Airline Operations: North Atlantic NAT HLA Flight Planning

Airline Operations: North Atlantic NAT HLA Flight Planning course is an aviation course about airline operations, flight planning and dispatch in a very interesting and busy region of our World – the North Atlantics. This region connects two biggest global economies – USA and European Union, but not only. Modern long-haul airplanes can operate direct flights from Middle East and Asia to Caribbean and South America, which also involves the North Atlantic crossing. More than 700,000 flights cross the North Atlantic yearly and that volume of traffic continues to increase, meaning more and more people will need to enhance their aviation knowledge of the region.In this advanced course we will learn the requirements for theoretical and practical flight planning and aircraft operations in the region. The vast majority of North Atlantic flights are performed by commercial jet transport aircraft in the band of levels FL 290 – FL 410, that means in North Atlantic High-Level Airspace, commonly known as NAT HLA. So, we will concentrate on main NAT HLA aspects, such as: Basic entry and aircraft equipment requirements, FANS 1/A, Random Routes, Organized Track System, Data Link Mandate, PBCS, ETOPS/EDTO, etc. We also will look on special routes in the region, such as Blue Spruce routes, Tango Routes, Adjacent routes and other. We will learn basic characteristics of North Atlantic weather, such as prevailing winds, jet streams, tropical storms and hurricanes.Proper knowledge and understanding of the region by the personnel directly involved in the operations (flight/aircraft dispatchers, pilots, flight followers, air traffic controllers, etc.) can significantly improve flight planning and preparations, which will increase flight safety and fuel economy. Those who are not directly involved into the operations, for example airline Sales and Marketing teams, will benefit from the advanced knowledge on the region and aircraft and airline operations matters in particular.My intention