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Incredible sight to see the British Airways 747 / Red Arrows Flypast display #RIAT2019 #BA100

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The view from @HeathrowAirport tower this morning as @British_Airways BAW1 and @VirginAtlantic VIR3 took off simultaneously, heading to New York JFK airport 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

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✈️✈️✈️✈️ ✈️✈️✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️ ✈️✈️✈️ @78SqnSwanwick 🙌 #PlatinumJubilee #flypast

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The view from the tower of today's #747farewell as BAW747 came around for a final goodbye #avgeek

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'3,2,1...Now!' The story behind the huge team effort that made today's @British_Airways and @VirginAtlantic parallel take-off at @HeathrowAirport possible ➡️ 🛫 🛫 #avgeek

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An urgent message for all UK airspace users. #avgeeks

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++ URGENT MESSAGE FOR UK AIRSPACE USERS ++

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URGENT MESSAGE FOR UK AIRSPACE USERS

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British Airways began retiring the first of its B747 fleet today. The tower team at Heathrow gave The Queen of the Skies a special send off... Have a listen #avgeek

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An urgent message for UK airspace users flying tonight. For a more detailed flight plan visit #avgeek

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There were actually no ATC staffing delays in the whole of the UK yesterday.

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ATC Update:

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One more video from today's #BA747farewell , showing their last flights in full and including some of the RT between the tower and BAW747 #avgeek

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Happy International Day of the Air Traffic Controller ✈️ How much do you know about what they do day to day? Here's a video explaining the important role they play in keeping the skies safe, everyday #InternationalDayoftheAirTrafficController

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+Urgent message for all UK airspace users+

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Delighted that @HeathrowAirport has decided to put its trust in us for another 5 years. Testament to the amazing team in the tower and beyond. ➡️ ✈️ #avgeek #aviation

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An urgent message for UK airspace users >>

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Well that escalated quickly... 💨 An amazing job by controllers and flight crews right across the country last night dealing with #StormIsha , including over 100 go-arounds. Steve Fox, our head of network operations, looks at the impact. ➡️

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Tomorrow we remember Windsor flight 114 and the events at Dulles International in 1989. Expert incident analysis by @adydolan @seepyj & @Vanillapilotlhr ➡️ Watch or listen Stack 'em, pack 'em and rack 'em #diehard2

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There are no staffing delays anywhere in the UK this morning 🤷‍♂️🛫

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ATC Update - July 10th:

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This video by @adydolan is even better! But how do you pull off something like today? Pete Glass, NATS ATC Manager at Heathrow, gives us a glimpse behind the curtain... #avgeek #BA747farewell 🛫

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How do you get the President of the United States in and out of @HeathrowAirport ? Turns out it's not very straightforward - even with less traffic! 🇺🇸 Controller Ady Dolan tells us about the planning & preparation that goes into a Presidential visit ➡️

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Tomorrow, over 70 aircraft will fly in formation over London to celebrate The Queen's #PlatinumJubilee 👑 But how do you pull off a flypast fit for a queen in some of the world's busiest airspace? ✈️ ✈️ The answers are in our latest blog 👉 #avgeek

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At one point there were nine consecutive go-arounds at Heathrow due to #StormEunice . Days like that really showcase the skills of every pilot, but what it mean for air traffic controllers? 🛫 ☁️ ➡️ #avgeek

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Merry Christmas from all of us at NATS 🎄⛄

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Rush hour over London this morning - the skies between 07:00 and 09:00 ✈️

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We've recorded our first day with zero westbound North Atlantic tracks ✈️ #avgeek #aviation

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Dealing with bad weather is a difficult thing for controllers to manage ⛈ Its unpredictable nature means aircraft can't fly their usual routes, resulting in unusual flight patterns adding to the complexity of airspace. Take a look at a day of bad weather in the skies ✈️ >>

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Boeing is currently drawing a huge 787 in the skies over the US. Follow it live on Airspace Explorer #avgeek

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Traffic is down 77% in the UK compared to last year, but air traffic control remains a vital service to support the military, air ambulance, police and goods delivered via air freight. This is how we're responding >> #coronavirus

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On 24 December, UK airspace hosts the most important flight of the year; someone to whom the normal rules of the air do not apply. The person is, of course, Santa Claus 🎅🏼

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They're lining up... #RAF100

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There’s been a lot said and written about UK air traffic control recently, so we thought we’d share some context about what’s been happening and the huge amount of work our teams are doing day in day out Thread 🧵

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As September comes to an end, a massive thank you to UK controllers who are among the absolute best in the world 🥰 So far this year they have safely handled more than 1.7 million flights, more than 12% than last year, and accounted for just 1.7% of overall European delay.

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Seasons greetings from everyone at NATS! We’ll be working hard to keep the skies safe for Santa and making sure he meets those challenging present drop deadlines. Look out for him in the skies near you soon... he’s on his way.. 🎄🎅🎁

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Last week a procession of aircraft celebrating RAF100 flew over The Mall. This photograph of a radar screen showing the flypast was taken by one of our Controllers at Farnborough! Enjoy! #raf100 #avgeek @royalairforce

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Happy Birthday @Airbus - 50 amazing years advancing aviation! Here's to the next 50! #airbus50

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Celebrate #LDF18 in style with our #SkyByNumbers competition and the chance to #win £250! Tell us which airport was designed by the British architect Norman Foster...A or B? Find a clue in our blog: Ts & Cs:

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We ran BOE4 - the Boeing Dreamliner test flight that flew on Thursday - through our Airspace+ software. Interesting results! #avgeek

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"The Ocean is now effectively closed." The London Area Control supervisor's log book from 19 years ago today as tragedy unfolded in New York City. #neverforget

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London City has become the first major airport to be fully controlled by remote digital tower 🛫 Here's the story: #avgeek #aviation

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8 months

A message from our Operations Director about today’s disruption.

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5 years

We're really excited for this year’s @airtattoo ✈️Last week we spotted one light aircraft pilot who seemed to be getting into the spirit of things too, by writing ‘RIAT’ in the skies over Gloucestershire! We tracked the flight and you can watch it below!

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After a break of six years, we're back as the air traffic service provider at Gatwick Airport 🙌 🛫 ➡️ #avgeeks #aviation

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Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at NATS ❤️ With romance in the air, where would you love to fly to next? (When we can!) 🏖️ 🏜️ 🏝️ 🏔️ 🏕️ 🗽 🗼 🏰 ⛩️ ✈️ ⬇️⬇️ ⬇️

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100th anniversary of the first control tower marks the birth of air traffic control 🎁 🎉 🎂 >> #ATC100 #avgeek

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A busy night with a lot of holding and unusual flight patterns thanks to storms moving through the south of England #avgeek #storm

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All done

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A glorious day to be up the tower at @HeathrowAirport #avgeek

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It's International Day of the Air Traffic Controller! 🎉 🎧 Lets celebrate the vital guardians of the sky with our top 5 'air traffic control' stock images... Let's do this. #IDATC #ATCDay

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6 years

Ok, so Football is just in a holding pattern. It’s still coming home #ENGCRO

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8 years

Important message for UK airspace users >> #avgeek

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6 years

Fancy the chance to win an extra £250 before the #BankHoliday ? Tell us the most popular destination for flights heading out of the UK on this weekend in 2017 for your chance to win £250. It's either: A) Amsterdam, B) Nice C) Ibiza or D) Shanghai T&Cs:

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Another £250 is up for grabs in our latest #SkyByNumbers competition. Celebrate global #travel by telling us how many different countries the UK flew to during 2017’s #WorldTourismDay . Tour our blog for a clue: Ts & Cs:

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We are currently experiencing a technical issue and have applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We will publish updates on our website here:

Air Traffic Control system update - NATS

NATS provides safe and efficient air traffic services and innovative solutions to UK and international airports, airlines and governments.

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4 years

where it started how it's going #ATC100

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A big day for UK aviation. This is what the south east looked like this morning between 6am and 8am #avgeek

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🚨PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 WE'RE BACK and looking for a new generation of air traffic controllers ✈️ Find out more & apply online now at #airtrafficcontrol #airtrafficcontroller #atcjobs #atc #traineecontroller #aviationjobs #avgeek

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We're celebrating the amazing work that our controllers do 🎉 Happy #InternationalDayoftheAirTrafficController ✈️

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Well that was a busy few days! ⛈️⛈️ Storms across the UK led to lots of weather avoidance and airborne holding, creating a hugely complex operation 🛫🛬 A huge thank you to all the air traffic controllers and pilots who worked together to keep people safe #aviation #avgeeks

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6 years

Fancy £250? Enter our #SkyByNumbers comp and celebrate #XFactor by guessing the total number of miles last year's final 24 acts flew to arrive at each of the judges’ houses - A or B? Read on for more info: Ts & Cs:

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Did you catch the flypast earlier? Here's what it looked like from our app, Airspace Explorer. Happy Anniversary to @RoyalAirForce 🎉🎈🇬🇧

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Air Traffic Control system update at 15:15 UK time --- We have just published an update on our website - please read it here:

Air Traffic Control system update - NATS

NATS provides safe and efficient air traffic services and innovative solutions to UK and international airports, airlines and governments.

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Flight #BA2016 has entered UK controlled airspace. Welcome home and congratulations #Rio2016

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Ready for something a little special today…

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Parallel departures? Lovely day for it 🇺🇸

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Thank you to all of our colleagues who have been working hard over the festive period to ensure that the skies stay safe. 🎄

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6 years

Read the untold story of BA38 from the controller on duty in our latest blog post ✈️ >>

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Our latest data visualisation compares the last three Good Fridays and shows just how catastrophic #COVID19 has been to the aviation industry 🛬 Read all about it in our latest blog - #avgeek

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In 2019, Good Friday was the busiest day for flights over the Easter period. This is how it compared to Good Friday this year, when traffic is down 91%

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#SkiesAboveBritain begins 17 August, 9pm BBC2. Watch the trailer and find out more #avgeek >

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The team at @CroydonAirport invented the phrase 'MAYDAY' in 1923 to help pilots in distress and it still saves lives today. Listen to a reconstruction of a MAYDAY call made to Croydon. What do you notice that's different to today? #ATC100 #avgeek

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On 24 December each year, UK airspace plays host to a special visitor; Santa Claus http://t.co/qvoaOu1ezW #NATS365 http://t.co/UZtjFhy7bm

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Want to #win £250? Celebrate #LFW and UK runways by guessing the combined number of flights that came into the UK from New York, Paris and Milan during London Fashion Week 2017. #SkyByNumbers Find out more: Ts & Cs:

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Why Ryanair is wrong to accuse us of discrimination >>

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Amazing shots of the tower at @STN_Airport last night, lit up to thank NHS and other key workers #ClapforNHS #Clapforcarers #avgeek

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An update from our CEO, Martin Rolfe on yesterday's air traffic control outage that we know continues to impact passengers around the world.

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#win a £500 Flight Gift Card with our final #SkyByNumbers competition! Just tell us the year civil air traffic control services were introduced into the UK. Read on for more info: Ts & Cs:

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Seasons greetings to everyone from NATS and a big thank you to all of our people that will be working over the holiday period keeping our skies safe 🎅🏼✈️❄️

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We've had a busy day today - here's how it looked from 5am-5pm BST - happy and safe travelling everyone! ✈️

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Good afternoon @manairport . This is what the skies looked like over head between 7am and 1pm today

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Traffic is down 89% in the UK compared to last year. See how yesterday's traffic compares to the equivalent day in 2019 >>

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It's the final quarter of this week’s @NFL -inspired #SkyByNumbers comp! To #win £250, tell us which @NFL team will be making the longer journey to touch down in the UK for Sunday's game at @WembleyStadium . Clue here: Ts & Cs:

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Take a journey through the skies, learn the language of aviation and see how our Air Traffic Controllers safely guide a real domestic @British_Airways flight from @HeathrowAirport to @ManAirport

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Beyond Expectations: An Intelligent Approach to delivering #airport resilience -

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We're going to trial removing the North Atlantic Organised Track Structure to see if it reduces fuel burn and carbon emissions ✈️ Read more ➡️ #avgeek #aviation

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Gorgeous day to visit the @HeathrowAirport tower. Incredible views across London 😍 #avgeek ✈️

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Take-off complete! #VS100 has successfully departed LHR and is now making its way across the Atlantic to New York’s JFK. Listen to a special message from our ground controllers at @HeathrowAirport to the @VirginAtlantic flight crew and see the moment of take off. 👇 🎧

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The flight progress strips for each of the three Concordes that flew into @HeathrowAirport on 24 October 2003 for its last commercial flight #ATC100 #avgeek #throwbackthursday

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Guiding home for Christmas 🎄✈️ #3SleepsToGo

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Discover the skies like never before with Airspace Explorer ✈️ Available now for free on iPad on the App Store.

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Are you feeling festive yet? Here's a little Christmas animation we put together #GuidingHomeForChristmas ✈️🎅🏼

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#UnderstandingAirspace Whenever you travel on a commercial aircraft, you’re being looked after by an unseen team of air traffic controllers. Join us this week as we explore how air traffic controllers keep the aircraft safe from before they take-off to after they land.

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With a Supermoon due tonight, we thought we'd share this stunning photo - taken by one of our Manchester ATCOs (air traffic controllers)

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Happy New Year from everyone at NATS 🎉🎊

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Hats off to GAOEI - The Tiger Moth that has been drawing a Dakota in the sky this afternoon! #DDay75

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A huge thank you to all the #womeninaviation at NATS, working to keep the skies safe everyday #IWD2020 #avgeek

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Our busy morning showing Air Traffic across The UK - including Scotland, The Midlands and Southeast

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Last chance to #win £250 in this week’s #SkyByNumbers competition! Tell us how many different countries the UK flew to during 2017’s #WorldTourismDay . Find out more here: Ts & Cs:

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Final chance to #win £250 in this week’s #XFactor inspired #SkyByNumbers comp! Guess the total number of miles last year’s final 24 acts flew to arrive at the judges’ houses - A or B? Read on for a clue: Ts & Cs:

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Another £250 is up for grabs! To celebrate #LDF18 , we want you to tell us which airport was designed by British architect, Norman Foster - #SkyByNumbers with your answer. Find out more in our blog here: Ts & Cs:

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