NATS signs Armed Forces Covenant

Air traffic control services provider NATS has signed the Armed Forces Covenant to acknowledge its close relationship with the Armed Forces community.

By doing so, NATS has committed to ensuring that no member of the Armed Forces Community has a disadvantage compared to any other citizen, and will offer special treatment to the injured or bereaved.

Additionally, NATS - which has many employees who are former service personnel or belong to military families - will further support military personnel by ensuring they can participate in key events such as Armed Forces Day, advertising job vacancies amongst the Armed Forces community and supporting the employment of services spouses and partners.

Ewan Kelbie, director of MOD capability for NATS, said: “Having people in the organisation with a deep understanding of the Armed Forces enables us to continue to develop our relationship with the MOD and to improve the services we provide now and into the future.”

Air vice marshal Chris Elliot added that signing the Armed Forces Covenant was “an important step in further developing the mutually beneficial relationship between ourselves in support of our Armed Forces community”.