Policy paper

Airspace modernisation

Why we need to modernise UK airspace and what we are doing.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
22 October 2024

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Airspace modernisation

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Benefits of airspace modernisation

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UK airspace is a network routes in the sky above the UK. The basic design of UK airspace hasn바카라 사이트™t changed significantly since the 1950s.

The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) are co-sponsors of a programme to modernise바카라 사이트¯UK airspace. Modernising airspace will:

  • update its structural design
  • change how the systems on which it runs work
  • use new technology to improve how air traffic is integrated and managed

The documents on this page explain:

  • more about what we are doing with airspace modernisation and why we are doing it
  • the potential benefits and issues

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