That is lamentable. I know you guys on the ground are pushed hard and that we rely on you lot extensively to manage separation and effective flow of traffic. The ATC and the Pilot community can be considered unified in wanting a structure that enables both groups to do their critical work effectively and safely; It eases the burden on both parties in acheiving our objectives to moving large bits of metal through the sky quickly efficiently and safely.
What is it going to take for the regulatory base to get in the real world ? Do we as group have a representative body with the huevos to stand against this ?
I'm not one for industrial action, but if the representaive bodies of both Pilots and ATC were to state clearly, you bring this in, in part or in whole. then pilots and ATC within the EU will not be working until it is removed.
Faced with the potential *complete* standstill of all commercial traffic in the EU, they may well suddenly learn to listen. It would certainly open their eyes to the 'economic and social' influences and coupled with the global media attention a standstill would generate, caused by the failure of the safety regulator to act in the interests of safety whilst divergent from what the US is doing and what factual data supports, it may be the enema EASA needs.
Last edited by PPRuNe Towers; 14th Apr 2011 at 14:40.