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Old 26th September 2005 | 16:04
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Flight Data
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Couldn't agree more, and I'm stuck in the middle of it all!

As for 'IFPS, FMD (CEU?), RPL and on and on' though, well, they are different sections that provide very different services, so a reasonable distinction is useful (RPL is certainly not made up by Eurocontrol, you'll have to blame ICAO for that one), but you'll be really glad to hear that the powers that be are changing things yet again
IFPS will become FP (FP1 Brussels; FP2 Paris); FMD (was CEU) is changing but I can't remember what to, and as for all the internal names - oh boy!

My theory is that if the names change often enough, then we'll always be at least one step ahead of the lynch mob but I think it might be something to do with ever-changing management wanting to leave their mark.....
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