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Black Box Generated View of Hudson Plane Landing With CVR overlay
13 Feb 2012
Computer generated from the black box
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IFALPA Briefing Leaflet
06 Feb 2012
IFALPA has published two documents – The first issued by the Air Traffic Services Committee deals with the changes to SID/STAR phraseology which come into force in Canadian airspace from 9 February.
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Severe weather deviation procedure on the North Atlantic
19 Jan 2012
A study presented at the October meeting of the ICAO North Atlantic Scrutiny Group (SG/5) has revealed that a significant number
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10 Facts about Portable Electronics and Airplanes
03 Jan 2012
As the recent flurry of articles about why portable electronic devices are restricted during air travel makes clear, the conclusion to be drawn from the information available is a very complicated: "We just don't know." For this reason alone airlines err on the side of caution, asking people nicely (and sometimes not so nicely) to turn off their gadgets during takeoff and landing.
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Laser Incidents

The Air Line Pilots’ Association South Africa would like to express its concern with the increased projection of laser light into the air
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Moonlighting

We call on all members now to rise above self-interest and do what is right
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29 Deficiencies

Deficiency reports - such as the DF/9 - are used to identify specific individual problems within a particular aerodrome or airspace.
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Captain Margie Viljoen reports laser incident

Media 24 Laser Incident Report by Captain Margie Viljoen
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University Research Project (University of Pretoria)

This study involves an anonymous survey which has been endorsed by the Airline Pilots’ Association of South Africa (ALPA-SA).
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Airbus to make Cockpit Changes

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SACAA Announces New Frequency Allocation For Cape Town

The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has announced that as from today, 10
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IFALPA Scroll of Merit awarded to Captain Gavin McKellar

Gavin was honoured by the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations for serving the "pilots of the world" with distinction
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Pilot Assistance Programme Get Together

The Peer-to-Peer Pilot Assistance Programme is one of the initiatives being developed to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of pilots, as part of the ALPA Wellbeing Portfolio.
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Pinpointing the Problem

For many people outside the industry, the hazard of laser strikes may seem like a minor and foolish prank, but they can cause serious harm and endanger an aircrew's safety and health.
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