You may have recently seen a Twitter statement regarding delays from Irish budget airline Ryanair which blamed ATC shortages for delays to its flights on the 9th and 10th July Whilst not unusual in itself, it got more attention when NATS (National Air Traffic Services), the UK’s air navigation provider responded [read more]
The UK’s leading air traffic services provider, NATS has successfully introduced its Electronic Flight Progress Strips (EFPS) system to Farnborough Airport (FAB/EGLF). The NATS “Hub and Spoke” system incorporates Approach and Radar services along with Farnborough’s Lower Airspace Radar Service (LARS). Farnborough saw 27,000 movements last year and with 100,000 flights [read more]
UK Air Traffic Control provider NATS has today signed a deal with HungaroControl to collaborate on Digital Control Tower projects around the world. NATS setup it’s first Digital Control Tower in 2017 at Swanwick. The digital tower provides services for London City Airport using cameras and screens that give a [read more]
With drones continuing to be high on many people’s Christmas lists this year, Manchester Airport is warning users of the dangers they pose to aircraft after a spate of incidents this year. The airport has seen incidents involving drones in the airspace around Manchester Airport (MAN/EGCC) rise by 113% in [read more]
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