Air traffic controllers may have delivered big carbon savings, but Heathrow row will rumble on

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NATS says improvements in air space management helped cut aviation emissions by more than 200,000 tonnes last year

With the government under fire from environmental campaigners over its vote to approve the third runway at Heathrow, air traffic control operators NATS provided a timely gift yesterday with confirmation...

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