Regarding the shortages of air traffic controllers, the holes in the Swiss cheese are well and truly lining up. How the complete mismanagement of air traffic control staffing is not front page news yet is shocking, despite the fluff word reassurances of AsA management. It’s about time some...
At the moment, most cancellations are due to lack of crew, mainly cabin crew. It’s the price they pay for employing such a large number of casuals. The next reason would be engineering. This weekend will be a good weekend not to fly Jetstar.
VA are having major issues crewing aircraft of late which is why their operational performance is really starting to drop. Current crew are basically saying no to duty extensions, changes and working days off because VA are relying on those measures to keep the show on the road rather than admit...
They have a 787 parked up at a remote bay in Sydney, and it’s been there since last Wednesday. Word on the apron is that it’s been repossessed by the lessor.