Re: Dubai Ground Freq
ATC in the UAE needs a total overhaul. The procedures are just awful, and believe me both the centre and Dubai do the best we can to give the best possible service. If we stuck rigidly to the rules as they are written the delays would be horrendous, and the fuel costs even higher.
Why are they no holds in the DXB TMA, surely holding in a stack is easy for both pilots and ATCO's then 30-40 mile vectors, and imagine the fuel savings.
Yes many ideas like these have been suggested, in fact every controller who works out here can and has designed a better system than the one we have, but nobody seems to be listening.
As for the UAE being one country, why does every Emirate have/want its own International airport?
Good idea about a data link for airway clearances, a bit modern for here though, lets improve the ATC system and staffing levels first!!!!