An Air Canada pilot vented his frustrations over air traffic controller shortages on a recent flight, telling passengers to write their MPs to address ongoing delays at the country’s airports.
The pilot on a Vancouver-Montreal flight on Saturday vented over the intercom, with a CBC reporter capturing a portion of his message announcing a 50-minute delay.
In the message, he says that the air traffic controller sector — which is operated by private company Nav Canada — was understaffed, and sick calls had meant there was a holdup at the airport that day.
News headlines way overuse the verb “slam”, but even if they didn’t, my first reading of this title makes it sound like the pilot “slammed” the plane literally.
But privatization makes things better and cheaper! 🙄
Pilot calmly describes the hold up.
Bozo newspaper: slams!!!
I had to reread it as I thought it was saying he slammed the plane into air traffic control
From Wiki:
The company began operations on November 1, 1996, when the government sold and moved the country’s air navigation services from Transport Canada to the new not-for-profit private entity for CAD$1.5 billion.
Looks like another privatization success story. At least its structure doesn’t seem predatory.
Fraser urged the federal government to properly fund airports, airlines and service providers.
The gov doesn’t control Nav Canada since the latter is a private company driven by shareholder profit.
The gov could fine Nav Canada for improperly staffing essential services in a negligent kind of fashion, I’m sure. That could drive them to stop fucking around.
It’s NOT a private company as you’re portraying it.
It is a statutory, non-profit, non-share capital corporation.
