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Old 7th Aug 2006, 20:36
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Gisajob
 
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Hi Happ1ness

You are spot on. This is/was an ideal opportunity for both HIAL and Safeskys to develop Inverness. We are the easijet of the ATC world. Quality low cost operations which deliver. Sadly HIAL did not include us in the bidding process (too late they said) and Marshalls (with Chris Stock) will manage their transition to a radar environment.

The UK ATC contracting world is a real 'Catch 22' situation (as Gibraltar, Wattisham, Birmingham and Gloucester have shown). In all of those airport contracts Safeskys was invited to bid, was totally technically compliant at the lowest price, yet we have never been awarded our due prize.

Who is missing out here? The eventual payers for the services, the airports and most important for the readers of this site, the ATCOs who would have been recruited and encouraged by a company which is managed by ATCOs (not bean counters), and which understands ATCOs and would treat them properly.
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