Air Traffic Controller, Nicky Patterson, took some time to make sure that she answered all of your burning questions for all things Air Traffic Control.

To celebrate Women of Aviation week and Women’s History month, we caught up with some of our air traffic controllers at Prestwick Centre to find out why encouraging more women into aviation is important to them and what inspired them into their roles…

Earlier this year, we were fortunate enough to host the South East regional final of the 2023 CyberFirst Girls Competition. This was our third time, and it was as inspiring as the first.

I’m sure by the time you are reading this article you will be fully aware that today is International Women’s Day. Marked every year on 8 March, it aims to celebrate women’s achievements and increase visibility, while calling out inequality. This year, International Women’s Day also happens to also coincide with Women of Aviation Week, which aims to address the gender imbalance across our industry.

Back in 2021, NATS began its partnership with Fantasy Wings to reach and attract a more diverse pool of talent. We recently hosted a dedicated day at our Swanwick centre, offering up to 20 young people from the programme the opportunity to learn more about NATS and the wonderful world of aviation.

NATS Analyst, Stiliyan Gadzhe, talks about his journey into NATS and why he would recommend a career in analytics.

Kirsty Richards talks about her role and why you should apply to be a Feed Sector Specialist.

Michael Snook talks about his role as an Aircraft Control Position Operator and why you should apply to be one too!

Howie joined NATS in 1987 as an Engineer Cadet. As he approaches retirement, we caught up with him to find out more about his career and why he would recommend the safety assurance graduate scheme.

We’re catching up with Project Management Graduate, Eloise Planner, to see how she is getting on after joining NATS in September as part of the 2022 Early Careers cohort.