This latest flurry of press relaese and counter press release has acheived nothing. As JACKO mentioned, as directed, ASA will not turn off the transmitters until they have advised the Govt that they have conducted a review. "Gee we look good now guys". ASA senior management are champions of the weasel word and their lateset bucket of spin is proof in point. They must be sitting back in their offices patting each other on the back congratulating themselves on how clever they are & how good they appear in this latest chapter of the "GR - An oddessy in mismangement and company destruction"
The transmitters were not being "turned off" till after christmas anyway. The have been "switched" to ATC consoles since 25OCT as there are no more people to occupy the Flightwatch consoles. The transmitters can be left on till the 10th of whenever but this will not address the core of the problem. ASA need to reinstate staffing of the seperate flightwatch fuctions and remove it from the controllers.