Reddit Wall: Whistleblower pilots fear mid-air collisions as staffing crisis leaves control towers empty in Australia — Darwin Airport has zero air traffic control services overnight (bloomberg.com) submitted 9 hours ago by marketrent 22 comments
Bloomberg: Pilots Fear Collisions as Staffing Crisis Leaves Australian Control Towers Empty * An accident would come as no surprise, Qantas pilot says * Darwin Airport has zero air traffic control services overnight By Angus Whitley June 19, 2024 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-18/pilots-fear-collisions-as-staffing-crisis-leaves-control-towers-empty?leadSource=reddit_wall Concerns among pilots about a possible mid-air collision are spilling over in Australia as a shortage of air traffic controllers leaves airport towers unmanned, forcing passenger jets to fend for themselves. There are currently no overnight air traffic control services at Darwin, a northern gateway for carriers including Qantas Airways Ltd. and Virgin Australia. Schedules show that at around midnight almost every day, more than a dozen flights have to arrive or take off .. (paywall) -- _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
