Council / Air traffic control impact assessment a ‘cursory process’, SIC says
Transport / Union casts more doubt on remote air traffic control plans after commissioning own reportHIAL says the proposals are the ‘only option that offers long-term solutions in terms of resilience and flexibility, both during normal and out-of-hours operations’
Transport / Remote air traffic control plans prove unpopular with Lerwick Community CouncilThirteen full-time equivalent jobs at Sumburgh could be set to relocate to Inverness
Transport / HIAL’s late consultation slammed as ‘tick box exercise’
Transport / Face coverings become mandatory at Sumburgh Airport as HIAL introduces new measures across network
News round-up / SIC urges dog owner to ‘clean it up’, impact of coronavirus to be investigated, further call for halt remote tower plans, CLAN support, learning about fish
Transport / Local transport partnership calls on HIAL to halt remote air traffic control plansHIAL says island impact assessment is currently underway
News round-up / Arrest following alleged assault, reaction to HIAL tender, support for carers, tourism group seeks new members
Transport / HIAL issues £8.5m tender for remote air traffic control services
Transport / HIAL looking to buy simulator for air traffic control training
Transport / Start-up delays see HIAL fall well short of car parking income targetOver £100,000 has been generated since the introduction of the £3-a-day charge
Transport / Islanders petition parliament to halt plans to move air traffic controllers to Inverness
Transport / Sumburgh Airport to close to scheduled flights but remain open for lifeline services
Transport / Sumburgh Airport opening hours under review
Transport / Swedish airport operator insists remote tower technology is safeWith communities in the north concerned over plans to ‘centralise’ air traffic control services in Inverness, Shetland News asked Swedish journalist Kent Lidman to find out how the remote tower technology is working at Örnsköldsviks airport where it was introduced in 2015.
Transport / MP urges HIAL to release confidential report
Politics / Carmichael leads parliament debate on local aviation concerns
Transport / Sumburgh Airport passenger numbers down
Transport / Island councils call for air traffic control plans to be halted
Transport / Cross-party opposition to HIAL’s remote tower plans
Transport / HIAL to carry out islands impact assessment on air traffic control plans
Updated Sumburgh air space to be managed from Inverness by 2023SIC ‘extremely concerned’ over job losses and calls for full impact assessment. Loganair describe the changes as a ‘significant step forward’
Politics / Air traffic control centralisation to be discussed in parliament
Transport / Relief as air traffic controllers accept latest pay offer
Transport / Labour MSP calls on CAA to open up on Kirkwall incident
Transport / End in sight for air traffic controllers’ disputeLatest HIAL offer to be put to the ballot
Transport / Airport layout could be rejigged to cater for new baggage scanner
Sumburgh Airport water rescue facilities set for upgrade
Transport / Industrial action continues to cause ‘extreme disruption’ to flightsFuture of some Loganair services affected by impact of air traffic controllers’ pay dispute
Transport / Passenger numbers drop at SumburghHIAL annual report also reveals it cost over £500,000 to install car parking barriers and machines
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