This night between 01:30 and 04:30 (UTC +2), the Eastern part of Belgian airspace below 24,500 feet will be closed, skeyes announced. The reason is lack of air traffic controllers. Liège Airport is impacted by the closure. https://twitter.com/frederikureel/status/1142015114763296769 Liege Airport w...

Air traffic controllers go online to oppose extension of CEO’s mandate

https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/ ... s-mandate/

Staff shortage in this case means there are not enough controllers at work for a specific shift to ensure business continuity during the whole shift. How can this happen? Combination of several factors: 1) several controllers call sick for the same shift Is it just a coincidence? 2) no (or not enou...

14th June, press release by the unions: results from the negociations are not good enough yet... management still hasn't given in to all our demands... there is slow progress, but most probably there will be no partial strike... https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/nog-steeds-geen-witte-rook-na-soc...

TLspotting wrote: ↑

17 Jun 2019, 19:19

A2124/19 NOTAMN
Q) EBBU/QSCLT/IV/NBO/E /045/245/5100N00334E060
A) EBBU B) 1906172330 C) 1906180230
E) BRUSSELS ACC SECTORS NORTH LOW, WEST HIGH, WEST LOW CLSD DUE TO
STAFF SHORTAGE. EMERG FREQ ARE WATCHED.

"Skeyes strikes will end as summer approaches", says CEO

https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/ ... keyes-ceo/

Digital remote control towers : skeyes has started a project for the airports of Charleroi and Liège to replace the physical towers. The intention is that both airports will be managed from one location. Fewer air traffic controllers will then be needed than in two separate towers. https://m.hln.be/...

Digital remote control towers : skeyes has started a project for the airports of Charleroi and Liège to replace the physical towers. The intention is that both airports will be managed from one location. Fewer air traffic controllers will then be needed than in two separate towers. https://m.hln.be/...

Despite social tensions, Skeyes CEO is running for second term.

https://m.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/topm ... ~a135c978/

https://www.7sur7.be/belgique/le-ceo-de ... ~a4c91ac0/

jan_olieslagers wrote: ↑

03 Jun 2019, 14:52

Perhaps your emoticon hinted as much..?

I was indeed a bit ironic !

Boeing767copilot wrote: ↑

03 Jun 2019, 02:50

Delays rose by 100% in Europe, 2019 to be “at least as bad”

https://www.aerotime.aero/iata.agm.seou ... ast-as-bad

Don't worry, Europe has the answer

https://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/ai ... traffic_en

Resumption of work at Swissport Cargo after promises by management !

The ACV trade union has reported that work has been interrupted since 16:00 at the Swissport Cargo warehouse at Brussels Airport due to concerns about asbestos. https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/luchtvaart/staking-om-asbestgevaar-bij-swissport-cargo/10131345.html https://www.sudinfo.be/id122022/article...

The row between ACE Belgium Freighters and Alaska Central Express (Ace Air Cargo) over its name is probably the least of the new Belgian operator’s problems

https://theloadstar.com/whats-in-a-name ... im-market/

If Brussels Airport closes during the night, say between 22h-7h, we kill 2 birds with one stone : Airplan noise and the staffing problems at Skeyes. I don't see how this would solve staffing problems at skeyes :roll: Area control center is open H24, dealing with other traffic (approximately 90 flig...

German air traffic controllers receive 2,000 euros per extra shift. https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/luchtvaart/duitse-luchtverkeersleiders-krijgen-2-000-euro-per-extra-shift/10128743.html - The discussion in Germany also reminds us of the situation at the Belgian Skeyes. There, traffic controllers ha...

Quite an interesting summary I think !

NL : https://www.solidair.org/artikels/probl ... andigheden

FR : https://www.solidaire.org/articles/skey ... l-humaines

A little taste of "deja vu" ? Air traffic controller shortage in Germany : "Delayed flights because air traffic controllers are missing: The German air traffic control wants to prevent this scenario in the holiday season. It offers lavish payments for special shifts - but employees do not just want ...

Tweet from senior aviation journalist Luk De Wilde, after last Thursday's strike started and before the court ordered the end of the strike: https://twitter.com/lukdewilde/status/1128973046759546882 Is this guy still credible ? He' has been bashing controllers from day one. And he is a very good fr...

Yet people forget unions ARE politics. There is no difference. Representatives are elected, they have a color, and have advantages coming with the position. From the moment you chose a union, you are "colored" and you "join ranks". ...... No need to make a difference between unions and politics her...