Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday his intention to increase the number of Canadairs in France to 16 by 2027, compared to 12 today.
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“We applaud this government announcement with both hands”welcomed Friday, October 28 on franceinfo Christophe Govillot, union representative of SNPNAC water bomber pilots, while Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday his intention to increase the number of Canadairs in France to 16 by 2027, against 12 today. today, by renewing the entire fleet.
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“You have to call a spade a spade. This is the first time in ten years that a president has announced the renewal of the fleet, with an increase of four additional aircraft”he was satisfied.
The trade unionist, himself a Canadair pilot, however estimated that there is “a point on which we still have to work”namely that he “we must re-engage in a recruitment policy. Having planes is good, but we must train the pilots who will be able to fly them”. The pilot is also campaigning for “better attractiveness of the profession”while negotiations on the working conditions and salaries of pilots are currently underway.