NATS reveals big CO2 savings in responsible business report 

31 July 2019

Air traffic service provider NATS enabled airlines to save 113,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions in UK airspace last year, according to a new report published today. 

The savings equate to £18.4 million of fuel for airlines and means NATS has now enabled a reduction of 8.4 million tonnes of aircraft CO2 emissions since 2006.   

NATS’ 2018-19 Responsible Business report charts the ways it has worked to improve the environmental efficiency of UK airspace alongside efforts to support its employees, build strong communities and promote good business practice  

In 2018-19 NATS delivered 18 airspace initiatives to help reduce aircraft CO2 emissions. Efficiency improvements included a focus on traffic management and tools for reduced holding, working with airlines for improved flight planning, airspace changes and the introduction of electronic flight strips in London Terminal Control, one of the most complex areas of airspace in the world.  

Other activities highlighted in the report include NATS’ work on diversity and inclusion, eliminating the use of more than a million plastic cups, encouraging young people into technology and engineering professions and supporting charities.  

NATS raised almost £430,000 for charity in 2018-19 supporting Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, Southampton Cancer Research UK Centre, Ayrshire Hospice and many other smaller charities and good causes from its charity fund and payroll giving scheme.  

Ian Jopson, Head of Environmental & Community Affairs, said: “As an island nation, aviation is key to our role in the global marketplace and isn’t likely to be replaced in the foreseeable future. Our industry therefore has to find a way to reduce our impact on the environment and we’re very proud of the progress we’ve made, alongside all our other responsible business initiatives, but we know much more needs to be done.” 

NATS, working with many of the UK’s major airports, will be bringing forward proposals for how to modernise the UK’s airspace at the end of next year to help radically improve flight efficiency. Measures are likely to include keeping aircraft higher for longer and cutting the amount for fuel-thirsty low-level stack holding at airports.  

View the full report.

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