NATS announce job losses in Prestwick as air traffic giant battles "significant effect" of Covid-19 pandemic
that voluntary redundancies are being sought at its base in the town.The company, which also has an operation in Swanwick, Hampshire, says it expects “several hundred” workers to leave between both sites.However, job losses will be restricted to non-operational staff, with air traffic controllers protected.It follows the loss of almost 500 jobs between GE Caledonian and Spirit Aerosystems in the town.NATS’ Prestwick Centre, which is responsible for 80 per cent of North Atlantic air traffic, sprawls over 8000 square metres.It opened in 2010, replacing the old Scottish and Oceanic control base located next door at Atlantic House.At present, the centre employs around 635 people.But the crippling impact of the coronavirus crisis on aviation