Israel Issues Three-Stage Aircrew Reporting Rules After Flydubai Incident

Israel's National Center for Passenger Information Analysis, part of the Tax Authority, issued instructions on Thursday, October 29, setting out three reporting stages for airline crew information. The requirements cover crews on flights both to Israel and from Israel. They form part of the tightening of aviation-security requirements following the Flydubai incident. Under the instructions, every airline must submit its crew details no later than 48 hours before the flight's scheduled departure. The center also requires another submission during the regular check-in window, incorporating all updates and changes to the crew information. That report must reach the authorities no later than two hours before the scheduled departure, so the earlier submission does not replace the requirement to provide updated information. The third stage comes at actual departure, when the airline must supply a complete, final and up-to-date crew list. The instructions therefore distinguish the advance reports, whose deadlines are measured against the scheduled departure time, from the final report at the time the flight actually departs. The stated purpose of the reporting timetable is to give the responsible bodies more time to prepare and to strengthen civil aviation security.