A LOUD and CLEAR message to Airport Operators and Airlines!
There is ONE reason (and only one) why, after four decades of active involvement with air transport in Latin America, I take on the burden of becoming so emphatic and so insistent, in pointing out contradictions in the way Latin America has historically chosen to deal with the issue of “Airside Management”.
For those who disagree with my arguments (for whom I have the utmost respect), without any feeling of personal satisfaction, I currently present real-world facts that, with worrying frequency, support my insistent warnings.
Watch the video of the incident that occurred on Dec 3rd, 2024 at Congonhas Airport and reflect:
It is impressive how the answers to these two questions seem simple and obvious... but Paradigm Shifts go far beyond logic and common sense.
It′s all about CULTURE !
“Not being able to learn from mistakes is being doomed to repeat them !
Airline delays, congestion and excess CO2 are rapidly preventable, but not by ATC. FAA, Embry-Riddle, GE Aviation and others validated this.
1 周The airline industry keeps getiing the ATC task and airline task confused. The airline task is to efficiently and profitable put the smiling passenger where promised, when promised. The ATC task is to provide separation services - period. "Day of" operational efficiency is the airline task and has little to do with ATC. In fact, it is safe to say that ATC will not and cannot make an airline's operation efficient.
ATC Specialist-Tower at Midwest ATC
1 周It’s hard to understand all the transmissions as they are mixed and my Espa?ol isn’t that good. It’s also hard to tell if the ramp area behind the gates is Movement or Non-Movement…can’t see the required markings on the wet surface in this video. The biggest question I have is, where are the wing walkers/ramp safety personnel around the aircraft being pushed back? Those attending the pushing aircraft could/should have kept this accident from happening, regardless of what the ground controller may have done. Is this the culture of which you speak?