IATA Aircraft Lease Guidance

Guidance Material and Best Practices for Aircraft Leases
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Automatic External Defibrillators (AED)
16g seats
Fuel tank inerting systems
Cargo compartment fire protection
Access to Type III exits
Facilities for disabled passengers
Europe’s additional operational equipment requirements are primarily airspace related (ref 3.3.7
airspace).
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Operational authorizations
Normally, the AOC is accompanied by the Operations Specifications (OpsSpec). The OpsSpec gives
details about all operational authorizations, conditions and limitations that are associated with the AOC.
They are subject to the conditions in the operations manual. The operational authorizations are also
known as specific approvals. Examples of operational authorizations are; ETOPS, RVSM, MNPS, PBN,
LVO and steep approach. All these authorizations require additional procedures and equipment onboard.
When importing the aircraft, it should be verified that the aircraft is certified for each operational
authorization that is desired. This can be done by checking the limitations section of the Aircraft Flight
Manual (AFM). The maintenance program may also need to be adapted to ensure continuing
airworthiness for these operational authorizations.
3.3.7 Airspace Requirements
Every aircraft that wants to fly over a particular region has to be in compliance with the applicable airspace
regulations. For this purpose ICAO specified global airborne specifications for communication, navigation and
surveillance (CNS). However, each state with its own Flight Information Region (FIR) may specify certain
airborne equipment to be compatible with its airspace network. ICAO keeps track of these differences in
ICAO doc 7030 ‘Regional Supplementary Procedures’ by dividing the entire airspace into eight regions:
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Africa – Indian Ocean (AFI)
Caribbean (CAR)
European (EUR)
Middle East/Asia (MID/ASIA)
North America (NAM)
North Atlantic (NAT)
Pacific (PAC)
South American (SAM)
Every region in the Regional Supplementary Procedures is divided into flight rules, flight plans,
communications, navigation, surveillance, air traffic services, safety monitoring, air traffic flow management,
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