GATCO News
GATCO publishes guidelines on restart hazards for ATCOs, FISOs and ATM support
GATCO has recently published guidelines on the aviation restart hazards its members (ATCOs, FISOs and ATM support) can encounter as air traffic starts to increase, as a result of the ... read more
GATCO urges the UK Government to engage in air navigation services funding talks
GATCO has called on the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Grant Shapps, to begin discussion on the future funding of Air Navigation Services (ANS), recognising its role as ... read more
GATCO discusses the impact of COVID-19 on ATM with Innovation News Network
Last April, GATCO had a conversation with Innovation News Network about the effect COVID-19 is having on the aviation and air traffic management (ATM) industry and how that is likely ... read more
GATCO taking active part in military to civil licence conversion initiatives
The conversion of military air traffic controller licences or certificates of competence into civil student civil air traffic controller licences is a topic which has been gaining momentum and attention ... read more
IFATCA calls upon States to safeguard the provision of air navigation services
IFATCA, with the collaboration of GATCO and other member associations of IFATCA, has sent a letter to the States around the world calling upon them to safeguard the provision of ... read more
DfT rejects professional organisations’ request for inclusion on the Airspace Strategy Board
On the 26 January 2020, GATCO, the British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA) and the Association of UK Flight Information Service Officers (AUKFISO) sent a joint letter to the Secretary of ... read more
GATCO statement on ATM and COVID-19
GATCO would like to express its support to all the ATC and ATM professionals around the world who continue to work under very challenging social, professional and personal circumstances, keeping ... read more
GATCO member publishes dissertation on negligent or malicious piloting of small unmanned aircraft
Karen Cloney, air traffic controller at Dundee Airport for almost 23 years and GATCO member, has published her dissertation titled "Negligent or Malicious Piloting of Small Unmanned Aircraft: The Dangers ... read more
IFATCA publishes COVID-19 guidance material
IFATCA has developed guidance material to help the ATM community respond to the current health crisis due to the coronavirus outbreak and the associated COVID-19 illness. These guidelines aim to ... read more
2019 Airspace Modernisation progress report confirms GATCO as a stakeholder
The CAA's 2019 Airspace Modernisation progress report published on the 19th of December confirms the presence of GATCO as a engagement stakeholder, being the only independent organisation in the Airspace ... read more
