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Ryanair has had enough of continuous French ATC strikes

by Richard Schuurman | Mar 20, 2023 | Airlines | 4 comments

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is trying to get one million people to sign a petition to force the European Commission to take action against France and the countless strikes at air traffic control (ATC). The airline is fed up with the strikes, which are seriously...

2018: Worst year for European ATC delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade

by Addison Schonland | Nov 30, 2018 | Airlines, ATC, EU, Labor Union, Open Skies, Pilots | 0 comments

Airlines for Europe (A4E) released news that should be read and digested. The EU experiment remains a work in progress. The “seamless European sky” is still a fantasy. For the full year, A4E reports Eurocontrol estimates that total delay minutes will be up by 53%...

Ethiopia ATC strike: a risk to crews and passengers?

by Addison Schonland | Sep 5, 2018 | ATC, Crew Coordination, Ethiopian Air, Flight Ops, Pilots | 0 comments

Ops Group put out an urgent message that warrants attention. “Last week, 120 Ethiopian Air Traffic Controllers announced a strike. Approximately 100 of them have now been banned from operating, and 10 of them – including the Chief Controller, Senior ATCOs,...

Privatization of ATC – The Pros and Cons

by Ernest Arvai | Aug 30, 2017 | Airlines, ATC, FAA, Taxation | 0 comments

Privatization of Air Traffic Control has come up on almost an annual basis for the last couple of decades, and the battle has been between the airlines, who favor the concept, and general aviation, who do not. The rationale is that those who pay the most will receive...

Premium #231 – Is it Time to Privatize Air Traffic Control?

by Ernest Arvai | Aug 23, 2016 | Aerospace, Aircraft, Airlines, ATC, Avionics, Connectivity, FAA, Fuel, General Aviation, GPS, ICAO, Pilots, premium | 0 comments

The United States was once the global leader in aviation, enabled by a forward thinking FAA. Today, that agency is bogged in politics and red tape, resulting in decision-making processes that would result in a description of incompetence and the phrase “you’re fired”...

Ryanair has had enough of continuous French ATC strikes

2018: Worst year for European ATC delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade

Ethiopia ATC strike: a risk to crews and passengers?

Privatization of ATC – The Pros and Cons

Premium #231 – Is it Time to Privatize Air Traffic Control?

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