Supporting businesses, tourism & the economy
Airspace modernisation is critical to ensure the UK continues to enjoy strong global connectivity and has the necessary infrastructure in place to move goods around the world.
Many UK businesses depend on aviation to enable them and their goods to move around the globe. And as the UK negotiates new Free Trade Agreements with countries around the world, it is critical that the infrastructure is in place to enable the UK to maximise the advantages these agreements will present.
With air freight accounting for up to 40% of UK imports and exports by value in 2019, modernising airspace will ensure that businesses can continue to move goods across the globe, reliably and efficiently.
Airspace modernisation will provide more capacity to the system to accommodate new routes and extra flights will mean more choice, better value, and enhanced global connections.
By utilising modern technology, we can bring our airspace into the 21st century and prepare it for the skies of tomorrow, which will also need to integrate new airspace users, like drones and air taxis, with traditional passenger planes.