"We are starting to move into the paperless way of doing things," international Capt. Nat Iyengar observed.

Mitch Launius of Air Training International is waging a campaign against what he terms "predictable errors," especially in North Atlantic operations.

Looking for a new oceanic flight plan format? Mark McIntyre of Mente LLC advises: "A lot of people aren't aware that international trip planners have a variety of trip flight plan formats. You might want to request a handful of different formats and find one that suits your operation."