Airbus in partnership with Air France, Delta Air Lines, French bee, and Virgin Atlantic, and operations partners, AirNav Ireland, DSNA, EUROCONTROL and NATS, has successfully completed a new phase of trials for Airbus’ fello’fly project. Fello’fly takes inspiration from migrating geese and ...

Scottish Airspace Modernisation is a coordinated change proposal in Scotland between Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow Airport and NATS. Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow Airport are both responsible for the modernisation of their departure and arrival routes below 7,000ft, and NATS is responsible for conne...

UK air traffic in August increased by 2.4% on the same month last year as NATS, the UK’s major provider of air traffic services, safely handled 246,442 flights. The total averaged almost 8,000 flights per day, slightly less than in July. According to Eurocontrol, NATS handled 23.4% of Europe’s...

UK air traffic in July increased by 2.4% on the same month last year as NATS safely handled 248,138 flights. The total was also nearly 11,000 higher than June’s total flights and averaged more than 8,000 flights per day. The busiest day so far this year – and the busiest day since 2019 – was...

The South African Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company (ATNS) SOC Limited is the latest to join GAIN – Green Aviation Insights - the NATS-led initiative designed to spearhead action on aviation’s contribution to climate change. Made up of a coali...

A cut in carbon emissions, better punctuality and greater operational resilience: these are among the benefits being delivered by the air traffic service provider, NATS following its introduction of a world first aircraft separation standard at Heathrow. NATS deployed Pairwise separation - a part o...

The UK has today set out new plans to modernise its airspace by creating more direct and efficient routes. According to the UK government, the new legislation will mean passengers will benefit from quicker flights and fewer delays. It added that the plans will enable the largest redesign of UK...

Heathrow airport is reportedly trialling artificial intelligence to assist air traffic controllers. The AI engine, dubbed 'Amy', is being used to improve safety and efficiency in managing high traffic volumes at Heathrow. The airport currently handles an average of 90 flights an hour during th...

Air passengers could face higher fare prices as airlines are set to pay more for the UK air traffic control system. Today, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced it had reached a final decision on new price control arrangements for NATS En Route plc (NERL), the provider of en route air t...

In a fiery exchange during today's Transport Select Committee hearing, Ryanair's Chief Executive, Michael O'Leary, vehemently criticized the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) chief, labeling their report on August's air traffic control failure as "a complete tissue of nonsense" and "completely mi...

On April 30th last year, London City and NATS announced the successful launch of the first Digital Air Traffic Control Tower at a mainstream UK commercial airport. Unlike most airports, air traffic control is provided by a digital system, which sees fourteen high-definition cameras and sensors mo...

Air traffic figures for 2021 show the UK aviation industry is still struggling to recover from the pandemic, with numbers changing little from 2020 and showing continued volatility. Despite the peaks and troughs as the industry responded to changing COVID guidelines at home and in overseas market...

Britain's aviation industry has come together to operate a net zero flight. The short flight - British Airways BA1476 from London Heathrow to Glasgow Airport - was powered directly by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), provided by bp, blended at 35% with traditional jet fuel in accordance with tech...