"The proposals plan to modernise an area of approximately 61,000 square kilometres that handles more than 200,000 flights annually", NATS said. "Modernising this important part of UK airspace will enable a reduction of 18,000 tonnes of CO2e - the equivalent of the emissions from more than 5,000 households per year."
More direct routing shall save 79,000 nautical miles of flying per year, roughly 30 minutes of flight time saved each day.
Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh Airport are both responsible for the modernisation of their departure and arrival routes below 7,000ft, and NATS is responsible for connecting these routes into the higher-level airspace network above
The project is part of a nationwide programme, required by Government policy and the Civil Aviation Authority’s Airspace Modernisation Strategy, to enable airspace quicker, quieter and cleaner flights within the UK. ACOG has been working closely with the airports and NATS to coordinate the changes and support the development of their proposals.
Throughout the 14-week consultation, stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on the ACPs for Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow Airport and NATS via an online portal. Consultation responses will be reviewed by the change sponsors and will help shape Scotland’s future airspace. At the consultation’s halfway point, it has received over 1000 responses.
Public events
"To date, the change sponsors have held 17 public events at locations across Edinburgh and Glasgow," NATS said. These sessions provide a forum through which local stakeholders can speak to airport and NATS representatives and ask questions about the impact and benefits of the changes.
A further seven sessions are scheduled to take place in January.
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