Clearances Issued by Flight Data Coordinators
Ladies and Gents,
The latest idea to grow legs inside the den of ATC is that Pre-Departure Clearances will no longer be issued by the Tower but by un-licensed Flight Data Coordinators.
Safety workshops are currently being “run” to tick boxes on safety for these system clerks to communicate directly with aircraft and issue the clearance based on some sort of matrix like ACFT Heavy + Runway 19 + Parking Bay X + Destination Y= Clearance blah.
It is expected that CASA will be brow-beaten into approval or at least turn a blind eye to the change.
Of course, more staff are required so AA is advertising (internally at least) for Flight Data Coordinators.
What’s next?