some watches put loads of flow rates on, sometimes without even looking at the prevailing traffic situation, others prefer to be flexible
approx 29 times flow was issued from dubai for inbounds for june and when i checked it was about the 25th, still 5 days to go (will get exact figures for you if you like) "flexible" crews must have been on leave.......
well one of the problems is that NOBODY fails to validate because we need staff.
If our guys dont meet the std then they are failed. 3 expats sent home who couldn't cut it, 1 sacked for failing his yearly theory, 1 sacked over incident as well as at least 8 locals not even finishing the sim phase of training. all in the time i have been here. we have been short staffed all that time as well, so perhaps your check officers need to grow some balls and get rid of those who are not up to the std.
. The procedures help to keep the standrards low, as they are based around the lowest standard, examples;
5 aircraft sector loading on arrivals, total crap, but helps those that can't cope. Gap sizes for departures, 6 works but you have to be skillfull, 8 is for the lazy controller.Needing a runway length between a departure and arrival, because some don't know what to do in the event of a late go around!!!
sounds like a good reason NOT to give dubai control of holds that can have up to 11 a/c at one time
your right fox. not going to change soon. we can bitch as much as we like but until one of the airline bosses stops smoking his hubbly-bubbly for more then 30sec and realises how much money its costing him nothing will be done.