NATS addressing key aviation challenges at World ATM Congress
In this 100th anniversary year for air traffic control, NATS will be a major supporter of the 8th annual World ATM Congress, being held in Madrid on 10th-12th March, highlighting the latest thinking in advancing airspace and airport performance, whilst showcasing its suite of products that address key aviation challenges.
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NATS is also participating in the SESAR guided walking tours this year and will be presenting on industry topics such as the role of automation in managing complex traffic, deploying SESAR solutions in UK airspace, departure wake vortex concepts and enabling trajectory-based operations.
In the exhibition, NATS will be covering a range of industry topics, including Artificial Intelligence and ADS-B, as well as providing an insight into a number of key partnership projects. FerroNATS, the Spanish ANSP owned by NATS and Ferrovial, will also feature.
At the event, several senior NATS' representatives will deliver presentations on key issues and developments, such as 'The Future for Time Based Separation' by Andy Shand, Head of Queue & Capacity Management Solutions (on Tuesday 10th March), 'The Route to Net Zero: How ATM Can Help the Aviation Industry to Decarbonise' by Ian Jopson, Head of Environmental & Community Affairs and Ian Brunby, Product Manager speaks on 'The Power of Predictability When Every Day is Different - Collaboration to Deliver Target Times of Arrival at Heathrow', whilst Andy Sage, Head of Unified Traffic Management participates in the panel discussion, 'FAA’s Future Vision Challenges and Principles to Consider / Leadership of Thought' (all on Wednesday 11th March).
NATS is a specialist air traffic management and solutions company, established in the UK in 1962 and now operating in countries around the world. It handled 2.6 million flights in 2019, covering the UK and eastern North Atlantic from its centres at Swanwick, Hampshire and Prestwick, Ayrshire. NATS also provides air traffic services at 13 UK airports; at Gibraltar Airport and, in a joint venture with Ferrovial, at a number of airport towers in Spain.