Overview

• The UNSA-ICNA, France’s second-largest air traffic controllers union, filed a strike notice for July 3 and 4 to protest management practices at the DGAC.
• The union denounced an authoritarian and brutal leadership style it calls toxic and disconnected from operational realities.
• UNSA-ICNA warns that chronic understaffing, born of poor recruitment and a lack of foresight, is the root cause of delays and performance issues across French air navigation services.
• The union is demanding a boost in staffing levels, acceleration of technical modernization projects, and a return to operational priorities.
• The DGAC has not responded to the strike notice, which arrives on the eve of the peak summer travel season.