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Air Tour Operating Authority (ATOA) Reporting System. What It Is :
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Air Tour Operating Authority (ATOA) Reporting System • What It Is: • A web based system that enables its users to report, track, and manage air tour operating authority (IOA/OA) information that includes air tour routes, commercial air tour operators, air tour aircrafts, and National Parks that have commercial air tours. • Users must have a user name and password to gain access to the system.
Air Tour Operating Authority (ATOA) Reporting System • Purpose: • Provide FAA a means to Collect, Store, and Monitor Operating Authority (IOA/OA) Data Received from Air Tour Operators • Provide NPS a Means to Review IOA/OA Data Relevant to Individual National Parks • Provide Air Tour Operators with a convenient method to report IOA/OA information via the Internet.
ATOA Development History • Prototype ATOA System Demonstrated at June 2007 NPOAG Meeting • Additional FAA and NPS Review Resulted in Additional Enhancements/Requirements • Enhancements/Requirements are Being Completed in Two Phases • Phase 1 Completed November 2008 • Phase 2 Estimate Completion September 2009
ATOA Major Enhancements • Capability for operators over the Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) to report their operations information and Air Tour activities • Capability for the FAA to track and maintain additional relevant information such as operator aircraft data; • Capability for National Park Service (NPS) to view additional information; • Capability for operators to add profiles of the aircraft and airports • Capability for the FAA to add air tour routes associated with a park; • Capability to assign users different levels of access depending on their user status (FAA administrators, FAA staff, NPS, air tour operators etc).
Phase 1 Enhancements • OA/IOA reporting page shows 2 years of data: the current year’s monthly reporting data and the previous years reporting data. • Operator data can be entered on a quarterly basis and will be “locked” 30 days after end of quarter. • Enable operators to create a profile of their aircraft so specific aircraft can be selected from a drop down menu when reporting a flight.
ATOA Enhancements and Deployment • Phase 2 • Complete Enhancements to ATOA System • Input Grand Canyon Operations Data to ATOA • Complete FAA Information Technology Division’s Migration and Deployment Requirements