politics or fuel saving
looks to me like Deep and fast is making a good and sensible suggestion If there is any north in the wind even 10,000' is too low at TARTN.
If the two NATS companies don't leave their politics behind and start working together to help the airlines save fuel the oil prices might solve the problem for them.
Come on guys work together, give us pilots a chance of keeping our jobs, if the FL70 is not really needed at a particular time of day then cancel it.
While I am commenting,
if you need us to go down immediately please say "descend"
if you are being friendly and offering descent say "descend when ready" and that will help us save fuel.
For years many of have been cursing being forced down far too low far too early. Traffic permitting thrust idle from top of descent to the marker would be great.
Glad to hear meetings have already taken place hope to experience the improvements soon.
bb