Sponsor: NATS
Description: New RNAV1 ATS routes and new RNAV1 Standard Arrival Routes (STARs) for traffic arriving into Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Northolt and Cambridge from the south-west of the London Terminal Control Area. This proposal involves changes to ATS routes and STARs within existing Controlled Airspace (CAS) above 7,000 ft AMSL. There is no change to existing CAS lateral or vertical limits.
Last updated: 19 December 2017
| Framework briefing held with organisations considering proposal of the change (minutes) | 17 Nov 2016 |
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Sponsor external consultation document (with associated appendices) |
22 Nov 2016 |
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Sponsor's formal airspace change proposal (date received by CAA) Following submission, this proposal was returned to the sponsor for re-submission. On 23 December 2016, NATS subsequently advised the CAA that they would delay proposed implementation until Autumn 2017 and would re-submit the airspace change proposal at a later date. No analysis has been undertaken by the CAA. |
6 Dec 2016 |
| Sponsor external consultation document: Flight Efficiency Partnership | 23 Feb 2017 |
| Sponsor external consultation document: MOD Consultation Paper | 2 Mar 2017 |
| Sponsor's external consultation feedback report | N/A |
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Second framework briefing held with organisations considering proposal of the change The scope presented by NATS on 17 Nov 16 was updated to include additional ATS routes and STARs. |
23 Mar 2017 |
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Sponsor's re-submitted formal airspace change proposal (date received by CAA) |
18 Apr 2017 |
| Environmental assessmentby CAA | 22 May 2017 |
| 19 Jul 2017 | |
| Consultation assessmentby CAA | 19 Jul 2017 |
| Decision document(CAA change approval) | 18 Aug 2017 |
| AIRAC distribution date / AIP amendment | 28 Sep 2017 |
| Change implementation date | 9 Nov 2017 |
| PIR requirements | 19 December 2017 |
| PIR initiation date | 9 Nov 2018 |
| Sponsor's analysis | |
| CAA PIR assessment |
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