One of the priorities for NATS is to work with Gatwick to support their strategic vision for growth and an enhanced passenger experience. Today, we delivered the biggest change to Gatwick air traffic control for decades, with the introduction of a second ground movement controller (GMC) position in the tower.

In aviation, inspiration sometimes comes from unexpected places. In this case, it comes from nature itself.

On the job training for trainee Air Traffic Controllers is not only an opportunity to experience the thrill of safely navigating aircraft through the air and on the ground, but an essential part of the journey to validation. We recently caught up with newly validated Air Traffic Controller, Matt Stevens, at Cardiff Tower about his first few months on the job.  

Work to modernise airspace across the UK is already under way, aiming to enhance airspace efficiency through more direct routing, optimised flight profiles, and new technologies and operational procedures. Find out more about the benefits…

Snow and ice snow can have a serious impact on air traffic operations in a way few people really appreciate

With the great British weather being reliably unreliable, we occasionally need to put additional measures in place to safely manage flights in UK airspace. These measures ensure we can handle as many flights as possible, with minimal disruption and without compromising on safety, which is always our primary objective. Here we explore ‘low visibility procedures’ (LVPs), what are they and what they mean…

For the past seven years Aberdeen has been at the forefront of our work to enable safe beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations in segregated airspace. What has happened so far – and what are the future plans?

With global air traffic now matching or exceeding pre-pandemic levels, airports face growing pressure to optimise existing resources. Ahead of the International Airport Summit (IAS) in Berlin this November, International Airport Review (IAR) editor Holly Miles spoke with Chris Miles (Calgary Airport Authority) and Marco Rueckert (Searidge Technologies) about why this challenge is so urgent, the possible solutions, and what’s on the horizon.

I recently had the privilege of attending a panel at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Sustainability Conference where, amongst other things such as airspace modernisation, new technologies, and ATM optimisation, I touched on the work NATS has been doing to develop an improved environmental metric for the aviation industry.

This month on Altitude, we stood at the crossroads of the old and the new, guided by three people who are shaping aviation’s digital journey: Marco Rueckert, CTO of Searidge Technologies; Michelle Ho, former Manager of Airfield Digital Transformation at Hong Kong International Airport; and Andy Taylor, Chief Solutions Officer at NATS. Together with our host, Russell Porter, they laid out a compelling vision of what happens when we rewire the airport for the 21st century.