IFALPA Daily News – 17 February 2014‏

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The IFALPA Daily News is now available online.
Here are today’s top headlines. To read more, click on the title:
Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian plane, surrenders to Swiss police

The co-pilot of a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight surrendered to Swiss authorities in Geneva on

Monday after commandeering his aircraft to seek asylum in Switzerland, police said.

18 dead in Nepal plane crash

A small passenger plane crashed in the mountains of western Nepal, killing all 18 people on board,

authorities said Monday.

Airline pilots’ health fears over polluted air

Airline pilots are taking legal action following claims they are suffering from a condition known as

‘aerotoxic syndrome’ caused by the inhalation of engine fumes.

Indonesian airports reopen after volcanic eruption      

Several airports have resumed operations on the heavily populated Indonesian island of Java after

they were forced to close due to a volcanic eruption that sent a 17 km (10 mile) ash cloud into the air.

Zamboanga airport night flights suspended        

Night flights to and from Zamboanga City in Manila have been temporarily suspended because of its

airport’s busted runway lights.

Slovenia airport, airline selloffs by year end

Slovenia will complete the sale of 13 state-owned companies including Ljubljana airport and flag

carrier Adria Airways by the end of the year, Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek told a German

newspaper on Monday.

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14SAB005 – Trial implementation of RLatSM in the ICAO NAT Region
Introduction: Advancements in aircraft avionics and air traffic management flight data processing
systems have driven analysis of whether the lateral separation standard in the current North Atlantic
(NAT) minimum navigation performance specification (MNPS) airspace can be reduced to increase the
number of tracks available and therefore increase capacity at optimum flight levels.