{"id":20,"date":"2009-07-02T17:03:36","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T15:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationadvocacy.aero\/blog\/?p=20"},"modified":"2009-07-20T10:55:55","modified_gmt":"2009-07-20T08:55:55","slug":"the-canso-agm-%e2%80%93-once-more-unto-the-beach-dear-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aviationadvocacy.aero\/blog\/?p=20","title":{"rendered":"The CANSO AGM &#8211; Once more unto the beach, dear friends"},"content":{"rendered":"Last week the great and the good of the ANSPs gathered in San Diego for CANSO\u2019s AGM.\u00a0 Social events included a beach party at an artificial beach area, complete with a huge pool with a wave machine.\u00a0 The wave machine was pumping, the analogy machine nearly went into melt down: riding the waves of change; wipe-out; you can imagine the rest.\r\n\r\nBoeing\u2019s chief economist made a very interesting presentation that did not fit with the wave line at all.\u00a0 Flat is the new up, she said.\u00a0 No surfing analogies there.\r\n\r\nOn cue, sure enough, the IATA crie du couer also resonated around San Diego.\u00a0 One of the curious things about CANSO is its fascination with IATA.\u00a0 Jeff Poole gave his usual speech, ending with a quote from a book on the battle of Agincourt.\u00a0 True to the keeping of Chairman Mao, one of IATA\u2019s strategies is clear &#8211; close to friends and closer still to enemies.\u00a0 What does the battle of Agincourt teach us about which is which?\u00a0 You be the judge.\r\n\r\nEven as CANSO itself is starting to realise the importance of the regions, and to establish regional offices, including a new Middle Eastern office, agreed at the AGM, IATA still sits at the head table.\u00a0 IATA\u2019s members\u2019 share of the traffic falls year on year, regional groupings become more important, but somehow, IATA is always welcome at a CANSO meeting.\r\n\r\nIt is not like the affair is reciprocated.\u00a0 Every year at the IATA AGM, the Eagle Awards are handed out to the best behaved monopolistic service providers.\u00a0 One of the ATM IATA Eagle Awards, the one for the ANSP with the neatest handwriting (or something like that), went to the ANSP from Vietnam.\u00a0 Not a CANSO member; as was obvious from the sniffy CANSO press release.\u00a0 It praised the other winners, Singapore (best and fairest) and Bulgaria (best homework); members to a fault, but ignored Vietnam completely.\r\n\r\nCANSO inaugurated an operations standing committee, to give ANSPs a united voice in operational matters.\u00a0 This is a positive step for CANSO and, assuming they can find consensus on the various issues, will give ANSPs a much better voice at the table.\r\n\r\nThere was also a very strong stress on the growing need for performance measurement and performance based management.\u00a0 This rather begs the question of what alternatives there might be to managing by performance.\u00a0 Whatever they are, apparently they are currently in action.\r\n\r\nThe more important point is not management but charging on the basis of performance.\u00a0 The new approach is performance based remuneration.\u00a0 The alternative to that is clear: cost recovery regardless of performance.\u00a0 Its supporters argue that with cost recovery long term planning is more secure, safety never compromised, stability guaranteed.\u00a0 This was debated, literally, in San Diego.\u00a0 As with all good debates, there are arguments on both sides.\u00a0 This is an area that needs considerable further thought.\r\n\r\nBut, the big news at the CANSO AGM was the announcement of the resignation of Alexander ter Kuile, the Secretary General.\u00a0 He will not seek a renewal of his third three year contract at the end of the year.\u00a0 Given the development and growth of the organisation in the 9 years he has lead it, finding a replacement to walk in those shoes will be an interesting task.\r\n\r\nPerhaps the best solution is to find someone keen on a pre-emptive reform programme.\u00a0 With the challenges around, now is not the time for a safe pair of hands.\u00a0 For CANSO to continue to grow, it will need to take some bold decisions.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week the great and the good of the ANSPs gathered in San Diego for CANSO\u2019s AGM.\u00a0 Social events included a beach party at an artificial beach area, complete with a huge pool with a wave machine.\u00a0 The wave machine was pumping, the analogy machine nearly went into melt down: riding the waves of change; 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