There are calls for an investigation into how HIAL handled the Remote Towers project and the spiralling costs it involved.
HIAL Urged to ‘listen to the people’ on Air Traffic Management
Air Traffic Controllers Accept Revised HIAL Deal
Air traffic controllers members of the Prospect trade union working at Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) have voted to accept revised plans that retain jobs locally at on-site air traffic control (ATC) towers.
Concerns Raised on HIAL’s Future Plans for Air Traffic Control
Many questions remain unanswered
Shelved: HIAL’s Remote Towers Project
“this shows what we can achieve when we combine the power of unions with the voice of local communities.” Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect
HIAL Boss Grilled on Remote Tower Spending
It is so far estimated that HIAL’s modernisation plans have cost £9million.
“a great victory for People Power through the use of petitions and partnerships”
“Even if HIAL has not yet formally abandoned its centralisation proposals it’s a great New Year present, and a very good start to 2022!”
HIAL’s Remote Tower Procurement Cancelled
“Confirmation by the Minister that the ‘remote tower’ procurement has been cancelled is welcome.” Liam McArthur MSP
“It is a shambles of monumental proportions ” HIAL’s Remote Towers Project
“It is a shambles of monumental proportions – one which is costing time, and money and not even meeting the actual requirements of the CAA, let alone those of communities. “
HIAL’s Remote Towers Project should be ‘steered into the scrapyard of history’
HIAL’s remote towers project came under the watchful eye of the Scottish Parliament’s Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee again today, 17th November 2021.
Positive News on Possible Way Forward on HIAL’s Air Traffic Control Future Plans
Talks have been constructive with both HIAL and Prospect agreeing a middle ground to move the discussions forward.
