Database of Conflict Zones

[Chocks Away]

Important News for those of you also on International Routes - include this in your preflight planning cross checks.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation has compiled a Database of Conflict Zones and their associated AIC's/NOTAMs etc
It provides up-to-date information on potential risks to civil aviation arising from armed conflict. It is there to aid State representatives, airlines and the general public.

"This centralised repository is meant to enhance the existing global framework whereby each State is responsible for assessing risks to civil aviation in their airspace, and for making that information promptly available to other States and airlines," explained ICAO's Council president, Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu.

You will find it right here. (http://www.icao.int/czir/Pages/default.aspx)

Certainly a step in the right direction so another mass murder incident like MAS over Ukraine doesn't occur again, touch wood!
That was one of the major flaws in that sad and sorry occurrence... the lack of information exchange globally amoungst agencies. :ugh:

Let's live and learn.

[McBruce]

Full tactical RNAV arrivals into RWY 22 SSH.... :E

[Chocks Away]

Sharm's lazy-days compared to many others. :):ok:
I'm more concerned about overfly because many a planner don't even consider it, nor cross check it, or give a rats ass about it.

[Bokkenrijder]

Great initiative and a step in the right direction, although a more user-friendly .pdf version (downloadable to company issued tablet/iPad which nowadays almost every pilot has) would have been a lot easier instead of having to select each and every individual country.

Are those bureaucrats still stuck in the Dark Ages? :ugh:

[ShotOne]

Lazy days perhaps but a civil airliner full of passengers was blown out of the sky not far from there by an Israeli F4.

[fox niner]

My company has pdf charts, updated regularly, with global conflict/no fly zones. They are used in flight planning and execution. Our company gets intel from several sources in the defense community. The resulting charts are "classified" to the flight ops department.
All as a direct result of MH17.

[ShotOne]

While I'm delighted at any action that makes (another!) shootdown less likely, what is the intent behind the database? If it's to enhance awareness and share intelligence, great. But if it's to pass responsibility to the flight crew to make a judgement on each and every country they may overfly during their short briefing period, then it could be a monstrous buck-passing exercise.

[Klauss]

yes, the database is extremely difficult to use.
A clickeable map , plus a downloadeable pdf with
abbreviated info and links to ´full info´ ....

got to Change this.

[Chocks Away]

Good suggestion there so I hope they're listening.
It should be included in the Dispatchers collation of data, like the Volcanic Activity report and re-routing if required, at the flight plan lodgement stage.
There is simply too much for crew to digest in the shrinking time given for preflight.