PANSA & ASECNA: Leaving Party

On Friday 25 April 2008 we said goodbye to our nine PANSA students (Polish Air Traffic Controllers), who had been with us for three weeks and our 17 ASECNA (African ATC/Technicians), who had been with us for four weeks.

To mark the occasion we had a buffet leaving party, where we handed out the certificates to all our students.

Social Programme: Ice Karting

Here's a photo of Yu-Jin cruising into the pit lane!

On 20th March 2008 we went ICE KARTING!!! As you can see from the photos they divide the group into four teams: red, green, yellow and blue.

The Teams then race arounds the ice-rink (10-laps per person).

The winning team got champagne!!!

Avon Gorge Cruise in pictures

On Saturday 12 April 2008 at 9:30 we took one of the Bristol Packets boats (the Tower Belle) out of the floating harbour, through the lock out onto the River Avon, under the Suspension Bridge and into the Bristol Channel.

With the sun behind the clouds and a chill wind blowing - many of us became frozen, as well as choking in the lock from the fumes of so many boats as we lost the height from the 9.6m depth of the floating harbour to the lower level of the Avon (with the tide coming in).

However, when the sun came out, the wind died down and clear water ahead of us it turned out to be a memorable, beautiful cruise.

Visit to Kemble Airport

ICNA 04/F & PANSA
16.04.08

ASECNA: Craig in Africa

Craig Stevens (the Academic Manager of our school in Bristol) went to Dakar, Senegal last month to visit ASECNA.

Here are some of Craig's photos

Or follow this link for Isle de Goree

ASECNA: message from Abdel-Aziz Abderahamane, in Tchad

Sent 21 February 2008
As you know there was a war in our country. It is the first time I am opening my [mail]box since that. it was terrible. We thought we were going to die and it will be the end of our lives. But thank GOD almighty we are now safe and the war lasted only two days. Many people fled away with their families. I didn't leave the capital but [if] it had lasted more I should have done the same thing. Many innocent people died. There was also many robberies. But I am OK and all my family and also our houses. We say in islam alhamdulillah which means thank GOD. we have started working now and the capital is peaceful even though the rebels are present in the south eastern part of the country. During this period our airspace was managed by Brazzaville and Niamey. We are going to resume our normal duties and manage the aircraft tomorrow at 1200 UTC time God willing.
My colleagues are all OK and their families. I am talking about Benjamin, Tougue and Roger. But Roger left the country and he's now in Niamey. I don't know when our people are going to understand that we should stop fighting each other and work together for the development of our countries maybe it will take centuries as it was the case for European countries