zondag 28 maart 2010

Audit destroys reputation Belgocontrol

Belgocontrol, the public company that’s responsible for the control of the Belgian air traffic, isn’t on the right track concerning its financial aspect. An external audit shows us there has been a bad management in the company for years and the financial situation isn’t good at all.

Etienne Schouppe (CD&V) gave the command to KPMG to execute this audit. The review was very negative. All the decisions and executions the firm took the last 10 years, were evaluated as negative. The top of the company is reproached of misguided management.

According to the audit, the board of directors of Belgocontrol isn’t informed sufficiently aware of the activities of the company. Furthermore, the board members would possess too less technical knowledge.
Because of a lack of strategic vision, the firm has a bad assets and liabilities structure. For years, the costs are too high while the productivity is too low.

There’s a lot of negative comment for the executive board committee. The Chief Executive Officer takes all the decisions himself, so we can’t say there is a team. In the company there are some indignant findings, for example, the absenteeism is remarkably high, 114 of a total of 1320 employers, aren’t able to work.

On the picture, we see Jean-Claude Tintin, CEO of Belgocontrol. In his view, the audit is only meant to cause damage to the company.


Presently, Belgocontrol has to work free of charge for the regional airports in our country, such as Charleroi or Deurne. That’s a reason why the costs are so high. Probably there will be extra revenues from the regional airport, in the future. According to Europe, the free work by Belgocontrol is an unjustified state support, and in the future the regional airports will have to pay for Belgocontrol.

I think the bad communication in Belgocontrol is a big problem, it’s necessary that they work in team. Only in this way, it can be possible to take good measures to solve the problems, I suggest.

I hope for the company that Europe has the right statement, and that the revenues will come soon.

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1 opmerking:

  1. It's good that Etienne Schouppe asked KPMG to do an audit, therefore it becomes clear that Belgocontrol is having some troubles in the financial aspect. I agree with Isabelle that they need to work together for solving their problems.

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