7 February 2014
City Airport and Heliport, together with one of its based operators, Mainair Flying School, has been recognised by NATS, the UK’s leading provider of Air Traffic Management services, for the work the airfield undertakes in cutting pilot incursions into controlled airspace.
The nomination was made by the NATS air traffic team at Manchester Airport, which has worked closely with City Airport and Mainair Flying School since 2006. The nomination explains, ‘Both City Airport and Mainair Flying School have gone above and beyond to help their pilots avoid accidentally entering controlled airspace, something that is both a safety risk and can cause major disruption to commercial air traffic.’
City Airport’s operations team has run safety events for pilots and is working with NATS to reduce the risk of infringements in the future.
Nick Duriez, City Airport and Heliport’s Airport Operations Manager said, “We are delighted to be in receipt of this award. With our proximity to controlled airspace we are always keen to work with our NATS neighbours at Manchester Airport. We’ve built a strong working relationship through various initiatives including working with the Local Airspace Safety Team and raising awareness with our local general aviation community.”
Chris Copple, Chief Flying Instructor or Mainair Flying School added, “We felt privileged working with NATS and City Airport in being able to help with efforts to reduce the number of airspace infringements. By teaching students and pilots awareness when flying close to controlled airspace and good navigation planning we can significantly reduce infringement numbers.”
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