We’re worried about availability, not just cost
4/24/202656 min
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Europe’s jet fuel supplies run low while airlines cut flights as we transition into the summer season. We’re joined by Steven Fox from NATS to learn more about how the UK’s air navigation service provider prepares for the influx of summer flights.
TCAS plays an important role in the nature of our discussions as we discuss safety margins rather than mid-air collisions. And pilots of a Lufthansa flight act well before a situation in Bogota becomes unsafe.
The back half of this week’s episode checks in...
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First 90 secondsIan Petchenik· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to episode 367 of AvTalk. I am Ian Petchenik, here as always with Jason Rabinowitz.
Jason Rabinowitz· Co-host0:17
What's going on, Ian?
Ian Petchenik· Host0:19
Oh, so much, Jason. So, so very much. Last week was one of those weeks where if you're a longtime listener to this show, you'll know that we record in the middle of the week roughly, and maybe 70% of the time, big news breaks just after we've finished recording a show.
Jason Rabinowitz· Co-host0:43
Oh, it's at least 70% of the time, probably more.
Ian Petchenik· Host0:45
And last week was certainly one of those weeks. So we will get to all of that in just a little bit. I need to mention that this week we've got a great chat with NATS Director of Operations Control, Steve Fox. We're gonna talk about how NATS, which is the air navigation service provider for the UK, prepares for the busy summer season, which is scheduled to see almost as many flights this year as they did in 2019. So almost back to where we were pre-pandemic, and that is going to keep them busy, so we're gonna talk about how they plan for that and when they start planning for that. Spoiler