- Industry: Government
- Number of terms: 8785
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- Company Profile:
Department of the Government of Canada responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities (TIC) portfolio. Transport Canada is based in Ottawa, Ontario
The required delay to be applied to an aircraft's proposed departure time when flow control restriction procedures are in effect.
Industry:Aviation
Any accident or incident associated with the operation of an aircraft, or any situation or condition that could, if left unattended, induce an accident or incident.
Industry:Aviation
Any light, other than a light displayed on an aircraft, specially provided as an aid to air navigation.
Industry:Aviation
A very high frequency (VHF) designated to ensure that all radio-equipped aircraft operating on the ground or within the specified ATF area are listening on a common frequency and following a common reporting procedure.
Industry:Aviation
As the circumstances require, this may be
(a) an area control centre (ACC) established to provide ATC service to IFR and CVFR aircraft;
(b) a terminal control unit (TCU) established to provide ATC service to IFR and CVFR aircraft arriving at, or departing from, one or more airports; or
(c) an airport control tower unit established to provide ATC service to airport traffic.
Industry:Aviation
U.S.: A facility which enables the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to manage the ATC system when significant portions of the system's capabilities have been lost or are threatened.
Industry:Aviation
A management concept aimed at ensuring full utilisation of ATC systems, according to the possibilities offered by future air navigation systems, as they evolve, from both a national and an international perspective.
Industry:Aviation
U.S.: A primary FAA publication whose purpose is to instruct airmen about operating in the National Airspace System of the U.S. It provides basic flight information, ATC procedures and general instructural information concerning health, medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, accident and hazard reporting, and types of aeronautical charts and their use.
Industry:Aviation
U.S.: A publication designed primarily as a pilot's operational manual containing all airports, seaplane bases, and heliports open to the public including communications data, navigational facilities, and certain special notices and procedures. This publication is issued in seven volumes according to geographical area.
Note: The equivalent Canadian publications are:
(a) the Canada Flight Supplement (CFS);
(b) the Canada Water Aerodrome Supplement (CWAS).
Industry:Aviation
