Ongoing global events and most recently, activity at the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland, have brought the word ‘NOTAM’, or ‘Notice to Airmen’ into the public domain as it is discussed on news broadcasts and online. But what is a NOTAM, who is in charge of them and how do they affect where aircraft fly?

NATS recently became the first ANSP to establish a modern flight information connection with Eurocontrol for all of the UK’s flight plan related traffic.