Originally Posted by
C441
In a conversation recently it was suggested that ASA are having a great deal of difficulty getting suitable applicants for ATC positions either through general disinterest or unsuitability for the position.
Would this seem a generalised summary of the problem ASA are having in trying to alleviate the ATC shortage Missy? (Not that I'm suggesting that's a reasonable excuse for ATC shortages)
I probably add to much more to what others have said on the topic.
Today's AFR had a letter to the editor
Skills shortage at air traffic control
It's no wonder that there is a shortage of air traffic controllers. During the pandemic, Airservices Australia instigated a redundancy program, with the last group of redundancies effective June 2022. Who would have thought that air traffic would ever recover from the COVID lows?
David Hartley, Beecroft, NSW
Certainly not the Chief Finance and Performance Officer, nor the Chief Customer and External Relations Officer, nor the Chief Service Delivery Officer and definitely not the AsA Chief Executive Officer.