Deal with “unpredictable situation”, Air Corsica “had to resort to charter near third party companies“. In a press release, the company, which claims it has not complained “only to companies approved by the authorities French Civil Aviation AND European which fulfills all the conditions of the highest standards aviation security“, announces that this situation will end in mid-July.
In the meantime, therefore, some users could find themselves on the planes of foreign companies.
Delay in delivery of new planes
Air Corsica explains what led it to use these European aircraft.
First of all, the company, he emphasizes, accuses “up to 4 months late delivery of new devices”. After that, the manufacturers Airbus and ATR found themselves obliged to postpone their delivery “dLack of raw materials, skilled resources and increase in production rate.
Business growth
Then, the company, which reminds us that it is “good news”testifies to the growth of activity in the last two years. “To support this increase in workload, intensive training is planned for young employees in all sectors of the company: mechanics, flight staff and more than 20% of new co-pilots.” We need more staff, we need more planes.
Finally, delays in the delivery of the aircraft also caused a delay in the integration of new pilots and co-pilots.
“Aware of the inconvenience this interim solution may cause some of its customers, the company expresses its regret.”