Jobs at... Birmingham?
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: South East
They are advertising for SATCO, ATCO's, ATCA's, Engineers the lot.
The wording suggests they are going to gauge the response, perhaps prior to renegotiations with NATS?
The wording suggests they are going to gauge the response, perhaps prior to renegotiations with NATS?
As a result, the airport is currently evaluating its Air Traffic Service provision for the future.
Birmingham Airport would therefore like to invite expressions of interest for the following potential posts within its Airfield Operations Department:
Birmingham Airport would therefore like to invite expressions of interest for the following potential posts within its Airfield Operations Department:
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Europe
Tcas fan...you're half correct.The person referred too has been employed by the airport to oversee the process of testing the market as the atc contract is soon up I believe.As well as asking the established providers,the airport are also considering in house atc.(if that option is a few quid cheaper,they'll do it!).
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From: In the middle
EGBB
The airport love NATS but not the price!! Hell of a risk to the airport if they go it alone but money talks! I think NATS will keep the contract but the price will have to be good. The new tower and runway extension make NATS the best solution imho. !
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From: South East
whatever others may claim, NATS produces the best controllers
Regarding Birmingham leaving NATS, they would either have to employ another ANSP or go it alone, the later not that simple or cheap.
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From: UK
The new tower and runway extension make NATS the best solution imho. !
It's about time that ATC positions at the busier UK airports became available to those of us who don't already work for NATS. Ab initio trainees get far more of a chance than qualified and experienced non-NATS ATCOs at the moment.
NATS produces the best controllers
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From: 50+ north
Chevvron
From what I last saw NSL (ie airports) is not making a lot of money, hence the periodic rumour of NATS selling off NSL.
As for producing the best controllers, would tend to agree in general but they need to operate as a team, something that I understand Birmingham has recently had serious problems with, resulting in a breakdown of Team Resource Management and NSL interevention to attempt resolution.
From what I last saw NSL (ie airports) is not making a lot of money, hence the periodic rumour of NATS selling off NSL.
As for producing the best controllers, would tend to agree in general but they need to operate as a team, something that I understand Birmingham has recently had serious problems with, resulting in a breakdown of Team Resource Management and NSL interevention to attempt resolution.
