To prepare Heathrow controllers for a facility switchover this winter, U.K. air traffic services provider NATS is using a 360-deg. simulator that matches the setup of a newly constructed air traffic control tower. When the tower change occurs— NATS officials are working with the airport and airlines to set the exact date— all air traffic control operations here will be moved overnight. Heathrow handles about 1,200 flights a day.
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