When the former CEO of the company and the national manager of ATS was kicked out in december, we knew they would reconsider.
So today:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...cle1233591.ece (Aftenposten, in english)
It's all a smoke and mirrors show, because the proposed TRACON they where going to bulid at Oslo Gardermoen has grown, and has become very expensive.
They are now going to move
some airspace to Stavanger, and rename Oslo ATCC to Oslo Terminal Control.
The background for this is, that a redesign of airspace, sectors and procedures for Oslo have been mandated by the NCAA. (The so called "SOL/Norsim" project.) This includes introducing more APP/DEP sectors, as well as an automated arrival manager. Some enroute sectors will be redesigned as pure feeder sectors for Oslo Gardermoen. (The majority of traffic in Oslo AOR is to/from airports in SE Norway)
Still, the main problem is still that we need something like 80-100 controllers today, to get things done. (On a national basis) That's a lot, considering that we are less then 500 total........
Anyone fancy work in Norway? 0500 +SHSN VV004 outside the window now!
