At IFPLS, flight planning is a crucial part of ensuring the safety and efficiency of every flight. Our experienced flight planners use the latest technology and weather data to create detailed flight plans that consider a wide range of factors, from fuel consumption to air traffic control restrictions.

Overflight and landing permits are mandatory for all aircraft operating in international airspace. These permits are required for safety, security, and regulatory compliance purposes. They are obtained from the relevant aviation authorities of the countries in which aircraft will fly over or land. However, the process of obtaining these permits can be time-consuming and complex. Airlines and operators must provide detailed information about their flight plans, aircraft type and registration, and crew information. Also, permit fees vary depending on the country and type of operation.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) sets standards for overflight and landing permit procedures. Airlines and operators must stay up-to-date with the latest regulations and ensure they have the necessary permits before every flight.

IFPLS Flight Support has built vital relationships with Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) all over the world over the years. As a result, we can provide the quickest turnaround time when looking for the required permits and flight clearances. IFPLS manages airspace clearance for a variety of flights, including those operated by commercial airlines, VIP flight providers, and emergency aviation.

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Algeria’s economic freedom score is 49.7, making its economy the 162^nd freest in the 2021 index. Its overall score has increased by 2.8 points, primarily because of improvements in its fiscal health. Algeria has the tenth-largest natural gas reserve in the world and is the sixth-largest natural gas exporter. The oil and gas sector is the country’s main source of revenues, generating about 70% of total budget receipts, therefore Algeria is the most active country for business and Commercial flights and has a huge number of domestic and international airports to facilitate the transportation between the different parts of the country.

Houari Boumediene Airport, also known as Algeria Airport or Algeria International Airport, is the main international airport serving the capital of Algeria. The airport has a restricted schedule when it comes to its working hours depending on the day of the week, but you can extend the working hours upon request.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic; Air, land, and sea borders have faced long closure. Travelers and Air operators should check with the Algerian authorities for any entry requirements including exemptions.

Previously, entry was limited to Algerian nationals returning on repatriation flights from abroad, foreign nationals with diplomatic visas, and employees of foreign companies operating in Algeria. There was a process set out by the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs relating to requests for authorization to enter Algeria.

Travelers who think they are eligible to enter Algeria despite all borders being closed shall need to contact their employer and/or their country’s Embassy in Algeria for more information on this process.

Generally, Travelers should check with the Algerian authorities for any entry requirements including COVID testing. Previous requirements included evidence of a negative PCR test no more than 72 hours before arrival. Vaccinated personnel shall also check with the authorities if their type and date of vaccine are acceptable to enter the country.

Algerian authorities may require quarantine for a short time. Previous quarantine requirements were a compulsory 14-day stay at a state facility, or own accommodation (if diplomatic), or company accommodation (if authorized by the Prime Minister).

Moreover, all airlines are allowed to land in Algeria for Technical refueling only, while it is still difficult to obtain overnight crew rest in Algeria, Also Cargo flights are allowed to land for import or export activities.

IFPLS will be pleased to help you with obtaining your Algeria Overflight, Landing, Handling, Catering, and fueling in any of the following airports in Algeria.

 Houari Boumediene Located in Algiers, 16, ALGERIA ICAO - DAAG, IATA - ALG

Adrar/Touat-Cheikh Sidi Mohamed Belkebir (PVT)  Located in Adrar, 1, ALGERIA ICAO - DAUA, IATA - AZR 

Ain Oussera AB Located in Ain Oussera, 17, ALGERIA ICAO – DAAQ

Annaba/Rabah Bitat Located in Annaba, 23, ALGERIA ICAO - DABB, IATA – AAE

Batna/Madracen (Mostepha ben Boulaid) Located in Batna, 5, ALGERIA ICAO - DABT, IATA – BLJ

Bechar/Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi/Ouakda AB Located in Bechar, 8, ALGERIA ICAO - DAOR, IATA – CBH

Bejaia/Soummam-Abane Ramdane Located in Bejaia, 6, ALGERIA ICAO - DAAE, IATA – BJA

Blida/Boufarik AFB Located in Boufarik, 9, ALGERIA ICAO - DAAK, IATA – QFD

Blida/El Boulaida AB Located in Blida, 9, ALGERIA ICAO - DAAB, IATA – QLD

Bordj Badji Mokhtar Located in Bordj Mokhtar, 1, ALGERIA ICAO - DATM, IATA – BMW

Bou Saada Located in Bou Saada, 28, ALGERIA ICAO - DAAD, IATA - BUJ

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Guinea-Bissau is an African country located directly under Senegal and bordered by Guinea to the south and east, with a window to the Atlantic Ocean to its west.

Guinea-Bissau is warm most of the year with mild temperature fluctuations; it averages 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). Almost rainy from June to October and Dry from December through April.

Guinea-Bissau’s economy depends mainly on the export of agriculture; fish, cashew nuts, and ground nuts.

Guinea–Bissau owns only one airport Bissau/Oswaldo Vieira International with an IATA Code of OXB and ICAO Code of GGOV which operates generally during the daylight from 08:00 until 16:00 GMT. However, the airport working hours can be extended to work 24/7 with prior notification to the Airport authorities.

Obtaining a Landing permit for GGOV / OXB is very simple and does not require too much information, only the general flight information and purpose of flight, crew, and PAX or Cargo details in addition to your planned schedule. Crew rest is allowed in GGOV / OXB, but this airport will not be recommended for Technical stops as fuel price is very expensive compared to the other airports in the region.

Guinea Bissau is located under the Senegal flight information Region and does not appear in the flight plan, There are no reports about an issue with crossing Guinea – Bissau Sky if you have a Senegal overflight permit, but if you are looking to have the overflight permit for Guinea, – Bissau, Guinea – Bissau Civil Aviation Authority (Bissau CAA) will issue the permit for your flight free of charges.

There is only one official ground-handling agent in GGOV / OXB which is mainly Portuguese company TAP SAA LDA, and the only fuel supplier there is Galp Energia.

IFPLS will be pleased to help your flight with overflight or Landing permit in Guinea Bissau, and to assist you in booking your handling and Fuel in GGOV / OXB in addition to recruiting a dedicated Supervisor for all your flights’ purposes, who will be helping your crew to finalize your flights’ procedures and help them locally with their transportation, Hotel accommodation, and catering arrangement.

 If you have any flight or any inquiry about Guinea – Bissau (GGOV / OXB), please don’t hesitate to contact us via email: ops@ifpls.aero or via phone call or WhatsApp message to our hotline: +96171122444 to help you immediately without any delay.

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A tiny island in the Caribbean Sea in the Dutch Caribbean region, Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire form together the ABC islands. Consist of too many small main lands with huge Flight information regions in the Sky, these Barely visible countries on the map can cause you troubles in the sky if you are not aware of their Navigation charges and repeatedly "decline messages" you may face when you filed your flight plan that is crossing (TNCF FIR).

Operators who plan a transit flight (TNCF FIR) and do not have an account or insufficient deposit in their account, cannot transit (TNCF FIR). If you accidentally get any message from the TNCF FIR telling you that “THE FLIGHT PLAN YOU HAVE SUBMITTED HAS BEEN DECLINED AS YOUR AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION IS NOT KNOWN TO DCANSP OR YOUR ACCOUNT WITH ANSP DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THAT FLIGHT” then don’t hesitate to contact IFPLS OPS team Immediately to solve this problem for you. Our account is always ready to serve your flight and to cover your Navigation charges as needed by the Curaçao Flight Information Region.

Generally, Curacao FIR is an open sky region, overflight permit is not required to be obtained before the flight unless you have a special flight permit that requires you to notify the Competent authorities along your entire route to get them notified and approve your flight, but in case you have overdue debts for the navigation charges, or the CAA asked you to pay the Navigation in Advance due to some reason, you have to check immediately to solve the payment issue or you will be denied to enter to TNCF FIR by the Dutch Caribbean Region Towers.

IFPLS will be pleased to help you with your flight planning via Dutch Caribbean Region and Curacao FIR, and we will be happy to help you 24/7 even on very short notice to solve your navigation charges paid for your flights with no time.

If you have any problem or any inquiry about Curacao (TNCF FIR) or received any declined message from Curacao Tower TNCFZQZX, please don’t hesitate to contact us via email: ops@ifpls.aero or via phone call or WhatsApp message to our hotline: +96171122444 and we will solve your issue by magic without any delay.

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What is the CCAR129:

Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) allows foreign operators to operate a limited number of flights annually without obtaining China Traffic rights, provided that the number of flights operated to China shall not exceed 12 flights per fiscal year, if operators are looking to operate more flights, then they have to obtain Chinese foreign operator certificate which is named as CCAR129.

CCAR129 is an essential permit issued by China Civil Aviation, to enable the operator to operate to/from China freely without limitation. This article will include some useful information that will be helpful to understanding the producers required by the China Civil Aviation Authority to obtain a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (CCAR129)

Starting Application Requirements:

The operator shall provide an authorization letter to a representative agent to coordinate with China CAA. (special form may be required).

The operator shall specify the fleet that will be operating in China, to be recorded in the China CAA system, All fleets shall have valid documents as follows

ü  AOC: Air operator certificate

ü  COA: certificate of airworthiness

ü  COR: certificate of registration

ü  COI: certificate of insurance

ü  Noise certificate

ü  RADIO station license

Processing procedures

Lead time for CCAR129 approval:

The application may require at least 21 days up to 3 months to be finalized with China CAA, the length of the process depends on providing full documents and full information required by China CAA without any missing parts. after completing all documentation and information required by the CAA, CAAC may get back with some inquiries or may require additional information or documentation that varies according to the operator's nationality and the requested destinations.

CCAR129 Processing stages:

CCAR129 approval processing procedures will have 3 different stages as follows:

Ø  Define a rate for the airline and check the applicability for CCAR129. (This process will require 1 week up to 1 month based on your documentation validity and proficiency in providing the documents to the competent authority) 

Ø  Contact - Foreign Airlines Certification & Oversight Division, CAAC North China Regional Administration - to open an FSOP account to hand over the docs. (This process will require 1 week up to 1 month based on your documentation validity and proficiency in providing the documents to the competent authority)

Ø  CAAC application review in the system. Once full application information and documentation are approved, CAAC will issue CCAR129 operation specifications to the operator. (This process will require 1 week up to 1 month based on your documentation validity and proficiency in providing the documents to the competent authority).

Main Requirements and documentations for the CCAR 129

1.       Application for issuance of CCAR-129 operations specifications

The Application letter includes general information about the operator, a special form is required to be filled out and can be downloaded from this link (CCAR129-APF)

2.      Operator’s declaration for CCAR-129 Certification Application

Declaration letter that contains information about the operator if they have obtained any CCAR previously, Aircraft equipment, Airmen information, and training, operator dispatching staff, Operations type, and en-route and Airport Navigation data resources (CCAR129 – Cert.) 

3.      Brief introduction of the Air Operator

It is a free letter introducing some useful information about the Operator's history, management details, quality and safety procedures, the airport, and the country that generally operating to and from.

4.      Economic approval document

Any document provided by the country of the operator proving that they are Authorized to operate commercial flights to/from the origin country and providing financial eligibility and capability to provide flights to/from China.

5.      Air Operator Certificate

6.      Operations Specifications or equivalent documents

7.       Draft of CCAR-129 Operations Specifications (CCAR129 OPS)

8.      General Operations Manuals

9.      Copy of the approval page of the Air Operator's Maintenance Control Manual

10.   Copy of the approval page of the Aircraft Maintenance Schedule

11.    A copy of the main maintenance base's Repair Station Certificate or equivalent document

12.   Copies of the certificate of registration, certificate of airworthiness, and radio station licenses of the aircraft intended to be operated in China.

13.   Copies of approval documents of airborne equipment, including ACAS Version 7.1 or more advanced version, GPWS, CVR, and FDR.

14.   Special Operations Approval issued by the civil aviation authority of the operator's state

15.   Runway performance analysis for destination airports within China

16.   Runway performance analysis for alternate airports within China

17.   Runway performance analysis for refueling airports within China

18.   Instructions or manuals to be used by ground service personnel within China

19.   Weight and balance control manual

20.  Company Emergency Manual

21.   Samples of the dispatch release, departure and arrival flight plans, weather, and NOTAM information obtained from each destination in China.

22.  Documentation concerning the Repair Station Certificate of the maintenance provider at destination airports in China to which the maintenance release is contracted (IFPLS Can Help you with this requirement)

23.  Contracts and agreements with the destination airports in China (IFPLS Can Help you with this requirement)

24.  Contracts and agreements with the alternate airports in China (IFPLS Can Help you with this requirement)

25.  Contracts and agreements with the refueling airports in China (IFPLS Can Help you with this requirement)

26.  Station manager or station representative training record (IFPLS Can Help you with this requirement)

27.  List of station manuals and manuals distributed to ground handling agent or manual of standard deviations (if applicable)

28.  In the case of a wet lease, approval from the CAA of the state of the lessee should be provided.

29.  In the case of a wet lease, the Air Operator Certificate issued by the civil aviation authority of the state of the lessor should be provided.

30.  In the case of a wet lease, CCAR-121/135/129 Operations Specifications or equivalent documents should be provided.

31.   In the case of a wet lease, a wet lease contract/agreement should be provided.

32.  For the application for exemptions/deviations, a letter of statement of the proposed exemptions/deviations from the specified provisions of ICAO Annex 6 and CCAR-129.

33.  For the application for exemptions/deviations, the proposed equivalent safety measures should be provided.

34.  For an application for operations to one of the special airports listed in Subparagraph a of C0067, appropriate information should be provided as required.

35.  In the case of a wet lease, the approval of a wet lease or equivalent document issued by CAAC should be provided.

For more information, you can download the full instructions for “Rules of CCAR-129 Operations” and you can feel free to contact our 24/7 operations department at ops@ifpls.aero that can help you to finalize the CCAR129 applications as soon as possible and enable you to obtain the permit within the minimum time required.

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The Middle East is the hottest region in the world politically and economically, Nowadays, Middle Eastern countries are the center of political conflicts and the source of most of the energy, oil, natural resources, and geostrategic locations.

there are huge conflicts between the Middle Eastern countries, but these conflicts didn't affect the aviation sector as much as the bad effects caused by a new generation of coronavirus, as flying through the Middle East became complicated and required planning for your route, hundreds of flights have been canceled, millions of middle eastern citizens are prohibited to travel in the middle east, which causes loses in the general business. Here we will introduce some of the new regulations issued by Civil Aviation in the Middle East.

-          Lebanon:

Lebanon Civil Aviation stopped any flight operating from or to the following countries: China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran, also prevented any transit passenger who is coming from the mentioned countries from using Lebanon as a transit station.

-          Iraq :

Iraq Civil Aviation stopped any flight operating from or to the following countries: China, South Korea, Italy, and Iran as well. Most of the flights of different Iraqi airlines have been suspended due to the ban on flights from Iraq as well.

-          Kuwait :

Kuwait Civil Aviation also has suspended flights from, China, Iran, South Korea, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and Iraq

-          Bahrain :

Bahrain CAA issued an official NOTAMS declaring the stopping of any private or commercial flights from Iraq, Lebanon, Dubai, and Sharjah

-          Saudi Arabia:

Saudi GACA has banned any Commercial or private jet from transferring passengers from the following countries: China, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Philippines, Singapore, India, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Somalia, Vietnam.  Also, the Saudi government decided to 'temporarily' stop travel to Mecca and Medina for pilgrims, which caused chaos and disasters for thousands of travel agents around the world

-          United Arab Emirates:

UAE suspended all flights from China, Iran, and Bahrain and the list of banned countries may be expanded based on the virus-expanding situation. 

-          Jordan:

Jordan CAA Suspended all flights operating to Iran and Baghdad Airport temporarily, while flights to other Iraqi cities were not affected and operating normally.

-          Oman:

The Omani Public Authority of Civil Aviation (PACA) has suspended all civilian flights to and from China and Iran. Additionally, at all ports of entry into Oman, travelers are required to complete a travel history declaration form to submit for inspection with Omani officials. If COVID-19 continues to spread internationally, PACA may introduce additional flight restrictions.

-          Qatar:

Qatar Airways has suspended all flights to China, Seoul, Isfahan, Mashhad, Shiraz, and Tehran temporarily.

-          Turkey:

Turkish Airlines has suspended its flights to Nakhichevan, China, and Iran, foreign people who were in China or Iran's northern city of Qom in the last 14 days will not be granted entry to Turkey.

it is worth mentioning that, most countries in the Middle East and all over the world restrict any passenger regardless of nationality, If he/she is in Iran, China, or any other infected country, the local authorities generally prevent them from entering unless they have spent at least 14 days outside the infected country or quarantined them for 14 days.   

If you require any further information or any help with your flights to the Middle East, please don’t hesitate to contact the IFPLS team: at ops@ifpls.aero.

NB:

This Article Published on 29-Feb-20

Some or all above information may be not valid after a while of time, and such temporary regulations related to COVID-19 may be changed at any time.

For information or confirmation about the NOTAMS related to this article, please contact: ops@ifpls.aero

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Lebanon Civil Aviation Authority is providing overflight permits and landing permits to the applicant directly, but they would prefer to apply via an agent who is responsible for paying the Air navigation fees on behalf of the operator.

Lebanon Civil Aviation authority bans old Russian aircraft such as Antonov, Ilyushin, Beriev, Sukhoi, Tupolev, or  Yakovlev that are older than 15 years old to operate in Lebanon, Exceptional permits may be approved if the aircraft may have diplomatic clearance and proven the aircraft qualifications, airworthiness, and performance are safe to operate without any problems.

Lebanon Overflight permits and Landing permits are issued by the Lebanese CAA free of charge, only stamp fees and AFTN shall be paid later after getting the CAA answer, regardless if the permit is approved or not, canceled or operated. Lebanon CAA issue AFTN fees to the applicant for each aircraft registration to cover the internal and external correspondences that use AFTN messages, the AFTN charge invoices will vary based on the number of characters used in the application and the permit messages and several messages sent, and received by Lebanese CAA, some AFTN invoices maybe reach over 100 USD if you didn’t apply for your permit wisely,  therefore, it is highly recommended to apply it via a local agent who can minimize the number of messages and can coordinate most CAA procedures via cheaper communication methods such as phones and direct by hand applications.

Air navigation charges shall be collected from each aircraft overflying Lebanese Airspace, by the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) as follows:

Aircraft MTOW 70 tons or less: 50 USD

Aircraft MTOW over 70 tons: 100 USD

Should you need any further information, or you may need any assistance to get your Lebanon overflight or landing permit, please don’t hesitate to contact our 24/7 operations: ops@ifpls.aero

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The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country in South Asia, generally Overflying Bhutan is not require an official permit issued by the Bhutan Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA), as its FIR is controlled by China and India, but operates to their airport Paro International Airport VQPR / PBH is one of the most challenging operations in the world of aviation, as crew shall fulfill special requirements by being accompanied by a guide pilot on board who has been flying into Paro Aerodrome regularly or an operating crew who has flown before and knows the aerodrome very well by one of the following methods:

1.     The operating crew has undergone simulator familiarization training at Paro Aerodrome.

2.     The operating crew has flown into Paro Aerodrome during the last year.

If none of the above requirements are obtained by the operating crew, a technical stop near a station located in China, India, or Nepal will be essential to allow one of the local pilots (Navigator) to join the crew during their flight to Bhutan, the navigator can be coordinated and booked from national carriers such as Druk air or Bhutan airlines, but Navigator fees which may reach 4000 USD shall be paid for such service including the navigator fees and his relocating charges.

There are no Navigation fees applied for overflying Bhutan, but Navigation charges will be incurred by Landing in Bhutan according to the following price list:

Other applicable Airport Fees:

1.     The landing fee is fixed at US$ 120 plus US$ 4 per MTOM.

2.     Parking fee @US$10 for below one hour and thereafter US$ 8 per hour will be charged.

3.     Each passenger departing for a foreign country is charged US$13

Meet and assist services are also available at Paro Airport, and the prices vary depending on the season of arrival or departure

Crews for ad-hoc / scheduled flights can enter Bhutan by using Gendec provided that their passports are valid at least for 6 months, they hold their crew ID, and have their Hotel booking in Paro. If they are looking to stay outside Paro, then the crew must have a visa before arrival in Bhutan.

It is worth mentioning that it is highly recommended to plan to land before 0600Z to VQPR due to the wind curfew afternoon of Bhutan local time

Fuel Jet A1 is also available and requires securing it in advance for all foreign registered aircraft. All payments are advisable to be in advance or cash due to the non-availability of credit card facilities.

Should you need any further information about Bhutan, or if you are looking for support on your flight, please don’t hesitate to contact IFPLS, 24/7 operations: ops@ifpls.aero.

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Jordan is a very important country in the Middle East, Jordan FIR mediates between several countries’ FIRs, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Egypt, Jordan Air traffic control plays a very important role by instructing flights with their accepted entry and exit points for each country in their route.

Jordan Civil Aviation Authority is providing permits for overflight and Landing, for the local handlers and companies located in Jordan that are authorized to provide aviation services in Jordan. Generally, no CAA charges are applied for overflight or landing permits in Jordan, but local agents are imposing tiny fees to cover stamps, administration, and communication charges.

Jordan Air navigation fees are collectible by Jordan Civil Aviation, and they shall be invoiced via the local agent who obtained the permit for the flight, Jordan CAA issues the Navigation fees based on the following formulas:

Navigation Charges for Overflight for Commercial scheduled flights= 2 JOD per ton of the Maximum take of weight.

Navigation Charges for Overflight for unscheduled flights= 2 JOD per ton of the Maximum take of weight + 10 JOD

If you need any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact our 24/7 operations team via our email: ops@ifpls.aero

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