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Harfwit QON; & OnePie White Elephant Concern Summit?? - 

Via Estimates thread:

Airservices 32 QON:

55. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...onNumber55

56. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...onNumber56

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267. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber267

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279. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber279

280. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber280

Question
1. Overtime hours from Air Traffic Controllers from the numbers in 2019 to 2023, with Sydney's average overtime hours per Air Traffic Controller increasing by 46% per fortnight, Brisbane by 173%, and Melbourne by 30% between those years. Is the reason for this the relative decrease in the amount of Air Traffic Controllers between those two periods to deal with flight volume?
2. What is Air Services doing to ensure that overtime hours from Air Traffic Controllers don't become excessive?
3. Is there a risk from Air Traffic Controllers working too much overtime, and what is Air Services doing to mitigate this risk where possible?

281. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber281

282. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber282

283. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber283

Question
1. Most of the cancellations and delays were in regional areas. Could you please explain why there were 546 impacted flights in Ballina? 370 flights impacted in Alice Spring?
2. And what is the explanation for Airservices Australia's gold record for flights impacted at Albury Airport with 783 flights impacted?
3. Adelaide and Hobart had just one flight impacted by Airservices Australia and Albury 783?

284. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber284

Question
1. In terms of air traffic controllers taking sick leave, what is the latest data you have on this?
2. What does ASA do to manage the high level of sick day leave? My understanding is that management suggests air traffic controllers actively discourage sick days being taken. What about those people who aren't taking sick leave at all? What is the psychological-social pressures on those that never take sick leave?

285. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber285

286. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber286

Question
1. ATCs who are on long service leave?
2. ATCs who are on long-term leave for ill-health?
3. Middle managers who are doing administrative/supervisory duties rather than being ''at the controls''?
4. What about ATCs who are working through long-term health issues? Are they counted?
5. What about a person who was getting treatment for leukemia? Would they be still counted?
6. How is the shortage of ATCs impacting on general aviation, such as parachuting and ballooning?

287. https://www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/downloade...nNumber287

Question
1. The RIS (the Retirement Incentive Scheme 2021) was clearly a disaster because there was no follow up plan, what is ASA doing to get qualified, ready-for-work ATCs to close the staff shortages that are creating havoc with flights particularly in regional Australia?
2. What actions are you considering to re-deploy recently RISed Air Traffic Controllers who could with a short retraining period, be re-engaged?
3. Surely this would be a quicker way of getting more people with a Yellow Book rather than waiting to train up new recruits which takes 16-24 months at a minimum?

Next another attribution from Dicky King...

Concern Summit discusses Civil Military Air Traffic Projects

A Projects of Concern summit was held today on the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System (OneSKY-CMATS) project.

The summit agreed to finalise a contract change proposal and an integrated master schedule for the project by early 2024.

The Albanese Government is committed to convening regular summits in order to remediate challenging Defence projects.

The summit was attended by the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Catherine King MP, defence industry representatives, and officials from Airservices Australia and the Department of Defence.

Quotes attributable to the Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP:

“I am pleased there has been significant progress on delivering the remediation plan for the OneSKY-CMATS air traffic management project.

“Ministerial engagement through Projects of Concern summits is proving to be an effective way of motivating stakeholders to resolve complex issues.

“This is the fourth Projects of Concern summit held by the Albanese Government, demonstrating our commitment to working with industry to get defence projects back on track.”

Quotes attributable to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Catherine King MP:

“I thank officials from Airservices and Defence and all other representatives for their work today in discussing the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System project. Top-level focus is essential to ensure we can remediate areas of deficiency.

“There have been considerable efforts over the past 12 months to develop a robust remediation plan to get this project back on track. The Government is confident this project will deliver a key capability system to Defence.”

What about the current deficiencies with the civil aviation air traffic control system??

Senator Bridget McKenzie: asked the Airservices Australia on 2 November 2023—

(1.Overtime hours from Air Traffic Controllers from the numbers in 2019 to 2023,
with Sydney's average overtime hours per Air Traffic Controller increasing by 46%
per fortnight, Brisbane by 173%, and Melbourne by 30% between those years. Is the
reason for this the relative decrease in the amount of Air Traffic Controllers between
those two periods to deal with flight volume?

2.What is Air Services doing to ensure that overtime hours from Air Traffic
Controllers don't become excessive?

3.Is there a risk from Air Traffic Controllers working too much overtime, and what is
Air Services doing to mitigate this risk where possible?

MTF...P2