Annual Report & Accounts 2015

We are almost halfway to our 2020 target of reducing ATM-related CO2 emissions by 10% on a 2006 baseline, and have reduced average CO2 emissions of the flights we manage by over 1m tonnes since 2006.

We aim to realise benefits for our customers as soon as possible in our own business and in partnership with our neighbours:

• Accelerating roll out of SESAR technologies in NATS ahead of European mandated requirements
• Working with the Borealis Alliance to achieve free route airspace from the eastern North Atlantic to the western boundary of Russian airspace

This year we introduced two systems which are “game-changers” for our service:

• Time Based Separation, now live at Heathrow, should deliver c80,000 minutes of delay savings each year, with potential to adapt it for other airports
• GAATS+, the world’s most advanced Oceanic system now in service at Prestwick, is the basis for a future satellite-based ADS-B service

NATS secured new orders worth about £1.1bn of future revenue. About 30% of this will be work for the Aquila joint venture which won the 22-year Project Marshall contract, awarded by the MoD, to modernise military air traffic provision and infrastructure at airbases in the UK and around the world.

NATS’ vision is to be the acknowledged global leader in innovative air traffic solutions and airport performance. Our purpose is to keep the skies safe and deliver the best possible customer experience.

The main features of NATS’ plan for the next five years are:

• maintaining safety and service quality while handling a projected 13% increase in traffic
• reducing prices in real terms by about 21%
• enabling reductions in fuel and CO2 emissions, delivering significant annual fuel savings to airlines