Most traffic crossing the North Atlantic Airspace (NAT) occurs from FL290-410 through the North Atlantic High Level Airspace (NAT HLA). Over the years, advances in navigation, communication, and surveillance equipment have led to additional requirements for operators so ATC can safely reduce aircraf| International Ops 2024 - OPSGROUP
Applying for Letters of Authorization (LOA) from the FAA can be a tricky old process. Because there are so many different things you need permission for, you might need various LOAs. An LOA is a formal “you’re allowed to do that” certificate given to an operator, permitting them to conduct a specif| International Ops 2024 - OPSGROUP
The latest edition (2025) of the NAT Guide ("My First North Atlantic Flight is Tomorrow") has now been published. This 24-page guide is for pilots and dispatchers, to help you understand the basics of North Atlantic flying. Contents: 1. What's different about the NAT? 2. Changes| International Ops 2024 - OPSGROUP
No Datalink - Where can we go? You can make a crossing at FL280 or below, or FL430 or above You can cross via the Iceland-Greenland corridor if you have ADS-B You can enter NY Oceanic, the Bodo and Azores corridors, GOTA, and fly down T9/290. Datalink is defined as CPDLC and ADS-C.| International Ops 2024 - OPSGROUP
We've made a little game to help with Oceanic Clearances changes on the NAT. You can download it here. Updated June 19, 2024 - Edition 4! Why the game? By Christmas of 2024, all OACC's on the NAT will stop transmitting an Oceanic Clearance to you. They still want you to send an "RCL" mes| International Ops 2025 - OPSGROUP
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Hey! Are you here for our World Famous International Ops Bulletin? The one where you get all this weeks new dangers and changes in International Ops? The one that 50,000 people read every week? Cool. Here's how to get it. Every Wednesday, OPSGROUP issues a weekly International Ops Bulletin for| International Ops 2025 - OPSGROUP
