NATS

The Washington Nationals, otherwise known as the NATS, play Baseball just off the Navy Yard Metro station in Washington D.C. Attendance, although ranked last among all Major League teams, is improved by the fact that the stadium is accessible to the Metro.

Examiner California Headlines 2010

NATS, which is responsible for air traffic control, said could handle an increase in flights to and from airports which have been reopened.

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

The Washington Nationals, otherwise known as the NATS, play Baseball just off the Navy Yard Metro station in Washington D.C. Attendance, although ranked last among all Major League teams, is improved by the fact that the stadium is accessible to the Metro.

Examiner California Headlines 2010

"There are also a lot opportunities for consultancy, designing airspace so that it's efficiently handled," Mr. Deakin said, adding NATS can also design airports to maximize efficiency.

U.K. Air-Traffic Controller Eyes Global Expansion Kaveri Niththyananthan 2010

NATS CEO Richard Deakin talks to reporter Kaveri Niththyananthan about the air traffic controller's global expansion hopes, government plans to sell its stake and the decision to close U.K. airspace after Iceland's volcano erupted A variety of options were under consideration, including "whether it will be sold through an (initial public offering) or a trade sale" or even both, NATS Chief Executive Richard Deakin said in a recent interview.

U.K. Air-Traffic Controller Eyes Global Expansion Kaveri Niththyananthan 2010

One of Mr. Odgers's principal jobs will be to reinvigorate the sale of government assets earmarked for sale by the previous administration including the Royal Mail, the student loans portfolio, the Tote, the Dartford Crossing road network, and NATS, the British air traffic control system.

U.K. Hires Odgers to Find Asset Buyers Liam Vaughan 2010

Squealing from the airlines seems to indicate they were getting some hidden and free benefit from government control of NATS.

Airlines warn Tories not to sell stake in air traffic control 2011

Even though 80% to 90% of its employees are unionized, NATS hasn't suffered industrial action since 1981.

U.K. Air-Traffic Controller Eyes Global Expansion Kaveri Niththyananthan 2010

NATS in July signed a deal with Oman's Ministry of Transport to redesign its airspace, or the routes that aircraft travel, in order to increase capacity, efficiency and safety.

U.K. Air-Traffic Controller Eyes Global Expansion Kaveri Niththyananthan 2010

Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, NATS was forced to restructure after declines in traffic volumes, which led to the government and BAA, a unit of Spain's Ferrovial SA, each investing £ 65 million in NATS and BAA receiving its shareholding.

U.K. Air-Traffic Controller Eyes Global Expansion Kaveri Niththyananthan 2010