They understand full well, they have been playing this game for decades. The prize goes to the current crop though;
"We have a need for 800 operational controllers, we have 900 controllers, 98% of them are in operational roles." mmmm, ok, doesn't make sense but read on. We have given over 100 redundancies, but somehow the 800/900 spilt that has been quoted for the last 10 years endures, magic pudding stuff.
"However, we are recruiting 140 controllers this year and the next few years. We acknowledge some operational issues", those being multiple airspace closures, ongoing 'operational' issues, re, continuing airspace closures. So, you have an operational need for 800, you have 900, 98% efficiency but you're hiring 140 per year for the next few years, mmmm, doesn't make sense but maybe they're gunning for a 800/1350 split?
So the ongoing, decades long 800/900 split paradigm does not add up when you sift through the horse****. But continue it does and continue it will, because basically nobody gives a ****.
Last edited by tossbag; 9th Apr 2023 at 11:25.