Doug Best is President and CEO of the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, the union representing all air traffic controllers in Canada.
Ray Bohn, President and CEO of NAV Canada, is dismayed by comments I have made about potential changes to the level of air traffic control service provided at several airports, as well as layoffs at several Area Control Centres. I am equally dismayed by his response, as he continues to make assertions that do not hold up under scrutiny.
We are in agreement that all decisions should be made “in the interest of preserving the integrity and sustainability of Canada’s air navigation system.” Our contention is that NAV Canada is failing to do so and that will have an impact on safety.
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There s no one on the staircase passengers use upon arriving in Saskatchewan s capital city. The number of flights scheduled to land on Monday: four. It’s almost like a ghost town, said James Bogusz, CEO and president of the Regina Airport Authority.
Canada s aviation industry has been among the hardest hit by the pandemic, because of federal travel restrictions and public-health advice urging would-be travellers to stay home.
Bogusz said he s concerned that any comeback in air travel could be hampered in Regina by service reductions to air-traffic control.
Nav Canada, the non-profit body that runs the country s civil air navigation service, is reviewing airport towers in Regina and six other small Canadian cities. That has triggered concerns from local leaders about the effect on their airports and community businesses.