Terminal air navigation services – contestability assessments

• Final advice on Market Conditions for Terminal Air Navigation Services in the UK - CAP1648 (April 2018)
• Responses to CAP1634 - CAP1652 (April 2018)
• Draft advice to Secretary of State for consultation on market conditions for terminal air navigation services in the UK - CAP1634 (February 2018). The online consultation is available here.
• Responses to the Call for Evidence - CAP1635 (February 2018)
• Call for evidence regarding the provision of TANS in the UK (November 2017). The previous consultation is available here.
• Letter from Secretary of State, regarding the provision of Terminal Air Navigation Services (TANS) in the UK, requesting CAA's assistance and Advice on whether market conditions continue to exist, as set out under Article 3 of the European Regulation No 391/2013 (October 2017).

The CAA, at the request of the Department for Transport, has reviewed the contestability of ANSP terminal services in the UK. For more information please contact economicregulation@caa.co.uk.

• CAP1293: Review of advice on SES Market Conditions for Terminal Air Navigation Services in the UK (May 2015)
• CAA's response to consultation CAP1261 (May 2015)
• Review of CAP1004: Market conditions for terminal air navigation services (TANS): A consultation - CAP1261 (February 2015)
  • Responses to consultation:
    • NATS
    • Gatwick Airport
    • IATA
    • LACC
    • Unions
• CAA letter informing stakeholders of extension to deadline for report (November 2014)
• Department for Transport letter granting extension to deadline for report (November 2014)
• Call for evidence (September 2014)
  • Responses to call for evidence:
    • Belfast International (conversation)
    • Birmingham Airport
    • Cardiff Airport
      • Response
      • Procurement strategy
    • DFS
    • Gatwick Airport
    • Heathrow Airport
    • IATA
    • Luton Airport
    • Manchester Airport Group
    • NATS Services Ltd
    • NATS draft interface agreements between en-route airport services
      • Large airports
      • Medium airports
      • Small airports
    • Vantage (conversation)
• Department for Transport request for review of terminal air navigation services contestability (August 2014)
  • CAA reply to Department for Transport request (August 2014)

• Download a copy of the Department's request for the study(March 2013)
• Extension to submission date from the Department for Transport(November 2012)
• Details of the CAA's previous considerations of Terminal Air Navigation Service Contestability(National Archives)
• Final Advice to the DfT - Single European Sky - Market Conditions for Terminal Air Navigation Services in the UK(February 2013)
  • Response from Department for Transport to CAA advice(May 2013)

In February 2018, the CAA published further information for stakeholders in the TANS sector (CAP1633), following the SDG review of transitions.

In February 2017, we published the results of Steer Davies Gleave's reviews of the TANS transitions at Birmingham and Gatwick airports. The reviews found that no issues had emerged so far in terms of the continuity or quality of service, but identified a number of challenges that had emerged between the incoming and outgoing providers. The reports contained a number of recommendations to the CAA and other stakeholders to help facilitate future transitions. Andrew Haines (the CAA's Chief Executive) wrote to stakeholders advising them of the main recommendations.

• Letter from Andrew Haines on reviews of TANS transitions (February 2017)
• Review of TANS provider transition at Birmingham (January 2017)
• Review of TANS provider transition at Gatwick (January 2017)
• Review of TANS provider transitions at Birmingham and Gatwick - Recommendations final report (January 2017)

In October 2016, the European Commission published its decision that the market for terminal air navigation services in the UK is contestable (no. 2016/1940). The decision applies until 31 December 2019.

In December 2015, the CAA's Chief Executive advised stakeholders that he expected airports and TANS providers to respond positively to the expected decision by the European Commission that the market conditions exist in the UK for the provision of terminal air navigation services.

Letter from Andrew Haines on the provision of terminal air navigation service(December 2015)

Reference: Commission Regulation (EC) No 391/2013 that lays down a common charging scheme for air navigation services.