| 27 March 2009 CANSO, the Global Voice of ATM, has written an open letter to the world’s aircraft operators expressing solidarity with them during this time of economic crisis in the aviationindustry and to highlight the short term actions of the Air Navigation Service Providers. In a letter published in CANSO News , CANSO Secretary General Alexander ter Kuile expresses his “deep concern” on behalf of his members for the situation facing air carriers during an unprecedented downturn. He goes on to point out that ANSPs themselves are notimmune to the effects of the crisis, and that some are facing serious cash flow problems. He also reports that all ANSPs have launched “aggressive short-term action programs to seek efficiencies within their organisations”. .
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