Overview

• UNSA-ICNA deemed Wednesday’s conciliation meeting with the DGAC infructuous and upheld its July 3–4 strike notice.
• The DGAC acknowledges chronic understaffing in air traffic control and has launched a multi-year recruitment initiative to bolster staff levels.
• The union’s strike dates coincide with the busiest summer departure days, prompting the DGAC to regret the timing and explore disruption-minimizing measures.
• SNCTA, which commands 60% of controller representation, is abstaining from the action, leaving UNSA-ICNA as the sole union calling for the strike.
• A safety reform is under way to mandate controller check-ins at shift start following a near-collision incident at Bordeaux airport in 2022.