As part of our commitment to the community, NATS works in partnership with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) to manage the nature reserve adjacent to our Swanwick Centre. This June marks the 20th anniversary of the reserve and we’ve been celebrating!
The Human Touch
25 June 2013Instructors from NATS have delivered a well-received course about Human Factors to members of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS).
The future of the invisible infrastructure
21 June 2013As Airport Live comes to a close, NATS Chief Executive Richard Deakin reflects on the future of Air Traffic Management and the way forward for our ‘invisible infrastructure’.
Swanwick Centre discussed on BBC Radio Solent
21 June 2013Juliet Kennedy, Operations Director at our Swanwick Centre spoke to BBC Radio Solent earlier this week about Air Traffic Control.
If you’ve seen Airport Live over the last few nights, you’ve probably seen Dave Marshall, Head of Training, talking about air traffic control. So how did Dave get into Air Traffic Control? We caught up with him to find out.
If you’ve ever wondered just how an air traffic control tower is built then our time lapse footage of the construction of one of the country’s newest will show you.
Providing respite from noise
20 June 2013We’re very aware of the impact aircraft noise has on those who live under flight paths. That’s why we work with airports and airlines to help them minimise the effect and provide respite in the vicinity of the airport.
If you saw Airport Live last night, you’d have seen Ady Dolan controlling aircraft at London Heathrow. So how did Ady get into Air Traffic Control? We caught up with him to find out.
Cutting Aviation Emissions
19 June 2013Perhaps sustainability doesn’t immediately spring to mind when you think about aviation, but at NATS we are well aware that the environment and local communities are central to our business and core to our success.
The first episode of Airport Live aired last night and a number of NATS people featured, including Steph Kelly. We caught up with Steph to talk about being a Heathrow controller and featuring in the BBC 2 show.