The organisation running Shetland’s Sumburgh airport has achieved equal gender representation in its board. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) claims it has made progress…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors were unanimous in their frustration at Highland and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) plans to centralise air traffic controls from Sumburgh to Inverness. An urgent…
READ FULL STORYAir traffic controllers will escalate industrial action over the controversial remote towers project. Members of the Prospect Union say they may work to rosters or…
READ FULL STORYA petition against plans to centralise air traffic control services has gathered over 1,000 signatures in just over 14 days. Isles MSP Beatrice Wishart is…
READ FULL STORYAn impact assessment into air traffic control centralisation has vindicated islanders’ opposition to the plans. That is the view of MSP Beatrice Wishart, who has…
READ FULL STORYAn impact assessment report into plans to centralise air traffic control is “more damning than we could imagine”.
READ FULL STORYBeatrice Wishart has launched a petition aimed at halting the current centralisation of air traffic control and introduction of remote control towers. The Shetland MSP…
READ FULL STORYShetland Greens have joined the growing opposition to plans to air traffic control away from Sumburgh,
READ FULL STORYA Bristow helicopter landed safely at Sumburgh Airport after declaring an emergency early on Tuesday morning. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said that fire…
READ FULL STORYHighlands and Islands Airport Limited (Hial) air traffic controllers will vote on whether to strike on centralisation plans. If members of the Prospect union agree…
READ FULL STORYA Shetland MSP has raised fresh criticisms over plans to centralise air traffic control services. Beatrice Wishart, commenting on a report commissioned by Prospect Union,…
READ FULL STORYA fresh row has erupted over plans to centralise air traffic control services to the mainland after the Prospect union highlighted an independent report which
READ FULL STORYInvestment in Scottish islands such as Shetland is “pointless” if governments turn their backs on high-valued jobs in the isles.
READ FULL STORYA fresh attempt is being made by the council’s transport partnership ZetTrans to persuade Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) to ground its plans to
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