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  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    EasyJet demands UK air traffic chief’s sacking over ‘ongoing failure’ to tackle disruption

    Budget airline chief joins Ryanair head in calling for Martin Rolfe’s dismissal

    Johan Lundgren
  • Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
    Former Rolls-Royce chief to chair UK’s air traffic control provider

    Warren East takes over as company tries to recover from consequences of technical meltdown last summer

    Warren East
  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
    Working from home made UK air traffic control chaos worse, report finds

    Big outage in August 2023 ‘more protracted’ because engineers were not in the office

    Passengers waiting at Stansted airport, near London, on August 29, 2023 after air traffic control chaos hit flights
  • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
    UK air traffic controller can raise airline fees by 26%, says regulator

    Approval by Civil Aviation Authority follows systems failure disruption to August bank holiday travel

    A plane takes off from Heathrow Airport.
  • Monday, 25 September, 2023
    UK airports
    Gatwick cancels more than 160 flights because of ATC staff shortages

    London’s second-busiest airport to impose cap on departures and arrivals for rest of week

    Gatwick terminal
  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    Artificial intelligence
    UK researchers start using AI for air traffic control

    Project Bluebird is looking at how artificial intelligence could reduce the environmental impact of aviation

    NATS UK24 showing aircraft movements over the UK over a 24-hour period
  • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
    UK airports
    UK aviation regulator to review failure of air traffic control system

    CAA to report on ‘logic error’ over August bank holiday as airlines call for their costs to be covered

    Passengers wait at Stansted airport on August 29
  • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
    Airlines
    Air traffic control chaos raises questions about UK passenger rights

    Thousands have spent days trying to rebook after more than 2,000 flights were cancelled this week

  • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
    UK air traffic control outage caused by unusual flight plan data

    Airlines call on Nats to cover costs that could amount to £100mn due to delays and cancellations

    Passengers waiting at Heathrow airport
  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    Airlines
    Staff shortages at Europe’s air traffic control blamed for ‘unacceptable’ travel disruption

    Congested skies caused by war in Ukraine add to pressure ahead of peak holiday season

    A view of the air traffic control tower at Flesland Airport as a small propeller plane flies in background
  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    UK airports
    London City airport replaces control tower with virtual system

    Air traffic controllers 70 miles away to oversee landings in UK first

  • Monday, 8 April, 2019
    Aviation accidents and safety
    UK urged to unify airspace for planes and drones

    Air traffic chief says without change, sky is at risk of division ‘into too many pieces’

    Commissioned by Marcus Cotton for the Financial Times Pictured: Martin Rolfe CEO of NATS (formerly National Air Traffic Services). © Morten Watkins/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800
  • Monday, 3 September, 2018
    European companies
    Ryanair accuses UK air traffic control of ‘discrimination’

    Airline intends to file legal complaint to Brussels over delays at Stansted airport

  • Wednesday, 22 August, 2018
    European companies
    Europe’s airline strikes highlight need for reform

    Long hot summer of delays and disruption focuses attention on structural problems

    Passengers queue at Ryanair check-in counters at the airport in Valencia on July 25, 2018 as the airline's cabin crew began a two-day strike. - Ryanair has been forced to cancel dozens of flights across Europe as its cabin crew began a two-day strike in Spain, Portugal Belgium and Italy over pay and work conditions. The Irish low-cost airline said the stoppage called by five unions had forced it to cancel 600 flights across Europe on July 25 and 26, affecting 100,000 passengers who either were put on alternative flights or have applied for full refunds. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Thursday, 18 May, 2017
    Transport
    City airport ditches control tower for virtual traffic management

    Remote controllers using cameras, sensors and screens will replace on-site humans

    PABEST EMBARGOED TO 0001 FRIDAY MAY 19 NATS personnel give a demonstration in the operations room at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Swanwick in Hampshire, which will direct aircraft at London City Airport using the UK's first remote digital air traffic control tower. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday May 18, 2017. See PA story AIR Digital. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
  • Thursday, 15 October, 2015
    Aerospace & Defence
    Drone completes first UK flight alongside commercial aircraft

    Remotely piloted Watchkeeper flies for an hour alongside commercial aircraft

    Visitors look at a Thales Watchkeeper drone at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France, on Thursday, June 18, 2009. The 48th International Paris Air Show runs from June 15 to June 21. Photographer: Adam Berry/Bloomberg News
  • Monday, 15 December, 2014
    UK infrastructure
    Nats defends air traffic system as failure scrutinised

    Group monitoring UK skies has dismissed MP’s criticism it has underinvested

    Undated picture of the inside of the NATS (National Air Traffic Services) air traffic control centre at Swanwick, in Hampshire. British Airways has said Thursday June 3, 2004, that the national air traffic control computer system crashed at 6am and flights were being operated manually by air traffic controllers See PA story AIR Flights. PA photo: NATS / Handout.
  • Sunday, 14 December, 2014
    UK infrastructure
    Cable accuses National Air Traffic Services of under-investment

    Ministers to receive report on Monday of computer problems that stopped flights

    Undated picture of the inside of the NATS (National Air Traffic Services) air traffic control centre at Swanwick, in Hampshire. British Airways has said Thursday June 3, 2004, that the national air traffic control computer system crashed at 6am and flights were being operated manually by air traffic controllers See PA story AIR Flights. PA photo: NATS / Handout.
  • Saturday, 13 December, 2014
    UK companies
    UK air traffic control failure identified

    Glitch causes mayhem lasting into the weekend

    Undated picture of the inside of the NATS (National Air Traffic Services) air traffic control centre at Swanwick, in Hampshire. British Airways has said Thursday June 3, 2004, that the national air traffic control computer system crashed at 6am and flights were being operated manually by air traffic controllers See PA story AIR Flights. PA photo: NATS / Handout.
  • Friday, 5 December, 2014
    Aerospace & Defence
    Brussels puts €3.3bn into unified airspace effort

    Initiative aims to cut flying costs and carbon emissions as part of single sky concept

    File photo dated 1/1/2008 of an aircraft preparing to land at Gatwick Airport, near London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday March 19, 2009. The Competition Commission has ordered Spanish-owned BAA to dispose of Gatwick and Stansted airports as well as either Glasgow or Edinburgh airport within two years. See PA story CITY BAA. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire
  • Friday, 27 June, 2014
    UK companies
    NATS managers’ bonuses cut after computer failure
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2013
    Transport
    Second day of delays follow UK air traffic control glitch
    Heathrow airport
  • Saturday, 7 December, 2013
    Transport
    Air traffic control glitch disrupts UK flights
  • Friday, 28 June, 2013
    Transport
    Nats navigates its way round Olympics
  • Thursday, 14 March, 2013
    World
    Asset sales seen as way to raise billions
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