I have had one 2 day break in the last month and a bit, last fortnight period did two full O/T shifts and asked to work all other days off( can't wife works and kids on school holidays), came in early to cover and stayed back late on rostered shifts.
Was asked to return to work after 10pm finish last night to start at 6am this morning (8 hour breaks are acceptable and not fatiguing) on my single day break. Was then asked to start at 4am tomorrow and Monday before starting double night shifts on Monday night.
What staffing crisis, everything is wonderful problems were all solved at the end of August apparently.
There are no Americans in Baghdad.
Airways Revenue (Nav and ARFF)brings in 95% of ASA revenue, has always done.
Last year this was $707 million, out of a total revenue of $744 million. Profit was around $96 million. Interestingly ASA returned a bigger dividend to government this year than last year when profit was $106million, around $66 million.
That's right $66 million was taken from industry and given to government.Nearly $200million has been given to the government in the last 3 years as a dividend.
All controller type wages adds up to around $110 million, whether they are talking to planes or not. There are 480 people working in Canberra, out of a staff of just over 3000. There are around 800 operational controllers and shrinking. Six years ago there were 366 people in Canberra.