Airports
Industry Groups Launch Training Course on Runway Ops
The course focuses on ICAO's new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions.

The Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have launched a virtual training course on the ICAO Global Reporting Format for Runway Surface Conditions (GRF). The GRF establishes new ICAO methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions aimed at improved flight crew assessment of takeoff and landing performance. The methodology takes effect on November 4.