The Department for Transport and CAA are co-sponsors of airspace modernisation. In 2018, we commissioned NATS (En Route) plc (NERL) to create a single coordinated implementation plan for airspace changes in the UK, known as the airspace change masterplan (or masterplan). Given the large number of parties involved in the development of the masterplan, including many airports and NERL itself, the co-sponsors required NERL to set up a separate and impartial unit, the Airspace Change Organising Group (ACOG), to develop the masterplan (as required by condition 10a of NERL’s Air Traffic Services Licence).
Further information about ACOG such as details on the members of its Steering Committee or ACOG’s stakeholder engagement activity, please visit ACOG's website.
A high-level chronology of the masterplan commission and development year on year can be found below:
2018
November:
Co-sponsors commissioned NERL to draw together a coordinated implementation plan for airspace changes (or airspace change masterplan) in Southern England and, as part of this role, create ACOG that will develop it as per the NERL Air Traffic Services Licence Condition 10A.
2019
July:
Co-sponsors wrote to NERL to confirm the iterative approach and the contents of Iteration 1 of the masterplan; plans for future iterations; and how they will assess the first iteration.
August:
NERL submitted masterplan Iteration 1.
Further information about ACOG such as details on the members of its Steering Committee or ACOG’s stakeholder engagement activity, please visit ACOG's website.
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