Air Canada pilot avoided its frustration due to the shortage of air traffic controllers on a recent flight, telling passengers to write to its parliamentarians to pay attention to constant delays at country airports.
The Vancouver and Montreal flight pilot released on Saturday through the Domophone, and the CBC reporter recorded part of his report reporting a 50 -minute delay.
In a report, he says the air traffic controller sector, owned by a private company Nav Canada, was missing, and sick calls meant that the airport was followed that day.
“It’s very annoying,” Pilate told passengers. “It costs a lot of money for the company. It costs a lot of money for business people, and it would be great to be resolved.”
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The pilot continues to accuse Nav Canada for the low number of new trainees to be high in overtime, and asks passengers to tell their representatives.
“Write your parliamentarian and tell them what’s going on and how it affects your business or leisure plans,” he urged.
Air Canada has confirmed that Nav Canada restrictions have been influenced by airline graphs for several weeks. (Daniel Thomas/CBC/Radio-Chanada)
The frustration expressed by the pilot occurs just over a month after Nav Canada said “Resources Limits” have led to dozens of flights to cancel or delay.
Air Canada spokesman confirmed in his report that Nav Canada restrictions have been affected by airline graphs at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) for several weeks;
The company’s spokesman denied that the trainees were intentionally rejected as inappropriate to protect overtime, and said it increased training operations in response to the shortage of air traffic controllers.
Airline Director General and Pilot Union state that work leab are a challenge for the whole country that requires wholesale efforts to solve.
Small airlines affected
Tim Perry, president of the Airline Pilot Association, says that if the passenger is disappointed with the delay, it is natural that pilots.
He said that the delays were not the fault of individual air traffic controllers, but a systemic problem.
“If we need more people at work, let’s focus our collective attention to it,” he said.
“We really need to look to the future, to cooperate with all the stakeholders,” added Perry. “This means the government. This means that work representatives and employers mean to make sure the whole system is properly operating.”
Canceled flights are announced at the Board of Arrival/Departure at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2023. July 3 The head of the Union of Canada Pilot Pilot said the lack of an air traffic controller is a systemic problem. (Alex Lupul/CBC)
Teaka Fraser, CEO of Iskwew Air, a local aircraft controlled airline, operates short flights between YVR and Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island.
Although the flights are very short – usually only half an hour, Fraser says that most flights have been delayed every day and the shortage of air traffic controllers was not “a new problem, but it really worsened.”
Teaka Fraser, CEO of Iskwew Air, says the federal government must speed up and fund the country’s airline sector properly. (Josh Neufeld/Iskwew Air)
“We are late anywhere for 20 minutes to two hours,” she told CBC News. “When you run a 20-25 minute flight, this is significant.”
Fraser urged the federal government to properly finance airports, airlines and service providers.
Nav Canada quotes training efforts
In his report, a NAV Canadian spokesman confirmed that “Resource Restrictions” required temporary traffic management initiatives on Saturday to delay.
The spokesman said the company would currently expand its teaching opportunities throughout the country to satisfy the growing demand.
“We currently have nearly 500 students in our training programs,” they said. “By 2028, we look forward to the general student who will get [Nav Canada’s] The training program must be around 1500 ”.
The interlocutor denied the suspicion of Air Canada Pilot that the air traffic controller had intentionally rejected to protect overtime.
“Before making a decision to terminate a person’s training, the multidisciplinary commission assesses the possibilities to continue to support the candidate or to limit them to another program,” the spokesman said. “We leave no stone despite the success of the candidate.”
A Nav Canada spokesman denied the claim that trainees were disqualified to protect overtime. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
The spokesman said that in recent years, nearly 40 licenses of the air managers had been issued in Vancouver, so they called it a clear sign of progress.
“Certain specialties of Vancouver provide some of the most complex teaching environments in the country due to the complex airspace structure and high -volume,” they added.
“It said that our big investments and efforts for teaching and development gave tangible results.”