Each day thousands of aircraft routinely cross the NAT and use airports in Greenland as enroute/ETOPS alternates - mainly BGSF/Sondrestrom and BGBW/Narsarsuaq. It’s big business for Greenland’s major airports, but over the next few years major changes are coming that will directly impact on the o| International Ops 2025 - OPSGROUP
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
Update: 19th June 2024 Our excitement at seeing another OACC cross the "Oceanic Clearance Removal" finish line has been short lived. Bodø implemented the change on June 17, but it did not go well. As a result, they've rolled back the software, and have now decided to try again on December 4, when S| International Ops 2024 - OPSGROUP
Last week, Gander Oceanic asked us to get the word out on this growing problem. More and more crews are getting this wrong, especially since OCR/RCL is starting to happen elsewhere on the ocean. The same issue is common on the other side of the pond, most frequently in the Shannon FIR. What's the p| International Ops 2024 - OPSGROUP
GPS Spoofing WorkGroup 2024 A GPS Spoofing WorkGroup is now up and running. We will collaborate and discuss all issues, and produce a report for the community The Workgroup is now complete. A final report will be published on September 6, 2024. GPS Spoofing is starting to get out| International Ops 2024 - OPSGROUP
An increasing issue for the NAT Oceanic FIR's is how to handle aircraft with an in-flight degradation of GPS. This normally follows a GPS Spoofing encounter somewhere prior to Oceanic Entry, leading to a degraded RNP capability. If you run into GPS issues before entering the Ocean, you will likel| International Ops 2024 - OPSGROUP
