OTS Disbanded in | Trials Across NAT

With the fall in oceanic traffic as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, NATS and NAV CANADA begin a trial disbanding the Organized Track System (OTS) to allow aircraft to fly routes optimized for winds during certain days. On days when the traffic levels allow, no tracks will be published either west or eastbound and the airlines will be asked to flight plan based entirely on their optimum route, speed and trajectory. Read more: https://nats.aero/blog/2021/02/is-it-time-to-disband-the-organised-track-structure/