LFV Annual report 2018 1
DIRE C T OR - GENERAL ’ S S T A TEMENT L F V 2018
and strengthen our ability to supply air navigation services throughout any contingency situations. The Swedish Armed Forces is not only a customer of LFV, who we have supplied air navigation services to since 1978, but is also a collaborative partner. We took part in several exercises during the year, of which the largest were Flygvapenövning 18 in May, and Trident Juncture 18 in October and November. In August, LFV took part in the Swedish Armed Forces’ air show in Uppsala, where we took the opportunity to attract people to air traffic controller training. WE NEED MORE COLLEAGUES An increase in air traffic is a challenge for us in many ways, not least when it comes to supply of personnel. Half of our approximately 650 controllers will retire in 2030, and it takes three years to train new ones. In 2018, therefore, we began to expand our training of new air traffic controllers. Apart from controllers, we also need to recruit engineers and technicians. We are able to offer an exciting and challenging job in a branch that developing quickly with digitalisation, and will always be based on a culture of safety. FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP The increased demands and rapid changes over the last few years place great demands on LFV’s employees. I put a great deal of effort into these changes and, through dialogue, into understanding the employees’ perspective as well as to clearly point out the direction we are heading. We have further developed our leadership programme. In the latest employee survey, we can see, when making comparisons with ourselves or other comparable organisations, that our team effectiveness continues to be good and that the psycho social work environment is also good. We see, too, a positive development in leadership, and that we need to continue focusing on this in order to maintain and increase commitment within all areas of LFV. During the year, LFV’s updated Code of Conduct was adopted by the Board, and work has been carried out in establishing and discussing it throughout the organisation. NEW ROADS IN THE AIR The airspace is aviation’s roads. Just like on the ground, the airspace needs to be adjusted to the amount of traffic and the traffic flows. The map of the air has not been redrawn since 1998, and with new needs and interested parties, it is high time for a revision. What will the future airspace look like so that everyone can have access to it? In May, LFV was commissioned to implement an in-depth study on the design of the Swedish airspace. The study will lead to the development of an airspace strategy – Luftrum 2040 (Airspace 2040). LFV is leading the work of developing future possibilities for the airspace. In the spring of 2019, we will submit the results to the government. This is one of several commissions that we handled in 2018. We usually say that air safety is our DNA. That is a good and pertinent description of an enterprise that has worked with for air safety for over 70 years. Safety consciousness permeates everything we do, regardless of whether it concerns replacing a radar system, upgrading our air traffic management systems or guiding an aircraft that is coming in to land. We are always keeping you fliers in mind. LFV is leading the work for “Airspace 2040”, a study on developing possibilities in the airspace for the future. Ann Persson Grivas, Director-General, LFV 5