NATS ATS APPROVALS
When I wrote to you on 24 October 2001, I advised that the Article 88 Air Navigation Order Approvals for NATS (En Route) Limited and NATS (Services) Limited had again been time limited to enable anticipated changes to your structure and organisation to take place and be notified to the CAA. I understand that elements of the reorganisation have not yet taken place and on the assurance that the management structure of NATS remains as it was communicated to me on 20 December 2001 by Andrew Picton, your current Article 88 Approvals, which expire on 26 January 2002, are being replaced by further time limited approvals to enable completion of the reorganisation. The new Article 88 ATS Approvals, which run until 26 July 2002, have been issued to NATS Holdings Limited and sent under separate cover to the Company Secretary.
The new Article 88 Approval for NATS (En Route) Limited incorporates within its schedule the unit specific conditions for the two London Area Control Centres (LACCs) at Swanwick and West Drayton. This duplication is to enable a reversion following the commencement of Swanwick Operations on 27 January 2002 and will exist up to the time when this contingency arrangement is notified to the CAA, as being no longer required. At this point the NATS (En Route) Limited Article 88 Approval will be revoked and replaced with another without the LACC-West Drayton unit specific conditions. Additionally Article 104 and Article 105 approvals have been issued for the LACC-Swanwick and are held by the General Manager Gorden Doggett.
JC Dancer
Head of ATS Standards Department
22 January 2002