H ΒALPA (British Air Line Pilots Asssociation), μόλις έβγαλε ανακοινωθέν όπου εκτός των άλλων λέει:
The British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) has called for a four stage co-ordinated response to the crisis in air transport caused by the continuing closure of airspace.
Firstly on the decision making that has lead to closure. NATS will not have taken this decision lightly and BALPA can only respect their decision – we are fans of caution. However this is not the first volcanic eruption that there has been in the world, but it is the first time that there has been the closure of so much airspacefor such a prolonged period, and with no end in sight. Aviation safety thrives in an open culture and we are asking:
1. Whether the Met Office and NATS have opened their assumptions to peer review by other authorities elsewhere in the world, many of whom will have had practical experience of dealing with ash clouds caused by eruptions?
2. What criteria will be used to decide if it is again safe to open the airspace? Will it continue to be based on computer modelling, will practical experience be brought to bear; what further testing do the decision makers need?
The British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) has called for a four stage co-ordinated response to the crisis in air transport caused by the continuing closure of airspace.
Firstly on the decision making that has lead to closure. NATS will not have taken this decision lightly and BALPA can only respect their decision – we are fans of caution. However this is not the first volcanic eruption that there has been in the world, but it is the first time that there has been the closure of so much airspacefor such a prolonged period, and with no end in sight. Aviation safety thrives in an open culture and we are asking:
1. Whether the Met Office and NATS have opened their assumptions to peer review by other authorities elsewhere in the world, many of whom will have had practical experience of dealing with ash clouds caused by eruptions?
2. What criteria will be used to decide if it is again safe to open the airspace? Will it continue to be based on computer modelling, will practical experience be brought to bear; what further testing do the decision makers need?
