Originally Posted by
Eau de Boeing
Telsboy I appreciate the sentiment about funding but these are basic things nowadays that sadly the UK is lagging far behind with and it's only seeing what the rest of the world has that you realise it. DATIS, DCL, ADS-B/C and even GLS approaches are the future and the maintenance of these modern systems is relatively little compared to the older kit.
Completely agree with your statement Re: the UK and infrastructure. Until airports and aviation generally are truly appreciated as critical national infrastructure and get the required investment they badly need. Same can be said of roads, telecomms, power, water, gas, etc. etc. etc. Instead everyone just wants to make money out of them and investment is at a pittance.