Yeah we of course have French strikes on a regular base. I’d say once a year but I don’t remember the last one, it might be several years ago.
Usually all EUR/NAT ACCs (area control center) receive a message (via the above mentioned AFTN) which say something like “unmanned, reason: Industrial action” and routings have to be adapted in consequence.
Once a colleague had to call them for something tech related (so not an aircraft in flight, not an emergency) and the dude at Bordeaux was on site, answering, saying “ah yes I see it’s broken, but I won’t do anything until tomorrow”. He was just there staring at the screens and probably drinking coffee. So they are not unmanned (that would be a huge safety risk), they are just idling at work.
Italy is also one of our usual funny interactions, they are very relaxed, sometimes too much (but me as well so I won’t blame them).
The ones that seems perfect are of course the Brits and the Germans, but they sometimes fail just as much as the rest of us, they just looks more professionals while doing it.
lol that looks like my jam thanks.
Yeah we of course have French strikes on a regular base. I’d say once a year but I don’t remember the last one, it might be several years ago.
Usually all EUR/NAT ACCs (area control center) receive a message (via the above mentioned AFTN) which say something like “unmanned, reason: Industrial action” and routings have to be adapted in consequence.
Once a colleague had to call them for something tech related (so not an aircraft in flight, not an emergency) and the dude at Bordeaux was on site, answering, saying “ah yes I see it’s broken, but I won’t do anything until tomorrow”. He was just there staring at the screens and probably drinking coffee. So they are not unmanned (that would be a huge safety risk), they are just idling at work.
Italy is also one of our usual funny interactions, they are very relaxed, sometimes too much (but me as well so I won’t blame them).
The ones that seems perfect are of course the Brits and the Germans, but they sometimes fail just as much as the rest of us, they just looks more professionals while doing it.