Modernising UK airspace will boost connectivity, creating jobs while lowering costs and emissions from aviation.
Interest is growing in the issue of airspace modernisation, with organisations considering how improved airspace management could be good for business and the planet.
The Airspace Change Organising Group (ACOG), part of the National Air Traffic Service (NATS), for example, have commissioned new research into wider perceptions of airspace modernisation, and the CBI has to ensure that feedback from industry plays a key part in this.
Business is clear that there could be enormous benefits from using new computer and satellite technology in airspace management. This includes cutting flight costs and emissions by reducing the amount of time aircraft spend in the air over the UK.
Ahead of further discussions about changing how flight paths are planned, the CBI is keen to impress the importance of putting business’ needs first. It has been over 50 years since UK airspace was first designed and much of the system in use today doesn’t
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