Overview

• SNCTA, representing about 60% of controllers, suspended its Oct. 7–9 strike notice after consultations with the DGAC.
• The union cited conciliation and unspecified agreements as well as the prime minister’s referral of the draft finance bill to parliamentary work.
• It asked controllers to cancel any previously filed strike declarations for those dates.
• Air traffic in France is not expected to be disrupted next week as a result.
• Key demands remain unresolved, including a full 2024 inflation catch-up on salaries and changes to the profession’s governance.