Will NATS cut costs to help its customers? Don't be silly.
Actually I heard that they have.
Because the pound has crashed (25%) against the euro, and because eurocontrol charges are in ... euros ... NATS has accordingly reduced its rates to the airlines.
Seemingly NATS have moved down the 'cost of providing ATC' list in Europe to number 4.
However, despite this reduction in 'costs', I am guessing that we will continue to be screwed by the CAA "RPI minus X" constraint on our income - which I am sure applies to our costs in £ sterling, and UK RPI. Generally means we are screwed whichever way .... ?
But I'm only a lowly ATCO, and not really qualified to talk about the really important money and business side of things (which after all is what NATS is about).
I'm very hopeful that there will be some thrusting NATS yukspeak expert lurking around who will be able to correct me in simple words that I might actually understand ...
