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Old 23rd Jan 2007, 19:21
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TCAS FAN
 
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Time for a reality check!

West Wales Airport (WWA), Aberporth, as is its correct name, is privately owned by West Wales Airport Ltd.

Depending on the current traffic requirements it provides AFIS or A/G.

The owner is looking to develop it, both for manned and unmanned aircraft operations. In the case of the latter, WWA is on course to be the UK's centre of civil UAV development. My own understanding is that this will be in parallel with development of manned aircraft operations.

NATS current operation in the Aberporth area is as a sub contractor, as an Air Traffic Service Provider to protect operations in EGD201, ie nothing connected with WWA.

WWA and Qinetiq have joined forces to set up and operate the West Wales UAV Centre, located at WWA, to promote and assist with the development of civil UAVs, which appears to be the next area of major development in the civil aviation world. NATS, as a sub-contractor may have a role to play in this, unless someone comes along and offers a better deal!
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