Just thinking about the remote/digital tower concept in the light of today's problems that are affecting "The World's Favourite Airline".
According to some observers, today's problems could be the result of cost-cutting' and the outsourcing of 'in-house' IT systems.
Given the present trend at NATS for outsourcing, globalisation, alliances and cost-cutting, could such a scenario as has befallen BAW affect r-TWR ops?
At least when 9020 went pop, as it did, we could keep the service going, a bit.
Yesterday I watched the video from the 'EGLC Virtual VCR' at Swan Wick and I was stuck by the difference in image colour/contrast across the 'windows'.
The day before, the r-TWR system was discussed at some length, with 3 other retired NATS staff, with about 130 operational years between us.......And we still couldn't get our heads around it!
We agreed collectively that one day, about 20 years in the future, some management whizz-kid might think.....'Hang on, what if we put the ATCOs in a 'purpose-designed structure', which is actually AT the airfield?