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- 23 Dec 2023, 20:21
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Strikes affecting Belgian airports in 2023
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17789
Re: Strikes affecting Belgian airports in 2023
Brussels airport has become a regional airport. Average number of movements on Sundays is 450! That’s 225 departures and 225 arrivals per day! Compare it to London Heathrow: 1200 movements per day! Privatize ATC at Brussels airport and have it done by efficient people! These guys get paid like in ot...
- 20 Dec 2020, 14:46
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
https://www.aviation24.be/air-traffic-control/skeyes/belgian-air-navigation-service-provider-skeyes-gets-paid-for-services-provided-to-brussels-and-the-regional-airports/ From this article: “In order to remain solvent, skeyes had to resort to public aid via the federal government and Eurocontrol in ...
- 15 Sep 2020, 17:31
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Loss of separation due to ATC resolved by TCAS at Brussels Airport
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2578
Re: Loss of separation due to ATC resolved by TCAS at Brussels Airport
It is very difficult to investigate an incident without having the full picture: - (Real) radar images (flightradar24 isn’t reliable enough to measure a distance between plane precisely) - recordings of the frequencies - testimony of the controllers and pilots - any other info about external factors...
- 11 Jul 2020, 19:55
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
https://www.aviation24.be/air-traffic-control/skeyes/belgian-air-navigation-service-provider-skeyes-gets-state-aid-following-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Do not thank us (the taxpayers). You are welcome :) Your sacrifices are leaving us speechless. Now to the people who live in the real world: big thought...
- 10 Jun 2020, 19:42
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Hi 737MAX, To answer your questions: Most of the time, one hour is not worked every shift. In some units (mostly in the regional airports), it can go up to 3 or 4 hours not worked for some shifts! If we add up all the hours not worked each month, we are speaking about days not worked by each of them...
- 10 Jun 2020, 16:26
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Prikklok/pointeuse has always been refused by the controllers (all other employees at Skeyes use it) because they are leaving early before the end of their shift. This has been said many times (and never denied). If you work your hours, you can’t be upset with a prikklok... Who, in 2020, gets paid 6...
- 13 May 2020, 14:20
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
In the meantime, while some people are struggling with the little 1000€ help from the governement, some civil servants are relaxing at home, working only a few days per month, without losing a single euro from their huge salary, absolutely sure that they will never lose their jobs and their strikin...
- 12 May 2020, 18:36
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
On one hand the Walloon government invests millions in projects* that will only be beneficial for Skeyes and on the other hand they have to bring Skeyes to court to try to have a guarantee of continuity of its services. *One example among others: https://www.aviation24.be/air-traffic-control/skeyes/...
- 20 Apr 2020, 12:23
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Has there been any salary cut? Temporary unemployment? Temporary unemployment is not an option for civil servants. You've proven yourself to be very well aware of everything that's happening in the company, so you would also know that a pay cut would happen at the end of the year, the end of the re...
- 19 Apr 2020, 19:02
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Why are we not surprised? The Management doesn't like The Guilde and The Guilde doesn't like the Management... They will use any possible reason to attack each other...
How is it going for the controllers during these difficult times?
Has there been any salary cut? Temporary unemployment?
How is it going for the controllers during these difficult times?
Has there been any salary cut? Temporary unemployment?
- 20 Dec 2019, 16:01
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
That was quite a big win for the management of Skeyes, wasn't it?
https://www.aviation24.be/air-traffic-c ... -as-10-14/
What do controllers think about it?
https://www.aviation24.be/air-traffic-c ... -as-10-14/
What do controllers think about it?
- 06 Oct 2019, 19:59
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Dear Phoenixx, We really appreciate your answers. They are always to the point and we can feel your passion in all of them. My apologies for the "safety case" part: I misunderstood your statement. For the rest of the discussion (the way management is counting the nights, the violations of ...
- 05 Oct 2019, 14:44
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Glad that someone is talking about the working conditions at NATS. Let me share a few differences with your company: - NATS shifts last 8 hours: no early leave. Yours last officially 7 hours and most of them last only 6 hours. Over 20 days of work (usual amount of days worked in UK in a month), they...
- 05 Oct 2019, 07:11
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Reading the article on HLN, if we can trust what the journalist wrote, Mr Callaerts said that some ATCOs are still rostered with 15 shifts over 16 days... That isn’t true... It’s a total mess over there: I recently saw an Atco yelling at his manager because of a procedure and one hour later the sam...
- 04 Oct 2019, 06:30
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Reading the article on HLN, if we can trust what the journalist wrote, Mr Callaerts said that some ATCOs are still rostered with 15 shifts over 16 days... That isn’t true... It’s a total mess over there: I recently saw an Atco yelling at his manager because of a procedure and one hour later the same...
- 18 Jun 2019, 15:26
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
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 enoug...
- 21 May 2019, 16:08
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
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 h...
- 18 May 2019, 17:54
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Hi guys, I was only replying to SR20’s post. Reality is not like in the tweet, neither like in his post. We are not forgetting that the management is doing a very poor job and that being an Atco means having responsibilities. Btw 737MAX, if you know an Atco who has ever worked after he has turned 60...
- 18 May 2019, 15:42
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
Hi SR20, Although i don’t agree with the tone of the tweet, I can’t agree with your statement. - 8000€ netto is indeed incorrect, it is more around 6500€ for a radar controller (as discussed many times before) - 35 hours per week is what is supposed to be worked on paper. Before being short of staff...
- 17 May 2019, 13:25
- Forum: Latest aviation news
- Topic: Social actions at air navigation service provider skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
- Replies: 672
- Views: 152297
Re: Social actions at air traffic control service skeyes (Belgium) - possible air traffic disruptions
@Phoenixx I don’t agree with your view of the minimum service at all. There is no minimum service in Belgium. Listening to emergency frequencies and provide help to aircrafts in emergencies is not a minimum service. It is a legal obligation and the least you can do as professionals. One Atco (usual...