dedededede.......Yesterday, 7th February, the Shannon Air Traffic Control System staged two 1 hour "wildcat" failures in solidarity with Controllers concerns over safety. Level headed controllers worked their B
cks off to ensure that all planes were accounted for in case the picture disappeared into about a 3 inch square and duly dissappeared down a hole in the middle.....Just picture the scene at Shannon!!!!.......
...Before any press release regarding same, Controllers would like to point out that they DID NOT ORCHESTRATE this stoppage. In a recent press release by management they assure customers that....
The Authority has spent nearly €200 million since 2000 in providing Ireland with one of the most modern Air Traffic Control Systems with numerous safety features giving our controllers one of the most advanced systems to work with and to handle increased traffic levels
The last group of controllers graduated in November 2007
UNtrue...The last group of controllers have been working for the past year and a half....The press release fails to mention that this class of controllers were let go by the company once their initial training was finished as they no longer had a requirement for them...only to want them back again a year later!!!
Its unlikely that what happened yesterday will have any impact on the minds of management as sure its JUST ANOTHER DAY
...but if by any chance it does, this was no ordinary day. WE WANT MORE STAFF, WE WANT A BETTER ROSTER, and if your handing out any of that €15m or so profit, you might just think about us....so STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT!!!