Civil Contingency Aircraft - Met Office

Following the Icelandic volcanic eruption in April 2010 the CAA determined that a dedicated aircraft capable of detecting volcanic ash (VA) in the atmosphere and measuring its concentration should be available to help inform the forecasting of the movement and dispersion of ash. The Met Office in conjunction with a third party aircraft operator currently provides the resulting Civil Contingency Aircraft service on behalf of the CAA. Whereby, the aircraft is equipped with specialist atmospheric monitoring equipment,...