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Change in Aviation: ENVIRONMENT | FANS & CNS/ATM

22 Oct 10	Information on 2010/2011 Hajj routes through African Airspace
02 Aug 10	Temporary Withdrawl of Cape Town Radar
01 Jul 10	Dakar: Introduction of Radar in December 2010
01 Mar 10	Abidjan: Introduction of ADS-C, CDPLC in October 2010
22 Nov 09	Introduction of Surface Movement Radar at Jo'burg & Cape Town
15 Jun 09	Re-introduction of fees at Kilmanjaro Airport for Foreign Aircraft

IATA In Flight Broadcast Procedures
Current - Issue 4.1, July 2009 Published by IATA
Suggested procedure for listening watch and broadcast on 126.9 in the AFI region.

African Air to Air Interpilot Frequency
AIC 41/4 - Issued Aug 2010 Published by the South African Civil Aviation Authority
AIC published by the South African CAA discussing the combination of using 126.9 and the new interpilot 128.95 frequency.

African RVSM Implementation
Sept 08 Published by IFALPA
A Briefing Leaflet from IFALPA regarding the large scale implementation of Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) across the African Continent

AIC 04/08 Morocco - Radar Service in Casablanca Oceanic
Current - Issued 20 Nov 08 Published by the Moroccan CAA
AIC detailing the introduction of a new radar service in the Oceanic Sector of Casablanca FIR.

AIC 01/08 Morocco - Flight Plan Filing Procedures
Current - Issued 24 Apr 08 Published by the Maroccan CAA
AIC detailing the changes as Morocco joins the Eurocontrol Integrated Initial Flight Plan Processing System (IFPS), for flights operating within the Casablanca FIR.

Development Trends in the African Airline Industry
April 2009 Published by Raphael Kuuchi, AFRAA Commercial Director
Some interesting background on the Airlines in Africa, for the EU-Africa Aviation Conference in Windhoek.

Air Traffic Flow Management at ATNS South Africa
2010 Published by Air Traffic Management
A look at the workings of the Central Airspace Management Unit (CAMU) of ATNS.

Flight Planning through Mediterranean and North African Airspace
2009 Published by Emirates Airline
A very interesting look at some operational challenges of planning a flight across African airspace.

Collision Risk Assessment after introdcution of RVSM in the Africa/Indian Ocean Region
2005 Published by G. Moek and J.W. Smeltink, National Airspace Laboratory NLR
A detailed scientific anyalysis of the risk of collision over the African continent

Plan your own African Aerial Safari
2004 Story by Lyn Freeman Published by Plane and Pilot Magazine
A Cessna trip from Joburg to Botswana, the Okavango Delta, and across to Zimbabwe. 6 pages.

African Flight Information Regions (FIRs)
Outline map showing the boundaries of FIRs within Africa

West Africa ATS Routes
Detailed map showing Air Traffic Service Routes, Navaids, Airspace classes for West Africa 19 Nov 09

African East Coast ATS Routes
Detailed map showing Air Traffic Service Routes, Navaids, Airspace classes for the east coast of Africa, from Khartoum FIR down to Port Elizabeth FIR, including the western Indian Ocean area 19 Nov 09

South Atlantic EUR/SAM Corridor ATS Routes
Airways between Africa and South America across the South Atlantic

Africa Upper Airspace ATS Routes (FL245+)
High Level ATS Route Map covering African Region, with Airway names, waypoints, countries, and FIR boundaries.

Africa Lower Airspace ATS Routes
High Level ATS Route Map covering African Region, with Airway names, waypoints, countries, and FIR boundaries.

African Airports: Landing Aids
Map showing major international airports across the African continent, with type of Landing Aids available (ILS, VOR, NDB)

Mauritius FIR
Detailed map of the Mauritius Oceanic Flight Information Region 09 Mar 09

Morocco - Casablanca and Canarias FIRs
Detailed map of the Casablana (GMMM) and Canarias (GCCC) FIRs 06 May 10

Tunisia -Tunis FIR
Detailed map of the Tunis FIR, Upper Airspace 11 Mar 10

Egypt - Cairo FIR
Detailed map of the Cairo FIR, Upper and Lower Airspace 29 Jul 10