So Trm's at BA earn big money without doing loadsheets ?
Loadsheets are done at Waterside or whatever that place is called ?
so that means that 2 people are being paid to do what one person could do ? doesn't seem to make much sense, particulary as Mr WW is trying to trim down the cost base at BA
On the subject of CLC i know of several airlines handled by GHA where trained Load controllers are at the aircraft calling or telexing CLC on the other side of the world yet actually looking at the system themselves and knowing what's going on before the CLC bod does.
So tell me what benefits are gained if for example Cargo is late at the aircraft which often happens at LHR and the Ramp want to change the loading order, if the TCO or dispatcher or whatever you want to call them understands weight and balance then they have to call CLC yet if they were doing the Loadsheet they would make the decision., which is quicker ? which is more time consuming ?
I really think this is a pointless discussion and it is clear which is the answer.
That said and before anyone puts foward the costing argument, i have been on both sides as a load controller and an Operations Manager and i agree that CLC is better for training where GHA's are concerned but if your Load Control office has a mix of CLP flights and Loadsheet flights etc then it balances out.
The real cost saver is to use a generic system for all contracts you handle something like D-Plan (which is load control for idiots)