace Charter This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 724 Issue 3, including amendmentt 1/2009. The Directorate of Airspace Policy 'Airspace Charter' sets out the responsibilities and principles by which the Directorate conducts the planning of airspace and related arrangements in the UK. It incorporates as annexes the processes that underpin the work carried out within the Directorate. The opportunity has been taken to incorporate changes to the processes. This is a living document and will continue to be revised at intervals to take account of changes in regulations, feedback from industry, and recognised best practice. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it. CAP 736 : Guide for the Operation of Lasers, Searchlights and Fireworks in United Kingdom Airspace (Including Helium-Filled Toy Balloon Display Guidelines) This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority Publication Civil Aviation Paper CAP 736 dated November 2008. The aim of this CAP is to state existing policy and to provide individuals or organizations wishing to conduct directed light, firework, or helium-filled toy balloon operations in the United Kingdom, with a means of notifying their activities to the CAA. This will enable the aviation community to properly assess the impact of any such proposed activity and take appropriate measures to mitigate any dangers to flight safety. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it. CAP670 : Air Traffic Services Safety Requirements This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 670, Issue 2 plus amendment dated January 2009.. The document sets out the safety regulatory framework and requirements associated with the provision of an air traffic service. The text of the document is available in PDF format (1.8 MB), from the CAA's web site. Center for Advanced Aviation System Development The Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-sponsored Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). It is part of The MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit system engineering organisation chartered in the public interest. From its inception in the late 1950s, MITRE has provided air traffic control (ATC) system engineering support to the FAA, the government agency responsible for ATC in the United States. The web site includes access to a selection of full-text papers, covering CAASD interest areas, such as navigation, communication, and air traffic control. These papers are searchable by keyword and are available in PDF format.
no title available no description supplied Civil Aviation Authority : Directorate of Airspace Policy The Directorate of Airspace Policy (DAP) is responsible for the planning and regulation of all UK airspace including the navigation and communications infrastructure to support safe and efficient operations. The 'documents' section provides full text documents under the headings of general, consultative, environmental information, Identify Friend or Foe/Secondary Surveillance Radar (IFF/SSR) and policy/guidance. The 'airspace publications' headings provides the full text of selected Civil Aviation Papers (CAPs), whilst amendments to aeronautical charts are also available. The Environmental Research Consultancy Deparment area of the site describes its activities (noise monitoring, contours, effects and air pollution). Civil Aviation Authority : Safety Regulation Group This is the home page of the UK Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) Safety Regulation Group. The Group's role is to set safety standards and ensure that they are adhered to. The site provides news updates, background information on the activities of the Group, and information on personnel licensing in particular. This provides customers with information about flight crew licences, aircraft maintenance engineer licenses and medical certificates. It is possible to view the full text of documentation relating to these licences and certificates. Civil Aviation Authority This is the home page of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Its main responsibilities are in the areas of air safety, economic regulation and consumer protection. The site provides an overview of the CAA's activities, statistics and a selection of full text documents in PDF format. There are links to the home pages of the main groups within the CAA which provide detailed information about their own roles. There is also information about the impact of air transport on the environment, including noise and air pollution. Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong (CAD) The CAD is responsible for the safe operation and regulation of the air transport system in Hong Kong. The site provides background information on the CAD's mission, values, and organisational structure, and includes a corporate video (requires RealPlayer 8 or above). Information on the site is arranged under a series of headings: topical issues, such as security, aircraft noise management, air traffic control safety, aircraft registration and licence and certificates; publications and press releases; which includes Airworthiness Requirement and Aircraft Accident Reports; Facts and Statistics, including air traffic statistics; Public Services; Recruitment; Tender Notices; FAQ; Links and Photo Gallery. The Hong Kong Aeronautical Publication is available online with amendments, and there are also descriptions of the various courses offered by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Training Center. Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) CASA is responsible for establishing civil aviation safety and security standards and for monitoring compliance to those standards in the Republic of Korea. The site provides an introduction including a description of key activities, history, organisation, location and contact details. The activities section provides links to information by the various CASA divisions responsible for planning and coordination, flight standards, personnel licensing, aircraft engineering, aviation security, aviation safety oversight, air traffic services planning, airway facilities, airport planning and standards, airport development, airport environment, and the International Programs office. There is a general infomation section which describes flight services, the Korean airport system, airways technology and facilities, safety and security activities and programmes, air traffic control, and a range of statistics relating to domestic and international passengers, cargo, flights, operators and maintenance organisations, aircraft registrations, and licensed employees. A Library section provides access to guidance documents and there are also links to sites of related interest. Commission of the European Communities : The Creation of the Single European Sky This is the full text of a Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - the Creation of the single European sky, COM(1999) 614 final/2, Brussels, December 1999. The EC has proposed the creation of a "single European sky" to deal with growing delays to scheduled flights, and is proposing modifications to the institutional framework under which air space is managed. The full text of the document is available online in PDF format. Communication from the Commission : A Community Aviation Policy Towards its Neighbours This is the full text of a Communication from the European Commission to the Council and the European Parliament COM(2004) 74 final, Brussels, February 2004. The document advocates flexible coherence: negotiations, on the basis of a Single Aviation Market-model, with all of the countries with which the Community is already involved in pan-European aviation co-operation, as well as negotiations, on the basis of Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreements, with the Mediterranean Partners involved in the Barcelona Process, for which Morocco, Lebanon and Jordan would be the starting point. The final chapter of this Communication succinctly lists the operational proposals stemming from the advocated approach. The full text of the document is available online in PDF format from the European Union's Europa web service. Consultation on the introduction of sanctions for misuse of airport slots This is a United Kingdom Department for Transport (DfT) consultation document, published 14 July 2005. Article 14.5 of the European Regulation 793/2004 places an obligation on Member States to put in place, in the circumstances specified, sanctions to deal with repeated and intentional misuse of slots by airlines. This is to ensure that where airport capacity is scarce, the available capacity is used efficiently and distributed in a fair, non-discriminatory and transparent way. Enforcement measures and sanctions have been introduced with the aim of discouraging misuse of slots and thereby maximising the effectiveness of the slot allocation system. This consultation aims to gather views on the most appropriate way for such a system to be established at the UK's coordinated airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester). The Consultation consists of a number of documents including: a covering letter, background and objectives, the questions beind asked, deadline for responses and next steps. Annex A is the Code of Practice, Annex B a partial Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA), Annex C How other EU Member states have implemented Article 14.5, Annex D Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 1067 The Airports Slot Allocation Regulations 1993, Annex E European Regulation 793/2004, and Annex F the List of organisations consulted by the DfT. The text of the document is available in HTML and a series of PDF files. A report which describes the results of the consultation is now available. Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC) The Civil Aviation Department (DAC) of Brazil is part of the Aeronautical Command of the Ministry of Defense. DAC's mission is to study, guide, plan, control, stimulate and support the activities of public and private civil aviation in Brazil. Within the DAC structure there are four Sub-departments responsible for Planning, Infrastructure, Operations and Technical. DAC also includes the Civil Aviation Institute (IAC) and the seven Regional Services of Civil Aviation (SERAC), which are spread throughout the country. There are sections of the covering SERAC, the Civil Aviation Institute, and DAC Services, (including the aircraft registration database RAB-Online), travelling tips for passengers and a News Room. The information section contains background information and a history of the Department, an overview evolution of air transport policy in Brazil, and DAC rules and regulations (feely available for downloading) The information section can be browsed under a number of headings. The Aircraft sub-section describes procedures for registration, importation and exportation of aircraft and their components and provides access to various data analyses including aircraft accident statitistics. Other sub-sections cover airports, airlines, air cargo agencies, career and training (includes course manuals), economic data, air transport statistics, and flight safety. There is also an extensive publications section which provides access to statistical year books, and a number of studies (in Portuguese) on topics such as passenger flows, air cargo, and air traffic and airport demand. Department for Transport : Aviation This is the home page of the U.K. Department for Transport (DFT) Aviation section. The site brings together resources to many full text papers in the areas of aviation environmental issues, air traffic forecasts, air traffic control, aviation safety, health and consumer issues, airports, and domestic and international issues. The site also provides access to current and archived consultation papers. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions : Audit Final Report on the (ICAO) Safety Oversight Audit Mission to the United Kingdom The United Kingdom was initially assessed under the voluntary ICAO Safety Oversight Assessment Programme from 14 to 24 April 1998 by an ICAO assessment team. This audit was carried out from 3 to 25 July 2000. Its objective was to ascertain the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations forwarded during the voluntary assessment conducted in 1998 and to re-ascertain the safety oversight capability of the United Kingdom. The capability of the United Kingdom to oversee its Overseas Territories was also assessed. The text of th ereport can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (568 Kb) and Word (453 Kb) versions are available for downloading. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions Consultation Paper : European Commission Proposal for a Regulation Establishing Common Rules on Compensation and Assistance to Air Passengers in the Event of Denied Boarding and of Cancellation or Long Delays of Flights The European Commission published on 21 December a proposal for a Regulation to replace existing Council Regulation 295/91 on Denied Boarding. The UK Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) have issued a consultation paper in February 2002 on the proposed EC regulation. Responses are requested no later than 10 May 2002. The text of the paper can be viewed online in HTML format, and can be downloaded in PDF (76 kb). Department for Transport: Aviation Consultation Papers This section of the DFT site provides the full text of a number of consultation papers related to airports and air transport, dating from 1998 onwards. The site contains current as well as archived consultation documents. Subjects covered include: increased passenger movement at Stansted, airports in South East England, economic regulation of airports, Galileo, satellite navigation services, the 'Single European Sky', access to regional airports, night restrictions at UK airports, National Air Traffic Ltd, and public safety zones. The text of the consulation papers can be accessed in HTML, PDF and Word formats. Department for Transport: The European Commission's Communication on 'The Creation of the Single European Sky' This is the full text of an archived UK Department for Transport (DFT) consultation paper entitled 'The European Commission's Communication on 'The Creation of the Single European Sky', Brussels, 1.12.1999 COM(1999) 614 final. The paper describes the EC's plans for Air Traffic Management in Europe, and outlines the UK Governments views on the proposals. The closing date for comments was 31 March 2000. The text of the consultation paper is available online in HTML format. Department of Transport and Regional Services : Aviation and Airports Policy The primary role of the Aviation and Airports Policy Division is to advise the Australian Government on the policy and regulatory framework for the aviation and airports industries. The Division manages the continuing relationship between the Government and the Civil Aviation Authority (CASA), Airservices Australia (Airservices) and Australia's airlines. It also manages Australia's participation in the work of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and provides the secretariat for the International Air Services Commission (IASC). The site provides information on legislation, regulations and guidelines. A number of discussion papers are avilable in full text. These include: Restricting Operations by Marginally Compliant Chapter 3 Aircraft a proposed airport by airport approach; Expanding Ways to Describe and Assess Aircraft Noise; Going Beyond Noise Contours, Local Approaches to Land Use Planning around Smaller Australian Airports, and Guidance Material for Selecting and Providing Aircraft Noise Information. The site also provides access to a selection of relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines including: Air Navigation Act 1920; Air Navigation Regulations 1947; Air Navigation (Checked Baggage) Regulations 2000, and Smoking on Aircraft. EUR-Lex Directory of Community Legislation in Force and Preparatory Acts : Air Transport This is the part of the European Union (EU) EUR-Lex database which contains the full text (excluding tables) of legislation in force and Community preparatory acts regarding air transport. Specific areas covered are: competition rules, market operation, market access, route distribution, prices and terms, air safety, structural harmonization, international relations, consultation procedures and conventions with non-member countries. EUROCAE : The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment The European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment was formed at Lucerne on the 24th April, 1963. It provides a European forum where administrations, airlines and industry can meet to discuss technical problems. EUROCAE produces minimum performance specifications for airborne electronic equipment. The web site provides background information including list of members, the General Assembly, Working Groups, and a Calendar of Meetings. The documents section contains a listing of EUROCAE's publications and amendments. There is a charge for these documents, but they can be ordered online. The site also includes an electronic forum for commenting on EURCAE activities and documents. Eurocontrol Experimental Centre (EEC) The EEC, established in 1962, is part of Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. The EEC is involved in research and development activities for the improvement of air traffic control systems. Primarily, this activity is carried out for Eurocontrol member states, but also, by arrangement, for the air traffic authorities of any other state. The site includes information on current projects, products and services and full text reports, notes and business plans are also available. Eurocontrol Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation comprises 25 Member States. The site includes a number of full-text publications including annual reports, and links to other Eurocontrol sites such as Eurocontrol Experimental Centre. Links are also provided to the Performance Review Commission (PRC) and Performance Review Unit (PRU) and many other organisations. A number of performance review reports are included in full-text. The site also contains information relating to current Eurocontrol projects, with links to separate project web pages. European Air Traffic Co-ordination and Harmonisation Programme (EATCHIP) : Overall Cost-Benefit Scoping Study The site provides access to the report of a study conducted by Icon International Services and Sofreavia Groupe, on behalf of EUROCONTROL, dated 8 May 2000. The authors of the study were B.E. Kinchin, G.R Skinner, and M. Houalla. The aim of the study was to investigate the costs and benefits of EATCHIP and to demonstrate an order of merit for the programme. The text of the report is available in PDF format from the Icon Consulting web site. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) : Certification Specifications On 28 September 2003, the Agency took over responsibility for the airworthiness and environmental certification of all aeronautical products, parts, and appliances designed, manufactured, maintained or used by persons under the regulatory oversight of EU Member States. The Agency is currently consulting interested parties on the contents of Certification Specifications. The consultation process is being carried out in co-operation with the Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). For details of which texts are open to consultation and an indicative timetable, please refer to the JAA website. Completed texts shall be posted on the EASA site as and when they are ready for publication. Certification Standards currently available include CS-25 (Large Aeroplanes), CS-34 (Aircraft Engine Emissions and Fuel Venting), CS-36 (Aircraft Noise), CS-APU (Auxiliary Power Units), CS-AWO (All Weather Operations), CS-P (Propellers), CS-E (Engines), CS-ETSO (European Technical Standard Orders), CS-Definitions (Definitions & abbreviations), AMC-20 (General acceptable means of compliance for airworthiness of products, parts and appliances), CS-22 (sailplanes & powered sailplanes), CS-23 (normal, utility, aerobatic & commuter aeroplanes), CS-27 (small rotorcraft), CS-29 (Large rotorcraft), CS-VLR (Very Light Rotorcraft), and CS-VLA (Very Light Aeroplanes). The site contains the Executive Director's Decision, Explanatory Notes, and Comment Response Documents (pdf formats). European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Based in Cologne, the Agency provides technical expertise to the European Union by assisting in the drafting of rules for aviation safety in various areas and providing technical input to the conclusion of relevant international agreements. In addition, the Agency has been given the power to carry out certain executive tasks related to aviation safety, such as the certification of aeronautical products and organisations involved in their design, production and maintenance. These certification activities help to ensure compliance with airworthiness and environmental protection standards. The site contains background information about the Agency, with separate sections on it's component directorates including certfication and rulemaking, as well the executive, administration and quality and standardisation functions. The site provides access to a listings of Airworthiness Directives; Certification Specifications; Current Consultations; Organisation Approvals; Notices of Proposed Amendments (NPAs) and the associated Comment Response Documents (CRDs); and Annual Programme reports. There is an archive of Rulemaking Circulars aimed at informing stakeholders of important or exceptional Rulemaking developments. Part of the mandate of EASA is to promote a high, uniform level of environmental protection for European citizens. Environmental Protection is therefore an integral part of EASA's general structure of rules and regulations which aim to mitigate the negative impacts of the civil aviation industry. The site therfore contains information on rulemaking environmental activities, certification environmental activities, an overview of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and a discussion of aviation’s environmental challenges. The site also provides links to other organisations involved in international aviation safety as well as EU Member States' respective government departments responsible for aviation safety and National Aviation Authorities (NAAs). European Aviation Safety Agency : Enviornmental Protection Part of the mandate of EASA is to promote a high, uniform level of environmental protection for European citizens. Environmental Protection is therefore an integral part of EASA's general structure of rules and regulations which aim to mitigate the negative impacts of the civil aviation industry. On these EASA environment pages you will find: Rulemaking Environmental Activities, Certification Environmental Activities, Overview of EU Emissions Trading Scheme, Environmental Challenges, Other useful Environmental links. European Civil Aviation Conference The European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) is an intergovernmental organisation, which aims to promote the continued development of a safe, efficient and sustainable European air transport system. It seeks to achieve this aim by harmonizing civil aviation policies and practices amongst its Member States; and by promoting understanding on policy matters between its Member States and other parts of the world. The site includes an About ECAC section contains background information such as history; membership; functions and organisation; and relations with other organisations. The site also describes ECAC's work programme and activities including: integration of new member states; civil aviation security; environmental issues; economics, passenger health, and aviation safety, which constitutes a major part of the technical programme. Safety related programmes include SAFA (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft), SOI (Safety Oversight Issues), JAA-EASA Transition, and The Group of Experts on Accident Investigation (ACC). A newsletter, ECAC News, press releases, details of forthcoming events are available and the site provides online access to a number of ECAC reports and other documents. ECAC also hosts the 'NLA Forum' (New Larger Aircraft) which aims to facilitate information exchange and sharing between States administrations, international organisations, airports, airlines, research organisations and the industry on all issues relating to the accommodation of NLAs at existing airports. European Commission : Air Transport : Legislation The site provides access to the text of Commission Decisions, Council Directives and Regulations. These are listed under the following headings, traffic management, airports, international aviation, internal market, safety, security, passenger rights, competition, research and environment. There is a link to Eur-Lex, the Directory of Community legislation and in particular to the Air Transport section of the browse structure of that database. European Commission : Air Transport : Single European Sky The European Commission (EC) is undertaking a comprehensive reform of air traffic management designed to create the so-called, Single European Sky. This is based on six main lines of action: joint management of airspace; establishment of a strong Community regulator; gradual integration of civilian and military management; institutional synergy between the EU and Eurocontrol; introduction of appropriate modern technology; and better coordination of human resources policy in the air traffic control sector. The web site brings together a collection of resources on the initative including information on the legislation, the work programme, the Single Sky Committee, Implementing rules, Community Specifications and the Industry Consultation Body. The site also provides access to supporting documents and a video. Extended Operations (ETOPS) of Multi-engine Airplanes This is the full text of a final rule (14 CFR Parts 1, 21, 25, 33, 121, and 135) from the U.S Federal Aviation Administration regarding ETOPS of multi-engine airplanes. This final rule applies to air carrier (part 121), commuter, and on-demand (part 135) turbine powered multi-engine airplanes used in extended-range operations. However, allcargo operations in airplanes with more than two engines of both part 121 and part 135 are exempted from the majority of this rule. It establishes regulations governing the design, operation and maintenance of certain airplanes operated on flights that fly long distances from an adequate airport. This final rule codifies current FAA policy, industry best practices and recommendations, as well as international standards designed to ensure long-range flights will continue to operate safely. To ease the transition for current operators, this rule includes delayed compliance dates for certain ETOPS requirements. Extending the tasks of the European Aviation Safety Agency : An agenda for 2010 This communication (COMM[2005]578 final dated 15 November 2005) from the Commission of the European Communities is available in full-text PDF format. It outlines a new mission for the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) which extends their task to rulemaking and control in the field of air operations, qualifications and licences of pilots, and oversight of third country airline soperatig in the European Union. By 2010 the objective is to have the whole field of aviation safety under the scope of a single organisation, the European Agency. FAA Aerospace Forecasts : Fiscal Years 2004-2015 This economic forecast report was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Aviation Policy and Plans in March 2004. It contains 10 chapters which address 4 key areas: US and world economic environment, assumptions and predictions used in developing the FAA aviation forecasts; historical data and forecasts of future aviation demand and aircraft activity for three major non-military user groups - large commercial air carriers, regional / commuter airlines, and general aviation / helicopters; workload forecasts for FAA and contract towers, en route centres and flight service stattions; and, the outlook for commercial space transportation. The text is presented in PDF format as separate chapters and as a single 298 page document. FAA Office of Airports : Part 139 Certification The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has statutory authority to issue operating certificates to airports. The certification process is intended to ensure the safety of the flying public by requiring airports to meet certain standards for airport design, construction, maintenance, and operations as well as firefighting and rescue equipment, runway and taxiway guidance signs, control of vehicles, management of wildlife hazards, and recordkeeping. Federal airport certification requirements were revised on June 9, 2004. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 139 (14 CFR Part 139), requires the FAA to issue airport operating certificates to airports that serve scheduled and unscheduled air carrier aircraft with more than 30 seats, and scheduled air carrier operations in aircraft with more than 9 seats but less than 31 seats. The site includes an overview of the Part 139 certification process and provides access to a variety of resources, guidance documents, forms and notes. These include the Airport Certification Status Table (MS Excel, 102 KB), Advisory Circulars, Sample Airport Certification Manual (PDF, 213 KB), CertAlerts, and a Part 139 Presentation (MS PowerPoint, 838 KB). It also provides access to an airport data and contact information database, as well as a complilation of Airport Master Record Data. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the element of the U.S. government with primary responsibility for the safety of civil aviation. The FAA was originally designated the Federal Aviation Agency when established by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. The present name was adopted in 1967 when the FAA became a component of the Department of Transportation. The FAA's major functions include: regulating civil aviation to promote safety and fulfilling the requirements of national defense; encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology; developing and operating a common system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft; research and development with respect to the National Airspace System and civil aeronautics; developing and implementing programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation; and regulating U.S. commercial space transportation. The site provides access to a range of information resources. These are grouped under the following functions: Aviation Support and Regulation and Safety, Security, and System Efficiency. There are links to constituent FAA organizations. The Newsroom contains press releases and fact sheets. There is a section on careers and education opportunities. There is also a 'More' section, which includes information for and about Airline Operators; Airport Operators; Designees and Delegations; General Avaition; and Mechnanics and Repairmen. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) : Office of Air Traffic Organization The Office's mission statement is "to ensure the safe, efficient operation, maintenance, and use of the air transportation system today, maximize utility of the airspace resources, and meet tomorrow's challenges to increase system safety, capacity, and productivity". The old Air Traffic Services (ATS) consisted of the Offices of Air Traffic Service, Airway Facilities Service, Air Traffic System Requirements, Office of System Capacity, and Independent Operational Test and Evaluation, integrating all core elements of the air traffic control system. The ATS line of business has been consolidated into the new Air Trafic Organization(ATO) line of business. The site provides information on all of the elements that constitute Air Traffic Organization. The site provides service areas & transition, information on the ATO strategy, several Aeronautical Information and links to an ATO Library. Federal Aviation Administration : Aviation Policy, Planning and Environment (AEP) Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the AEP is responsible for national aviation policies and strategies in the environment and energy arenas, including aviation activity forecasts, economic analyses, aircraft noise and emissions research and policy, environmental policy, aviation insurance and employee safety and health. The Office of Aviation Policy and Plans develops policies, goals and priorities, forecasts future aviation technology and demand and analyzes the economic impact of regulations; and the Office of Environment and Energy develops, recommends, and coordinates national aviation policy relating to environmental and energy matters, which includes noise and emissions. The site provides access to regulatory documents relating to noise levels for U.S. certificated and foreign aircraft, to estimated aircraft noise levels in a-weighted decibels; and to the Airport Noise Compatibility Planning Toolkit. The site includes links to information on environmental issues and to related policy and guidance documents covering contrails, emissions, air pollutants, and noise abatement. One section of the site is specifically devoted to supersonic aircraft noise including presentations from the 2003 Civil Supersonic Aircraft Technical Workshop. Other sections of the site provide information on key officials, partnership programmes, noise and emissions models, and the The Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF). Federal Aviation Administration : Certifications and Certification The FAA's Aircraft Certification Service is responsible for the safety of civil aircraft. The site links to aircraft certification information (including an FAQ, standard airworthiness certification, special airworthiness certificate, special flight authorisation, and export and import approvals), airport certification and certification of people (including training and testing, online updating of airman records and FAQs). Federal Aviation Administration : Flight Standards Service The FAA's Flight Standards Service promotes safe air transportation by setting the standards for certification and oversight of airmen, air operators, air agencies, and designees. It also promote safety of flight of civil aircraft and air commerce by accomplishing certification, inspection, surveillance, investigation, and enforcement; Setting regulations and standards; and managing the system for registration of civil aircraft and all airmen records. The site provides links to various flight standards programmes including: Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS), Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), Aviation Safety and Health Program (ASHP), Cabin Safety, FAA Safety Program, International Aviation Assessments Program National Simulator Program, System Approach for Safety Oversight (SASO), and the Whistleblower Protection Program. The site also provides links to the component divisions: Air Transportation; Aircraft Maintenance; Flight Technologies and Procedures; General Aviation and Commercial; and Regulatory Support. A link is alsol provided to the Civil Aviation Registry which is responsible for developing, maintaining, and operating national programmes for the registration of United States civil aircraft and certification of airmen. Federal Aviation Administration : Office of Rulemaking The FAA's Office of Rulemaking is responsible for a range of tasks including: the project management of all FAA rulemaking projects; development of national policies on rulemaking procedures; administrative adequacy of all safety and security regulatory material; ensuring that existing rules, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and program performance are consistent with FAA goals and objectives; development of rulemaking documents; and, issuance of guidelines on Department of Transportation (DOT) regulatory procedures. The web site provides access to a range of information. There is an online resource guide which contains Final Rules & Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRMs). These documents are available in MS word and PDF formats. The web site also provides access to a Bulletin Board. Federal Aviation Administration : Office of System Capacity The mission of the Office of System Capacity is to identify, develop and implement initiatives that have the potential to increase the capacity of the (US) national aviation system. The site provides reports and studies created by the Capacity Office over the last five years. These include annual Aviation Capacity Enhancement plans back to 1992 in PDF format and Airport Capacity Enhancement plans for specific airports. Many of these full text reports are now out of print and so are only available electronically. There is also a link through to the FAA's New Large Aircraft (NLA) issues site. Federal Aviation Administration : Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL) The FAA's Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL) provides access to a set of searchable databases which contain regulatory and aviation product information. These include: Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) from 14 CFR both in their current version as well as historical versions. The RGL contains certain Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) and Final Rules (with all preamble explanatory material) which led to the actual Rule changes. It also contains make/model information for all civil aviation products including all current type certificate data sheets, Airworthiness Directives (ADs) both final and proposed; aviation safety Advisory Circulars (ACs) both final and draft; and Aircraft Certification Service Orders. Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Certification Service : Advisory Circulars This site provides the full text of Advisory Circulars produced by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aircraft Certification Service. This database is a searchable repository of all aviation safety Advisory Circulars (ACs). You can look at the most current ACs by their AC Number, or Part Number. It is also possible to view historical AC information to see old or cancelled ACs. For each AC, you can view a PDF copy. Federal Aviation Regulations - FAR Index Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Chapters I and III, Federal Aviation Regulations. This is the offical Federal Administration Agency web site for Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). Access to the full text documents is provided by the FAA Flight Standards Service. Chapter 1 contains parts 1 through 199. Chapter III, parts 400 through 440, relates to Commercial Space Transportation. The site also provides access to related information and links to other regulatory web sites. This includes a table of the most recent FAR amendments in PDF format. Federal Research and Technology for Aviation This web site provides access to a report produced by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, OTA-ETI-610, September 1994. This report presents the findings and conclusions of an OTA investigation into the US federal R&D that underpins the Federal Aviation Administration's technology and regulatory development programmes. It focuses on research and technology policy issues for aviation operations: safety, security, environmental protection and the air traffic system. The report is made available as part of the OTA Online Archive. The full text is accessible online in PDF format (5381K). Alternatively, the front matter, table of contents and individual chapters are available as separate PDF files. Fifty Years of ECAC 1955-2005 This is the Yearbook 2005 of the European Civil Aviation Conference ECAC. In April 1954, at the initiative of the Council of Europe and the InternationalCivil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Conference on Co-ordination of Air Transport in Europe gave birth to the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC).In close liaison with ICAO, ECAC has consistently assisted its Member States in achieving the aims and objectives of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, ICAOs charter, by promoting co-ordination and better utilisation of intra-European air transport. The current expansion of the European Community makes this role more critical than ever. The 50th anniversary of ECAC is a time to reflect on its vital contribution to the growth of air transport in Europe, and to look ahead with excitement at the fascinating challenges to come. [Taken from the President's foreword]. The full text of this document is available in PDF so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it. Flight 2000 : Initial Program Plan This program plan was produced in 1997 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and provided a "roadmap" for operational improvements to the National Airspace System (NAS) preceding Free Flight, which began in the year 2000. The Plan involved collaborative effort from the FAA, NASA, DoD and industry (through the RTCA Free Flight Select Committee). It embodies a strategic overview of the planning process, discussing the driving forces and vision, the benefits to be gained from streamlining effort, and an outline of the operational concepts that will deliver those benefits. Foreign Airline Permits This is a United Kingdom Department for Transport document which contains a list of foreign airlines (or individual aircraft) that have had permits to operate in UK airspace declined for various periods since January 2000. The document was originally published on January 8 2004 in response to a Parliamentary Question, and was reissued on June 28 2004. The text is available from the DfT's Aviation web site in HTML and PDF (57 Kb) formats. Free Flight Free Flight is intended to enhance the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS) by moving the NAS from a centralised command-and-control system between pilots and air traffic controllers to a distributed system that allows pilots, whenever practical, to choose their own route and file a flight plan that follows the most efficient and economical route. This site provides legislative resources in addition to two routes in to the information on the site. The passenger's gateway contains airport codes, details of flight delays, and customs requirements whereas the watchdog's terminal contains Free Flight metrics, reports to Congress, expectation reports, services and an Operational Evolution Plan. Harmonisation of the Technical Requirements and Administrative Procedures in the Field of Civil Aviation : Proposal to Amend Council Regulation 3922/91 This web site provides access to a Commission of the European Communities document titled: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation, COM(2000) 121 final, Brussels, 24.03.2000. The full text of this document is available online in PDF format. How to Commercialize Air Traffic Control This provides access to the Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI) Policy Study 278, by Robert W. Poole and Viggo Butler, dated February 2001. In this report the authors propose the establishment of a nonprofit, stakeholder corporation to manage the U.S. air traffic control system, while retaining the role of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an arms-length regulator. The full text of the study is available from the RPPI web site in PDF format. ICAO's Policies on Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Services This is a PDF version of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Doc 9082/6, sixth edition, 2001. The policy was originally adopted by the Council on 22 June 1992, at the 14th Meeting of its 136th Session, and amended by it on 8 December 2000, at the 18th Meeting of its 161st Session. There are French and Spanish as well as English language versions of the text. Imagining Safety in European Air Traffic Management This is a technical paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Occupational Risk Prevention (ORP 2004; Santiago, Spain, June 2-4, published by the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre and written by Barry Kirwan and Eric Perrin. 'Air Traffic Management has been seen for some years as being a High Reliability Organisation (HRO). This means that it is very safe, compared to other industries. However, this implicit safety situation could change'. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it. Institute of Air and Space Law Since its foundation in 1951 McGill University's Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL) has become a leading centre for teaching, research and publication in the field of international aerospace law. The site contains information on IASL's mission, courses, staff biographies and directory, publications, including Annals of Air and Space Law, admissions and events. There are separate sections of the site which are devoted to air and aviation law, and to space law. The air law section contains digitised copies of a range of historically important civil aviation conventions, acts, protocols and instruments, including the Chicago acts, aviation security instruments, and the Warsaw System. The Space Law section contains digitised copies of selected international conventions. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was founded through the Convention on Inter-national Civil Aviation signed on 7 December 1944. It is the United Nations Specialized Agency responsible for establishing international standards, recommended practices and procedures covering the technical, economic and legal fields of international civil aviation operations. The ICAO web site provides access to a wealth of information resources. There is an informative "About" section, which describes the ICAO's foundation, aims, and structure, and contains the full text of the ICAO's Strategic Action Plan and Annual Report. The homepage links to the Air Navigation Bureau, the Air Transport Bureau, the Legal Bureau, ICAO regional offices, and there are sections of the site devoted to aviation medicine, environmental protection, and to TRAINAIR, the ICAO's aviation training programme. The site also provides access to ICAO news updates, press releases, publications catalogue, and the ICAO Journal. In addition the site provides access to a searchable database of ICAO Assembly Resolutions in Force. The website also consists of a calender of upcoming meetings, seminars and workshops. Interstate Travel : Constitutional Challenges to the Identification Requirement and Other Transportation Security Regulations This is a Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress RL32664, prepared by Todd B. Tatelman, December 21, 2004. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 new federal statutes and agency regulations have been implemented, each with the purpose of ensuring the safety and security of passengers, facilities, and transport system workers in the United States. Not all of these security measures, however, have been publically disclosed. This report examines the legal basis for the transportation security measures, including the sensitive security information (SSI) regulations, and analyses the constitutional provisions under which these measures are currently being challenged. This report will be updated as events require. The text of the report is available in PDF format. Irish Aviation Authority The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) regulates the safety standards of Irish civil aviation and provides air traffic management in Irish controlled air space. The web site provides access to a range of information resources. The corporate information section contains a mission statement, annual report, corporate profile and structure, policy documents, route charges and flight statistics. A substantial number of safety related documents are available online (PDF format) covering operating standards, airworthiness, air traffic control, aerodromes and air navigation, legislation, aeronautical notices and aeronautical information circulars. Other sections of the web site cover licencing, air traffic services and technology, and training and consultancy. Landings : Regulations and AIM This web site provides access to the Landings Federal Aviation Regulations Database. This offers on-line access to most of the FARs. They are in HTML format with one file per paragraph. They contain hyperlinks between paragraphs and sections, making cross-references possible. A link is also provided to the official Federal Aviation administration FAR source. Landings also provide the searchable FAR Navigator to assist the identifaction and retrieval from different parts of the FARs. Legal and Cultural Issues in Relation to ATM Safety Occurrence Reporting in Europe This provides access to a report commissioned by the Performance Review Commission of the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre and dated September 2006. This report documents the results of a Performance Review Unit survey of each State in relation to legal and regulatory provisions likely to impede safety reporting. The results have been verified with each State or Air Navigation Service Provider concerned. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it. Level Bust Working Group 'On The Level' Project Final Report The site provides access to a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Paper CAP 710, prepared by the CAA Safety Regulation Group, dated December 2000. Level Busts are potentially serious aviation hazards which occur when an aircraft fails to fly at the required level for safe separation. This report presents the report of the Level Bust Working Group. The main findings are presented under the following headings: Standard Instrument Departures (SIDs), Auto-pilot Problems, Altimeter Setting, Pilot Handling, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The text is available in PDF format. Lower Airspace Radar Services Funding Review Report This provides access to a document published by the UK Department for Transport, 14 May 2002. It presents the results of a review conducted by representatives from the Department for Transport, the CAA's Directorate of Airspace Policy (DAP) and Safety Regulation Group (SRG). The objectives of the review were to examine the strengths and weaknesses of current funding arrangements for Lower Airspace Radar Services (LARS), and to identify and evaluate options for future funding. The text of the document is available for viewing online in HTML format, and can be downloaded in PDF (101 Kb) and MS Word format )60 Kb) files. Manual of Aerodrome Flight Information Services : Part A General This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 410 Part A, 7th ed, 7 March 2002. The purpose of this document is to provide general guidance on the procedures to be followed when providing a Flight Information Service (FIS) to pilots. It is aimed at Flight Information Service Officers (FISOs) working at aerodromes and Area Control Centres (ACCs). CAP 410 is published in two parts. The text of CAP 410 Part A is available in PDF format (213 kb), from the CAA's web site. Manual of Aerodrome Flight Information Services : Part B Aerodrome This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 410 Part B, 7th ed, 2002. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the procedures to be followed when providing a Flight Information Service (FIS) to pilots. It is aimed at Flight Information Service Officers (FISOs) working at aerodromes and Area Control Centres (ACCs). The text of CAP 410 Part B is available in PDF format (586 kb), from the CAA's web site. National Air Traffic Services (NATS) This UK Department for Transport site brings together a number of documents relating to the creation of NATS. The site contains a number of documents including the Governments response to the 10 January 2001 Transport Sub Committee report on developments at NATS, 13 June 2001; A Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services Ltd, brochure providing preliminary information on the Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services Ltd, 3 May 2001; A Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services Ltd Government report to Parliament following 3-month deferral that ended on 28 February 2001, dated 2 April 2001; and A Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services Ltd Memorandum (CM4702), providing the Governments response following the third report by the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, published 20 April 2000. The documents are available in a variety of formats for viewing online and for downloading, including HTML, PDF and Word. National Research and Development Plan For Aviation Safety, Security, Efficiency, and Environmental Compatibility This web site provides access to a US National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) transportation strategic plan titled: National Research and Development Plan For Aviation Safety, Security, Efficiency, and Environmental Compatibility, produced by the National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology, Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development, November 1999. The plan is intended to act as a benchmark for future inter-agency collaborative efforts to optimise essential US government research toward the attainment of critical aviation and air transportation goals established by the Federal government and supported by industry. The full text of the plan is available in PDF format. National Transportation Library The National Transportation Library is administered by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in cooperation with the Transportation Administrative Services Center (TASC), the operating administrations, and the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The National Transportation Library contains documents and databases provided from throughout the transportation community. The Library contains links to full-text documents. It can be searched, or browsed by subject. The Aviation section can be browsed under the following headings: Air traffic control, Airports and facilities, Aviation economics and finance, Aviation energy and environment, Aviation planning and policy, Aviation safety / Airworthiness, Aviation laws and regulations, Aviation human factors, Newsletters. New Large Aircraft The site, which has been produced by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of System Capacity, is intended to highlight current news, events, and issues surrounding the introduction of very large transport aircraft. The site contains a calendar of events and provides links to sites of related interest. The site also has a New Large Aircraft Issues Document which has been prepared by the New Large Aircraft Facilitation Group. The document identifies the issues that affect the operation of New Large Aircraft in the United States of America. It provides a central repository for issues that affect the airport environment, air traffic control, aircraft rescue and fire fighting, ground service handling, and other relevant operational areas. It is available in several formats including HTML, PDF and MS Word 97. Next Generation Air Transportation System : Joint Planning and Development Office The US authorities have concluded that today's air transportation system cannot meet the demands of the 21st century. The Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Authorization Act became law and calls for an integrated, multi-agency plan to transform the US's air transportation system to meet the needs of the year 2025 while providing substantial near-term benefits. This Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Initiative will address critical safety and economic needs in civil aviation while fully integrating US defence and homeland security improvements into this future system. The site is a reference point for progress made by providing current news of projects being undertaken and describes the integrated project teams which are taking the 8 identified strategies further forward. Nextor Publications The National Center of Excellence in Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR) is a joint university, industry and FAA research organisation. It is organised by a consortium of four universities: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, the University of California at Berkeley and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. This site provides a listing of NEXTOR publications many of which can be accessed online in .pdf format. Subjects covered include human factors in air transport and air traffic management. Occurrence Reporting in Civil Aviation This site provides access to a UK Department For Transport (DfT) consultation paper, published on 20 January 2005. This has been prompted by a European Commission requirement that member states implement Directive 2003/42/EC on occurrence reporting in civil aviation by 4 July 2005. The UK Government has prepared a draft Air Navigation (Amendment) Order to implement the provisions of the Directive. The proposed Order does not substantially change current UK occurrence reporting requirements but the presentation of the requirements has been altered to reflect the structure of the Directive. A number of documents are provided including the covering letter; Annex A - Directive 2003/42/EC on occurrence reporting in civil aviation (PDF 1272 Kb); Annex B - Draft Air Navigation (Amendment) Order (PDF 116 Kb); Annex C - Consultation document; Annex D - Code of practice on consultation, and, Annex E - List of consultees. The deadline for comments on the on the proposed amendment Order was 25 February 2005. Operational Concept Document This document has been produced by Eurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation), a body whose most important goal is the development of a coordinated air traffic management system (ATM) for Europe. This page provides access to the full text of a document which outlines this concept and details the operational and functional attributes required to realise the concept. The document can be viewed or downloaded in PDF format. Edition 1.1 published on 4th January 1999 is available, which was updated on 9 April 2003. Planning and Airport Development : Can the UK Planning System Cope with Planned and Future Airport Development This is the PDF version of the proceedings of a workshop held on 23 January 2001, at Birmingham International Airport. The workshop was held under the auspices of the Sustainable Cities and Aviation Network (SCAN-UK) initiative. The topics covered by the workshop include 'Gatwick - an exercise in BAA and local authority co-operation', 'The future of UK air transport planning', 'Rationing aviation - fact or fiction?', and 'The role of partnerships in airport growth'. Pluriformity of the Air Traffic Management R&D Landscape This technical report (NLR-TP-2002-134) was published by NLR (the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands) in 2002 and was written by J. Br? This millennium?s Air Traffic Management (ATM) challenges can only be faced with a new paradigm for ATM research in Europe. The rising delays, the legitimate concerns over ATM safety (collision risk) in the air as well as on the ground and the growing environmental pressure necessitates the review of ATM R&D performance in Europe and the adoption of a new way of R&D co-ordination. It is argued that a rich diversity of ATM R&D (?pluriformity?) is necessary to create a fruitful basis for ATM innovation. It is important that clear goals are set to the desired ATM performance and that a strong central direction will be needed to co-ordinate ATM R&D in Europe and to couple the R&D results to the targets. This in turn will demand the reshaping of the landscape of R&D providers into clusters with their own special expertise to combat fragmentation of R&D, whilst maintaining competition in the areas of innovative and applied R&D. [Taken from abstract]. This is a PDF file, so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it. Professional Pilots Rumour Network This service is aimed at pilots, those who are thinking of a career as a pilot, as well as cabin crew, air traffic controllers, operations, crewing and rostering staff. The main focus of the site are the forums which are divided into several major topic areas including flight deck, aircrew, airline specific, ground operations and regional issues. It is necessary to register (free of charge) to post a message, although the forums can be browsed without registration. The site also contains information and advice to those who are job seeking, information on safety at selected airports, weather and a guestbook. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on Common Rules for the Allocation of Slots at Community Airports This web site provides access to a Commission of the European Communities document proposal document COM (2001) 335 final, Brussels, 20.06.2001. The full text of this document is available online in HTML format. A PDF version of the document is also available. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Laying Down the Framework for the Creation of the Single European Sky The European Commission document, COM (2001) 123 final, is a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council that lays down the framework for the creation of the single European sky. The text of the proposal is available in PDF format (145 k). Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Organisation and Use of the Airspace in the Single European Sky This is European Commission document Commission, COM (2001) 564 final, 501PC0564(02). It desribes a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the organisation and use of the airspace in the Single European Sky. The text of the proposal is available in HTML format. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Provision of Air Navigation Services in the Single European Sky European Commission document, COM (2001) 564 final, 501PC0564(01) proposes a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council for the provision of Air Navigation Services in the Single European Sky. Radar Control Collision Avoidance Concepts : An Output of the Avoiding Action Working Group This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publication Civil Aviation Paper (CAP) 717, sponsored by the Air Traffic Services Standards Department, 2nd edition, 31 January 2005. The CAA established a Working Group to examine the factors that can influence the suitability of avoiding action instructions issued by air traffic controllers. The Group noted that these factors were not always well understood by controllers and pilots. This document contains an overview of the various factors involved and provides a number of example scenarios and offers guidance on avoiding action instructions that may be suitable. This guidance will be incorporated into controller training schemes where appropriate and will be of interest to pilots and flying training organisations. The text of the document is available in PDF format (238 kb). Reason Foundation A US nonprofit research organization that aims to promote innovative approaches to public policy, Reason carries out research on a variety of issues airports, aviation security and air traffic management. The site provides a range of information sources. The Press Room contains news releases, an expertise list, and events calendar. A range of publications are available including the monthly magazine, Reason, Aviation Security Newsletter, and the Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter. The Reason Policy Studies series of reports are arranged by subject including Air Traffic Control / Airports, and Airport Security. Reducing Air Traffic Delays : Civil and Military Management of Airspace in Europe The UK Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR), [now Department For transport (DFT)], has published the Government's response to the Report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union, dated 8 May 2001. It includes material produced by DTLR itself, the Ministry of Defence, and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and deals with the specific recommendations in the report. The document was published on 7 January 2002.The link takes below is directed to a search page including 2 documents. The text can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (113 Kb) version is available for downloading. Reducing Air Traffic Delays : Civil and Military Management of Airspace in Europe : Supplementary Report This paper sets out the Government's response to the Supplementary Report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union, dated 15 January 2002. This report followed the Committee's report into civil and military management of airspace in Europe published on 8 May 2001. The text of the response was published on 7 October 2002, and is available from the Department for Transport's web site. The text can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (81 Kb) and Word (42) formats are available for downloading. Refinancing the Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services This a U.K National Audit Office (NAO) report, HC 157 Session 2003-2004, 7 January 2004. This report is a follow up to the July 2002 report on the Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services Ltd, the UK's main air traffic control provider. The key question which the report seeks to address is whether, in light of the refinancing exercise, NATS now has robust finances, to which all the company's main stakeholders have made equitable contributions. The full text of the report is available in PDF format from the NAO's website. Regional Airlines Safety Study Project Report This web site provides access to an Australian Bureau of Air Safety Investigation (BASI) document titled: Regional Airlines Safety Study Project Report, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Bureau of Air Safety Investigation, May 1999. The report presents the results of a survey of safety in the regional airline industry. The study examined all areas of regional airlines operations, including cabin safety, flight operations, maintenance, airspace management, regulations and surveillance. The objectives of the study were to identify safety deficiencies affecting regional airline operations in Australia, and to indentify measures to reduce the adverse impact of these deficiencies on safety. A synopsis of the report is presented in HTML format, and the full text is available online in PDF format (635 kb). Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 This site provides the full text of Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air. It was published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 204/1 on 26th July 2006. It is available in PDF format. Remote sensing of In-Flight Icing Conditions : Operational, Meteorological, and Technological Considerations This is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Engineer Research and Develpment Center (ERDC) Monograph, ERDC-CRREL M-00-1, NASA/CR-2000-209938, prepared by Charles C. Ryerson, for the NASA Glenn Research Center, dated January 2000. It reviews operational, meteorological, and technical consisderations in developing the capability to remotely map in-flight icing conditions from the ground and from the air. The text of the report is available in PDF format from the CRREL Virtual Library. Report on Punctuality Drivers at Major European Airports : Final Report This report was prepared by the EUROCONTROL Performance Review Unit on behalf of the Performance Review Commission (PRC), May 2005. The aim of the report is to improve the understanding of the various drivers affecting air transport punctuality, with a particular focus on air traffic management (ATM) related issues. The report measures punctuality at eleven major European airports and identifies related performance drivers. The following areas are specifically addressed: Air traffic scheduling and air traffic management processes; Measuring air transport operational performance; Drivers of variabiliy before push back (pre-departure delays); Drivers of variability after push-back; and, Possible action areas to reducing variability of flight operations. The full text of the report is available in PDF format (3 Mb) from the PRC's web site. Requirements for Initial Air Traffic Control Training This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 584, 6th edition, July 2005. The purpose of this document is to set out requirements and guidance for the recognition of ATC colleges and the approval and conduct of ATC training courses. This new edition has been produced following a review of the existing requirements and after consultation with the industry it incorporates changes to the regulation of initial ATC training. The text of the document is available in PDF format (172 kb), from the CAA's web site. Sponsorship statement for the Civil Aviation Authority The purpose of this document is to set out the relationship between the Secretary of State and the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). It describes the framework within which the CAA will operate; any financial conditions and other guidance relevant to the exercise of its functions; and how the CAA will be held to account for these. It has been drawn up by the Department for Transport (DfT) in consultation with the Civil Aviation Authority. The text can be viewed online in HTML. Standard Inputs for EUROCONTROL Cost Benefit Analyses : 2005 Edition This document provides values for commonly used data items in cost-benefit analyses, together with details of the sources and a discussion of the applicability and use of the values. The data includes, Operational Values: delay costs, passenger value of time, cancellation cost, diversion cost, passenger distribution, flight duration, IFR flight distance, passenger load factor, overall load factor, rate of fuel burn, aircraft operating costs; Accident-Related: Accident / incident statistics, value of avoided fatality, value of avoided injuries; Economic: cost of fuel, exchange rates, discount rate; Environmental: Amount of pollutants released by fuel burn, cost of pollutants, cost of noise. The values have been compiled from publicly available documents. They are average values and may not be appropriate in all circumstances. This is edition 2.0, release 01/02/05. The text is available in PDF format.
no title available no description supplied Standards for Flight Information Service Officers : Part A Flight Information Service (Area) This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 653 Part A, September 1995. It defines the role of the Flight Information Service (Area) as providing "Flight information and Alerting Services to en-route aircraft". The document sub-divides the key role into Units of Competence, and these are further sub-divided into Elements of Competence. The text of CAP 653 Part A is available in PDF format (61kb), from the CAA's web site. Study on Constraints to Growth : Volume 1 The site provides access to a European Civil Aviation Conference report, prepared by the ECAC Medium Term Objectives (EMTO) Group, on behalf of ECAC Directors General and Eurocontrol, dated March 2001. The report covers; introduction, the capacity-demand equation, the methodology, the results, accomodating demand - a more co-operative approach, key meassges, appendix A - constraints to growth on traffic flow segments, and appendix B - geographical analysis of unaccomodated demand. The text of the report is avaialable in PDF format. Study on Constraints to Growth : Volume 2 The site provides access to a European Civil Aviation Conference report, prepared by the ECAC Medium Term Objectives (EMTO) Group, on behalf of ECAC Directors General and Eurocontrol, dated March 2001. The report covers; detailed description of the modelling methodology and process, appendix A - constraints to growth on traffic flow segments, appendix B - geographical analysis of unaccomodated demand, appendix C - consequences of unconstrained demand for ACCs, and appendix D - consequences of unconstrained demand for airports. The text of the report is available in PDF format. The Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2001 This is an electronic version of Official Record Series (OR7 - 01), The Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2001, commencing 1st April 2001. The Directions have been conferred to the CAA by the Secretary of State under Section 66(1) of the Transport Act 2000. The Directions define and describe the duty of the CAA to develop, promulgate, monitor and enforce a policy for the sustainable use of UK airspace and for the provision of necessary supporting infrastructure for air navigation. The text of the document is available in PDF format (56 Kb). The European Commission : Air Transport Portal This web site provides an overview and description on the key themes that shape the European Commission's policies for air transport. These themes include Traffic Management, Airports, International Aviation, Internal Market, Safety, Security, Passenger Rights, Competition, Research and Environment. The site also provides links to EC legislation, supporting studies, facts and figures, public consultation documents, videos and other publications. The European Common Aviation Area and the Western Balkans: Domestic Reforms and Regional Integration in Air Transport This is a European Commission report dated in February 2007 written by Daniel Müller-Jentsch. The EU and the countries of South East Europe signed an agreement on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) by 2010. The ECAA will amount to a full extension of the EU-internal air transport market to the Western Balkans. It entails the complete liberalization of cross-border traffic among signatories, an adoption of the aviation-related acquis and comprehensive sector restructuring at the national level. It is expected to trigger rapid traffic growth, encourage foreign investment in the sector and act as an important catalyst for broader regional integration. To reap those benefits, however, the countries of the Western Balkans will have to implement an ambitious reform agenda in a short time-span. This note reviews the status of sector development across the region, the provisions of the ECAA and the reform implications for governments and donors. The annexes contain country-specific information on air transport and a summary of the aviation acquis. The Future of Air Transport : Regulatory Impact Assessment This is the regulatory impact assessment for The Future of Air Transport white paper (2003). Its objective is to 'provide a strategic framework for the development of airport capacity in the UK over the next 30 years, against the background of wider developments in air transport'. [Taken from document]. It is available in full text in PDF format. The Future of Aviation : the Government's Consultation Document on Air Transport Policy and Response This site provides the full text of a paper published by the UK Government's Department for Transport in 2006. This consultation document addresses the need to create an integrated approach to air transport policy. The report reviews the current scene and considers issues such as safety and security regulation, consumer issues, economic and environmental effects, airports, airlines, and freight. The text of the paper can be viewed online in HTML format and can be downloaded in PDF (568 Kb) and Word (549 Kb) format. This page also provides responses to the Consultation, which closed in April 2001, and which were published in 2006. The Future of National Air Traffic Services : Third Report This full text report from the UK Department of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs is concerned with the future of the Civil Aviation Authority and air traffic control. Its contents include discussion regarding the Swanwick Centre and public-private partnership and National Air Traffic Services. It was ordered to be printed on 12th January 1999 and is available in HTML format. The Work of the Civil Aviation Authority This is the House of Commons Transport Committee's thirteenth report of session 2005-06, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence, House of Commons papers HC809 2005-06, published 8 November 2006. It presents the findings of an an inquiry into the work of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The enquiry considered the full scope of the CAA’s operations other than its involvement in the financial protection of air travellers which had been looked at previously by the Committee. The report covers: the remit, structure and powers of the CAA; the performance of the CAA in relation to its statutory objectives and functions; the effectiveness and efficiency of the CAA’s regulatory framework; the effectiveness and efficiency of the CAA in the general discharge of its duties; and the effect of growing international and European Union co-operation on the work of the CAA. The text of the report is available in PDF format. Transport Bill This provides online access to the text of the Transport Bill, in the House of Lords and printed on 2nd November 2000. Part 1 - Air Traffic, contains the Government's proposals for a partial privatisation of the UK's National Air Traffic Services (NATS). This is divided into a number of chapters covering: Air Traffic Services: general duties; Transfer Schemes, Air Navigation, Charges for Air Services, Competition, and Miscellaneous and General. Other parts of the bill deal with bus services, road user charging, workplace parking and the Strategic Rail Authority. The text of the document is in HTML format. Transport Canada : Air Transport Transport Canada is responsible for the development of transport policy in Canada, and for the regulation of air, marine, rail and road transport. The information on the air transport site is aimed at a number of target groups including passengers, pilots, flight instructors and maintenance technicians. The information presented describes Transport Canada's role in relation to commercial airlines, security, and, the transport of dangerous goods. There are a selection of quick links to news releases, backgrounders (programmes and initiatives), acts and regulations, policy, Civil Aviation Publications, Research and Development, and statistics and forecasts. The site provides provides access to a wide range of resources including: Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), Aviation Safety Publications and Videos, Airworthiness Notices, Airworthiness Directives, Guidance and Advisory Materials, Service Difficulty Advisories, and Service Difficulty Alerts. The commercial airlines section includes information on aircraft certification, airline restructuring, cabin safety standards, and Aviation Occupational Health and Safety. The site also provides links to the Civil Aviation Headquarters Directorate, Transport Canada's online publications storefront for civil aviation publications, Transport Canada's Research and Development organisation, the Transportation Development Centre (TDC), and the T-FACTS Information System for statistics and forecasts. Transport Canada : Aviation Acts and Regulations The site provides access to the text of the Canadian Aeronautics Act as well as supporting regulations. The regulations include amongst others, Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), Air Regulations (New Series), Air Services Charges Regulations, Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, Canadian Computer Reservation Systems (CRS) Regulations, and Airport Zoning Regulations. There are also links to the Canada Transportation Act and Regulations, Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and Regulations, Carriage by Air Act, Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act, the Department of Transport Act and Regulations, and others. The text can be viewed online in HTML format. Transport Canada : Civil Aviation Directorate The Civil Aviation headquarters directorate determines program contents, policy and standards, while the regions deliver the Civil Aviation Program. The site links to information on the Directorate's various areas of responsibility including aerodrome safety, aircraft certification, aircraft maintenance and manufacturing, air navigation services and airspace, aviation learning services, commercial and business aviation, civil aviation medicine, General Aviation, international aviation and technical programmes, quality assurance, regulatory services, strategic issues and communication, and system safey. Specific resources of note include databases of air operators, airworthiness directives applicable in Canada, approved maintenance, manufacturing and distributor organisations, the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, Master Minimum Equipment Lists, and an index of Canadian Type Certificates. Other related full text documents include: Flight 2010 which is a safety planning framework for the future. Transport Canada : Transportation Development Centre (TDC) As Transport Canada's Research and Development branch, the TDC manages a multimodal R&D program aimed at improving the safety, security, energy efficiency, and accessibility of the Canadian transportation system, while protecting the environment. The site contains background information, descriptions of active and completed programmes and projects, news and event information, and provides access to TDC technical reports and other publications. The results of TDC research are published in the form of technical reports and most are available in electronic format at no charge. There is an index which provides a comprehensive listing of documents published since 1995. United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation : Aviation Sub-Committee This is one of the standing committees of the United States Senate. Its jurisdiction includes civil aviation as well as space policy. This site usefully brings together a range of information resources covering civil aviation policy issues. These resources include press releases, hearings and the testimony of witnesses, bills and committee reports (pdf format), relevant General Accounting Office (GAO), and links to appropriate external Internet sites. However, please note that this site has not been updated since 2001. Details of recent Aviation Sub-Committee hearings are availavble from the following links: 109th Congress; and 108th Congress Update of London Overspill Forecasts This provides access to the text of a working note prepared by Alan Stratford and Associates, on behalf of the British Air Transport Association (BATA), dated February 2000. It presents a summary of an analysis carried out to update the forecast overspill of air passenger traffic from Gatwick and Heathrow airports over the period to 2030. The text of the note is available as an MS Word file, from the BATA web site. White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security : Department of Transportation Progress Report This is the full text of: White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security: DOT Progress Report, February 1998. The report includes an executive summary and is arranged under the following headings: Improving Aviation Safety ; Making Air Traffic Safer and More Efficient; Improving Security for Travellers, Responding to Aviation Disasters, and Looking Forward. The full text is available in HTML format. |
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