GATCO News

63rd GATCO Annual General Meeting
The 63rd GATCO Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday the 13th of October 2017 at 11:00am at the Solent Sky Museum located in Southampton: Solent Sky Museum Albert ... read more

GATCO welcomes the CAA’s response to the DfT Consultation
The CAA has published its response to the Department for Transport (DfT) consultation aiming to reform the design and use of UK airspace (you can find more information on the ... read more

GATCO to work with the CAA on remote tower policy
Remote tower technology, where the air traffic control service for an aerodrome is provided from a remote location, has the potential to revolutionise the job of the air traffic controller ... read more

GATCO at the 2017 IFATCA Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada
GATCO has just returned from the 2017 IFATCA Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada. The delegation was formed by 6 GATCO members: Mark Taylor (Deputy President), Rob Stallard (Finance Manager), Luis ... read more

GATCO publishes its policy on unmanned aircraft systems
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as drones, have developed greatly in recent years. UAS generally comprise an aircraft, a control station or controller on the ground and the required ... read more

IFATCA, with the collaboration of GATCO, releases its position paper on the SES and RP3
IFATCA, with the close collaboration of GATCO, has published its position paper on the Single European Sky (SES) and Europe's Performance Scheme for the Reference Period 3 (RP3), which covers ... read more

New guidance material on unstable approaches published by IATA, CANSO, IFATCA and IFALPA
The second edition of the document "Unstable Approaches: Risk Mitigation Policies, Procedures and Best Practices" has been published by IATA, CANSO, IFATCA and IFALPA. The main purpose of the document ... read more

ATM Automation document published by the CAA with the collaboration of GATCO
The job of the air traffic controller has changed dramatically since its first days back in 1929. Even though changes were few and far between in the first decades of ... read more