NATS might not need AAVA soon, if they resurrect all the "non operational ATCO's"
who can pass a medical, I guess it makes sense in the current climate.
I don't know many airlines who have 2000 pilots, 500 of whom can't fly any more and still strutt about with wings on their uniforms demanding flying pay
. Can you imagine Michael O'Leary
with 25% of his pilots lurking in Ryanair HQ complaining of air sickness and sitting behind a desk
It's time to get real, NATS can't stay afloat with all the dead wood on board. Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic isn't going to work anymore. Yes,of course we need some guys behind a desk, but certainly not 500!, and they have to be efficient
A 10% -20% drop in traffic would probably negate the requirement for AAVA or O/T anyway