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AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ALPA

JOHN O’BRIEN Director Engineering & Air Safety Department. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ALPA. 64,000 MEMBERS Flying for 42 Airlines in U.S. and Canada Representing Domestic/International/Pax/Cargo Member, International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations - IFALPA. ALPA.

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AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ALPA

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  1. JOHN O’BRIEN Director Engineering & Air Safety Department AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL ALPA

  2. 64,000 MEMBERS Flying for 42 Airlines in U.S. and Canada Representing Domestic/International/Pax/Cargo Member, International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations - IFALPA ALPA

  3. ALPA APPROACH EDUCATION TRAINING OUTREACH AREAS OF DISCUSSION

  4. Twenty-plus Years of Progress Helped Identify and Categorize Damages Promoted Operational Awareness Promoted Research and Development Promoted Improved Detection Capabilities Helped to Improve and Coordinate Global Communications Working on Education Program VOLCANIC ASHMulti-Faceted Approach

  5. No Innocent Ash cloud Detection and Warning – Limited in Scope Fundamental 1st step – Avoidance Appropriate Reactions if Ash is Encountered Procedures to Minimize Impact of Encounter Understand, some damage inevitable Examples of Materials for Academics VOLCANIC ASH Education and Training

  6. VOLCANIC ASHMaterials for Academics • US Geological Survey (USGS) Bulletin 2047 - Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety, Edited by Thomas J. Casadevall, Washington, DC, 1994

  7. VOLCANIC ASH Materials for Academics • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Doc. 9691-AN/954 – Manual on Volcanic Ash, Radioactive Material, and Toxic Chemical Clouds, First Edition – 2001

  8. VOLCANIC ASH Materials for Academics • US Geological Survey (USGS) World Map of Volcanoes and Principal Aeronautical Features, by Thomas J. Casadevall and Theodore B. Thompson, Prepared in cooperation with Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., 1995

  9. VOLCANIC ASH Materials for Academics • FAA Aviation Safety Journal Reprint, The Volcano Threat to Aviation Safety, Washington, DC, 1991

  10. VOLCANIC ASH Materials for Academics • US Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report 93-518, Volcanic Ash and Airports: Discussions and Recommendations from the Workshop on Impacts of Volcanic Ash on Airport Facilities, by Thomas J. Casadevall, Seattle, WA, April 26-28, 1993

  11. VOLCANIC ASH Materials for Academics • Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM), Volcanic Activity Reporting Form (VAR), 2004

  12. Dispersion Path Difficult to model forecast Critical to define footprint Airport Contamination Equipment damage Runway surface effects VOLCANIC ASHEducation and Training

  13. Key Elements Detection – Seismic, satellite, visual Path prediction – Environmental winds, forecast algorithms Communications – Interagency & intergovernmental Difficulties Areas often remote – North Atlantic and North Pacific Night – Lightly populated, no seismic monitoring Lack of lead time – Minimal communications VOLCANIC ASHEducation and Training

  14. Detection – Satellite Sensor Improvements Resolution – hot spots Day/night/all weather Effective alert/action network VOLCANIC ASHOutreachResearch and Development

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