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Met Office supports airports through winter weather

27 May 2020 | By James Shapland - Met Office

James Shapland, the Met Office’s Aviation Operations Manager, explains how the Met Office works with airports to ensure operations run smoothly during the challenging winter period.

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The winners of the AOA Annual Awards have been announced

31 October 2018 | By International Airport Review

Following the AOA Annual Conference on the 29th October 2018, the winners of the AOA Annual Awards have been announced.

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Met Office announces onsite meteorologists at NATS Control Centre

3 August 2017 | By International Airport Review

For the first time a team of Met Office forecasters are going to be based all year round at the NATS air traffic control centre in Hampshire.

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Winter Operations In-Depth Focus 2017

7 February 2017 | By International Airport Review

With airports striving to ensure their operations are seamless and remain undisrupted whatever the weather, winter operations remain a critical airport process. Numerous factors contribute to a successful winter season including forecasting technologies, efficient preparation and the ability to learn from previous experiences. Read on to find out more...

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Forecasting tool upgrade boosts aviation efficiency

6 September 2016 | By International Airport Review

An upgrade to aviation forecast product will enable airports and airlines to make better informed decisions in all conditions...

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Winter Operations supplement #1 2016

26 January 2016 | By International Airport Review

Featuring articles from the Met Office, Warsaw Chopin Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport...

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Airport Winter Operations supplement

16 February 2015 | By International Airport Review

In this Airport Winter Operations supplement Lena Rökaas shares why Stockholm Arlanda Airport has never had to close because of snow, and James Shapland explains how the Met Office and Heathrow work closely together during the winter...

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Met Office signs new five year contract with Heathrow

16 July 2014 | By Met Office

In a new five-year contract, the Met Office is to provide a team of on-site meteorologists year-round at Heathrow Airport, the world’s busiest international airport...

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Winter Operations supplement 2014

12 February 2014 | By International Airport Review

David Gibbs from the Met Office explains the role of forecasts in helping to ensure airports remain open during winter weather, a look at ICAO's globally implementable winter operations procedures, and find out why Denver International Airport is prepared for the winter season...

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Forecasting for efficiency

7 February 2012 | By David Gibbs, Aviation Business Manager, The Met Office

The Met Office works across all areas of the aviation industry to help ensure safe and efficient operations. We provide a wide range of services such as specialist web sites, forecaster telephone advice, SMS text alerts and high resolution data services to name a few. These services are tailored to…

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Met Office aviation experts launch a new weather service for airport operators

15 November 2011 | By Met Office

Weather Windows, is a weather based resource planning system. It enables airports to plan important tasks...

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Saving airport costs with OpenRunway

24 August 2011 | By Met Office

One of the country’s leading regional airports has already made big financial savings by using aviation services from the Met Office...

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Weather watching

11 April 2011 | By Doug Johnson, Head of Transport at the UK Met Office

The coldest December in 100 years brought into sharp focus the impact that weather can have on the UK’s airports. Across Europe and North America heavy snowfalls and ice brought airports more used to severe winter weather to a standstill. But in a warming world, changing weather patterns are potentially…

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How to avoid bad weather delays

16 September 2005 | By Doug Johnson, Aviation Programme Manager, Met Office

In this article Doug Johnson describes how aviation users can utilise improved meteorological information to move beyond minimum safety requirements and towards increased business benefits.

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