Originally Posted by
Talkdownman
nats at Netheravon? Must be the only nats AFIS unit then. nats NS & L scraping the barrel somewhat for contracts?
AFIS at Netheravon? AFIS is meant for tiddler public transport. Public Transport at Netheravon? In my day as a lift attendant there all the passengers jumped out because they hated landing in aeroplanes.
The world has gone mad...
"Scraping the barrel" - nothing like an elitist statement, sure the hard working guys at these units appreciate that attitude, regardless of size or movements, each unit carries its own challenges and it's a job that I'm sure people still have pride in. Could say easy life at EGKK being tower only, just one rating part skilled ATCOS, so ANS scrapping the barrel, compared to say a unit that requires ADI, APS and APP, with a mix of traffic types and speeds.
Perhaps NATS losing contracts is as equally as much to do with the views of the airport management of "Some" NATS staffs arrogance with statements like that, especially when they compare the t&c to their own staff.