London Luton Airport and air traffic control provider NATS, are seeking feedback from the General Aviation (GA) community who may be affected by a proposed … Read more
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Temporary Danger Areas established in English Channel
New Temporary Danger Areas in the English Channel come into effect today (September 1 2020). The details, published here by NATS, will also be available … Read more
Solent Radar sets summer hours to reduce busts
NATS Southampton (Solent Radar) is to return to set operating times until at least the end of August in a bid to avoid confusing pilots … Read more
World’s first Air Traffic Control tower opened 100 years ago
The world’s first air traffic control tower opened 100 years ago today – at Croydon Airport, then London’s main airport. The UK Air Ministry commissioned … Read more
London Luton Airport hosts fly-in for GA pilots
No pilot sets out on a flight intending to infringe controlled airspace but in a busy area such as that around Luton, it can and … Read more
NATS invests in roll-out of worldwide ADS-B
NATS has taken an equity stake in space-based air traffic surveillance company Aireon to help accelerate the worldwide roll-out of ADS-B. Aireon’s network of 66 low … Read more
Bristol Airport drops Lower Airspace Radar Service (LARS)
NATS at Bristol Airport is to drop its Lower Airspace Radar Service from Wednesday, 28 February 2018. Steve O’Donoghue, the NATS general manager at Bristol … Read more
NATS launches online Class D transit experiment
NATS is launching an online experiment for requesting a transit through Class D airspace. The online system will start on 1 January 2018 and initially … Read more
London City to have UK’s first remote tower
London City Airport is to become the UK’s first airport to have remotely controlled tower operations. Air traffic controllers at NATS control centre in Swanwick, … Read more
NATS and RAeS lead campaign to redesign UK airspace
The UK government is coming under increasing pressure to redesign Britain’s increasingly complicated and outdated airspace. The Sky’s The Limit lobbying group, which includes airlines, … Read more