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Shetland Islands Council has joined with the other island authorities of Orkney and Western Isles in a call for a moratorium on plans to centralise air traffic control services. The three island groups have made the request following the decision by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) t... Read more...
Air traffic control services for Sumburgh Airport are to be taken south as part of a major centralisation drive by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial). The airport authority has confirmed it will transition the Sumburgh radar position into a "new contingency facility" ahead of eventuall... Read more...
A debate is being brought to the Scottish parliament following concerns over plans to centralise air traffic control services across the Highlands and Islands. Shetland's MSP is set to lead the debate following strong opposition to the proposals which would see air traffic controllers removed fro... Read more...
The air traffic controllers pay dispute has moved a step closer to resolution, with a work to rule due to end at close of play on Tuesday. It follows talks between Prospect and the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) aimed at ending a dispute which has rumbled on for most of the year. ... Read more...
The air traffic controllers dispute over pay and conditions is continuing, with workers Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) having rejected the latest pay offer from the company. The union says no further strike action is planned at this time but action short of a strike will continue. ... Read more...
Air traffic controllers have "overwhelmingly rejected" a pay deal in the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions at airports including Sumburgh. (more…) Read more...
An air traffic controller strike planned for Wednesday, 12th June has been called off by union Prospect after they received a new pay offer from Hial. Sumburgh Airport was set to close for a day next week after talks between the two sides broke down again last month. Loganair had been forced t... Read more...
Talks aimed at resolving an ongoing industrial dispute over air traffic controllers' pay at airports including Sumburgh have broken down. (more…) Read more...
Air travel in Shetland is expected to be disrupted throughout spring and summer after air traffic controllers voted overwhelmingly to strike. (more…) Read more...
A new chairwoman has been appointed by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial), the body responsible for Sumburgh Airport. Lorna Jack is already a familiar face on the Hial board, however, having served as interim chairwoman since 2017. She has been on the Hial board since 2014. But Ms J... Read more...