As seen in "The Controller, Journal of Air Traffic Control" (June 2009)
Greg Russell, CEO of Air Services Australia, said "In ATM we deal in politics, not ATC". He said of Australia "We are 2 years in the middle of a 5 year reform. This will mean we will move from 32 sectors and 144 separate endorsements today to 3 sectors and 7 endorsements. We are lobbying strongly to have this reform passed, and we will settle the union's issue by offering a trade - we will increase the salaries in exchange for the acceptance of this reform. It is going to be difficult, painful and could turn ugly, but airlines support this reform, so we will do it."
Surely he couldn't have come up with this all on his own? Who are the idiots telling him this is the solution to all our woes? The above clearly demonstrates total disconnection from reality.
We're only in the first month (yes, it's still August) of a 25 year reform. We didn't get the pay rise either so the rest must be a fantasy as well.
