Ho HO HO...
Yes, I AM laughing....
I hear on the grape vine that a 'conference' in BN around last June 04, found that the DIRECT/ON THE FLOOR COST for BN ATC's to provide DTI in the BN FIR was in the order of $9 mill.
With overheads, this was projected by the same source to around $30 mill.
So, how much for ML FIR?
How much for both of the FIR's??
So much for the HUGE savings to be gained by getting rid of that FLIGHT SERVICE thing - which started at $100 Mill. Went to $85 Mill or so, then down to ONLY $24 Mill - then down to $?? -yes 'Open Mike' , I remember the figures well. - How much NOW to provide same??
With downtime of ATC's - Overtimes, E/D's etc - and the lower salary packages of FSO's?
So, who NOW to provide the service of DTI more economically / efficiently, - NOT 'on request, when workload permits' - leaving the ATC's to provide their own speciality without the added distractions / stress of their already overcrowded / political / 'managers making a name for themselves' environment?
And, the crunch? WHO now 'wears' this cost??
ENJOY.....
To the industry professionals - I am sorry that the 'industry' you serve, is no longer as professional as you.
Cheers - I've gone fishin'...