Originally Posted by F4F
Skyguide? Well, without resorting to the wording as used by "aeropest", they have to end up in between or in the first group: Ridiculous spacings, rigid as can be, uncoordinated efforts, high costs (no wonder, plenty vacation, plenty wages, cosy retirement at 55), inefficient, and last but not least, the "we are the best" attitude that was so dear to Swissair and remains present within most of LH South
To sum it up, a real dinosaur...
Please keep in mind when looking at things like spacing and rigitity that much of this is forced upon them by laws and regulations that are politic reactions to isolated incidents and which don't make the least of sense. There have been some incidents in recent years which were almost 100% the consequence of the geographical and political setup of Swiss airports or other problems outside the sphere of ATC themselves which resulted in the authorities clamping down on some previously well established and tested operating patterns. Add in a runway concept dictated purely by politics, including the German imposed overflight ban at certain times, and you got a dog's breakfast that will frustrate and push to the limit even the most patient people.
I won't say that there is all very much ok with them, there is a lot which could do with improvement, but working in such a politically infested environment must have some perks which may well result in an outside picture that does not entirely coincide with what people could be doing or would be doing given the chance.
Best regards
AN2 driver.