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What’s new: After Russia forces fired on an Azerbaijan Airline plane causing it to crash land with the loss of 38 lives, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency issued a bulletin about using GNSS in conflict zones. It recommends more pilot training.
Why it’s important: It is yet another example of the Russian government seeking to avoid responsibility for the deaths. After the incident the government media outlet Tass blamed the damage to the aircraft on an exploding oxygen cylinder.
What Else to know:
- The agency also instructed air traffic controllers to:
- Assist flight crews in GNSS interference zones.
- Continuously monitor the position of aircraft.
- Immediately inform pilots about route deviations or detected problem.
- These are a pretty good definition of “air traffic controller.”
- “More training” is aways popular government response when something goes wrong.
- We were unable to access a copy of the Russian bulletin, so this post is based upon the report below found on an Argentinian website.
Thanks to member Guy Buesnel for pointing this one out!
After the shootdown of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight in Aktau, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) published a bulletin with measures to mitigate the risks associated with navigation signal interference caused by electronic warfare systems used to protect strategic infrastructure…
Rosaviatsia has recommended airlines strengthen pilot training to handle navigation system interference…
