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NAT RCL Messages in OCC Software: Receipt and OCA Scope
A 2026 reference for NAT RCL messages in OCC software: distinguish receipt from ATC amendments, track OCA source editions, and test native provider evidence before commissioning a ground interface.

Aircraft Operational Data Access: Contract-to-Feed Checklist
A 2026 procurement guide to aircraft operational data access: distinguish raw and derived data, verify permissions, and document feed fields, delivery terms and integration acceptance.

EASA Fuel Consumption Monitoring: A Data-Lineage Test
EASA fuel consumption monitoring in 2026: CAT.OP.MPA.180 and .181, AMC8's two-year database, per-tail data lineage, a rule-to-field-to-owner map, and acceptance tests for ACARS gaps, tail swaps and outliers.

Pilot Logbook Requirements by Authority: Fields, Retention
A source-labelled comparison of pilot logbook requirements for the FAA, Transport Canada, EASA with Ireland, UK CAA and CASA: fields, certification, retention and export checks, as of October 2026.

Magnetic vs True North in Flight Operations Data (WMM2025)
Explainer for OCC data teams on magnetic vs true north in flight operations data: field matrix of documented north references, WMM2025 and WMMHR2025 validity, and a reproducible test of 92 values (2026).

Aircraft Tail Swaps: An Event Contract for Airline Systems
A 2026 analysis of aircraft tail swaps for airline OCC and integration leads, covering assignment ownership, event versions, consumer acknowledgments, packaged software coverage, and acceptance tests.
FAA Circling Icon Removal: Audit Legacy Operations Flags
A 2026 analysis of FAA circling icon removal, conflicting publication versions and ground-reference data audits, with a source contract, provider questions and synthetic acceptance tests.

IATA FOX Data Sharing Requirements and Export Checklist
A 2026 airline readiness guide to IATA FOX data sharing requirements: OFP and load-final XML, aircraft-configuration CSV, privacy approvals, weekly export controls and the choice between existing exports and a narrow adapter.

Electronic NOTOC Revisions: Handoff and Receipt Tests
A 2026 analysis of electronic NOTOC revisions for US air carriers: edition-linked PIC receipt, ground access, offline EFB tests, retention evidence and the future European AMC comparison.

EU Occurrence Reporting: Data Handoff and Follow-Up Evidence
EU occurrence reporting under Regulation 376/2014 in 2026: the 72-hour and 30-day clocks, an evidence-event ledger, ECCAIRS and E5X channels, and national portal differences.

Part 135 Flight Locating Requirements Without a Flight Plan
2026 analysis of 14 CFR 135.79: VFR-plan information, overdue notification, communications-gap plans and retention, with a record matrix, decision tree and test cases. AC 136-5 (2026-01-23) is not a mandate.

FAA Holdover Time Tables 2026-27: Release Control Checklist
How US Part 121/135 operators can prove FAA winter 2026-27 holdover table data matches every crew tool: authority chain, source manifest, fluid mapping, a release ledger template and a buy-versus-bridge test.

FF-ICE Flight Plan Revisions: An OCC Reconciliation Contract
FF-ICE flight plan revisions in 2026 for EU, Norway and Swiss IFR: GUFI, version +1 rule, ACK/REJ plus filing status, 30-minute re-evaluation, and when a custom OCC ledger is needed.

SSIM Schedule Times to UTC: DST Acceptance Test Matrix
A 2026 acceptance-test guide for SSIM schedule times to UTC, covering DST gaps and overlaps, date rollover, fractional offsets, version provenance and importer evaluation.
Runway Condition Codes: FICON and GRF OCC Test Matrix
A 2026 analysis of FICON and international GRF runway reports: runway thirds, assessment timestamps, revision provenance and an OCC acceptance test matrix with degraded display states.

AIRAC Cycle Update Process for Flight Operations: Ledger
How an AIRAC change moves from State AIS to ground systems in 2026: three dates, 42/28/56-day lead times, a cutover ledger, UTC timeline for cycle 2611, acceptance tests.

Part 121 Load Manifest Handoff: Data to Reconcile Pre-Loadsheet
Part 121 load manifest handoff guide for 2026: how late passenger, bag, cargo, tail and fuel changes reach the final loadsheet, with a field-level source map and acceptance-test matrix.

EASA 2028 FDM Guidance: Data and Integration Readiness
A 2026 assessment of EASA's 2028 FDM AMC, covering capture and processing denominators, missing-data recovery, crew safeguards, vendor exports and a practical evidence matrix.

Canadian Flight Duty Record Keeping Requirements: 704/705
A 2026 guide to Canadian flight-duty records for CARs 704/705 operators: required fields, 24-month retention, roster integration, correction history and practical acceptance tests.

FAA Flight Plan ACK REJ Messages: OCC Reconciliation
A 2026 analysis of FAA flight plan ACK and REJ messages, reference matching, conflicting interface guidance, and OCC controls for changes, cancellations and missing acknowledgments.

EASA Standby and Reserve Rules: Call-Out Test Matrix
A 2026 analysis of EASA standby and reserve rules, revised standby ends, late calls and airport transitions, with a roster-event test matrix, vendor demo script and export requirements.