'New' Prestwick Oceanic & Domestic ATC centre ?
At the moment a new Oceanic and Domestic ATC centre at Prestwick is on hold (Nats has no money to build it !).
There may have been some alternative funding methods.
From Neil Kinnock European Transport Commissioner on 21 11 1996 in a letter to a member of NATS staff
...... the possibility of obtaining funding from the European Community will depend on its compatibility with the general rules for granting aid in the field of Trans European Networks and on the availability of funds. From the information at our disposal the Prestwick scheme would appear eligible. To date no application has been received from the UK Government......
The only questions are why did the Government not apply for it and does it still be eligible?
There is speculation that this is how the Irish Aviation Authority funded their operation.
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