website access
The UK/CAA website is being reviewed to seek the opportunity for agents to report any "unsafe activities or concerns of loading-weight and balance" and hopefully there will be some news of the website access after 17SEP08 next meeting.
I will happily update this post as soon as it is confirmed, as the safety of aviation community relies on the positive actions and culture of all those involved, many agents currently not realising genuinely how much they can make a difference by being included and educated to a higher standard about load control/aircraft despatch/loading supervsion etc
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Fear of employment termination for the individual agent and concern of the potential loss of an airline customer to a competitive ground handler, if the airline was reported for alleged unsafe practices or lack of training, may be the drive behind why so few reports (GSR-ASR) are ever filed, plus the agent may not have been educated by the employer into how to report an alleged incident or alleged trend. These are assumptions worth considering in all airlines and ground handlers back-yards !!.
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