ANSPs Halting Technology Development As COVID-19 Crisis Bites

air traffic services
COVID-19 has prompted the introduction of social distancing at NATS’ area control centers, including Swanwick (pictured).
Credit: NATS
Development of capacity-boosting technologies has frozen in place, as air navigation service providers cut costs to ensure they can survive the slump in air traffic caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. With airline operations having wound down in the face of travel restrictions and border...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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