There are 2,300 ATCs in Spain and 4,000 in France...........How many are there in the United Kingdom? Does anyone have the answer?
NATS, the largest atco employer in the UK, had an average 2,003 controllers in the 09-10 year (taken from the annual report).
Minor nit picking on speedbird's Heathrow Approach manning numbers. There are meant to be 7 controllers rostered for a normal morning shift, not 5 or 6.