surprised by The verdict. Yesterday, Wednesday, the Zurich high court condemned the air traffic controllers, nearly eight years ago, almost a collision between two Swiss planes on the Zurich airport caused to a conditional fine of 90 daily rates à 210 francs.
Now, the pilots want to show solidarity with the air traffic controllers and criticizing the judgment sharp. “The condemnation of the air traffic controllers to a false start sharing for the two aircraft to cross slopes at Zurich airport is a retrograde step for the safety of aviation in Switzerland”, writes the pilot Union, Aeropers, which combines the Swiss crews, in a statement.
“Instead of punishing errors made by employees to non-controlling interests due to the difficult and complex systems are created, would do the players in the Swiss air journey to create rapidly the conditions for a safe and efficient operation at Zurich airport”, is quoted Henning M. Hoffmann, managing Director of Aeropers,.
The pilots of one of the affected machines would have noticed the mistake at the time, and the Start on time is canceled. “Conversely, there are also cases, as air traffic controllers prevent errors by pilots, under certain circumstances, between cases, to ensure the complex System is “air travel”,” in the message.
The air travel living in a culture in which errors would be reported so that your colleagues learn from them. The conviction to lead now that even smaller would not reported cases since the Reporting would at any time expect law enforcement, the pilots ‘ Union.
Psychologically trained personnel.
The judgment further consequences: According to the judgment opening the Management of Skyguide has decided to reduce the departure rate by 10 percent. She is already the all over the Thursday. “You will be sure to get today’s up to the operating end,” said Stefan Lischka of the pilots ‘ Union Aerocontrol. This decision has consequences for air traffic. Every second flight had more than 15 minutes late, said an airport spokesman, to “20 minutes”.
How to do it in the next few days, is at present unclear. This is a safety measure air traffic control. Skyguide wool wear to the interview needs of the employees. “Psychologically trained staff has been offered and is available to the pilot.”
Neither the reduction in the departure rate is still single sick of pilots would have to do with a strike, emphasized the speaker of Aerocontrol. “The air traffic controllers are in fact deeply insecure.” They had yesterday heard Wednesday in the courtroom that justice is a zero-error tolerance poche. The awareness of the need to be negligence, errors committed, convicted, aggravating the already very responsible task. (sip/pia)
Created: 13.12.2018, 15:51 PM
