Aircraft turnarounds are being transformed at Gatwick Airport thanks to a new digital platform. 

The AirTurn platform allows quicker communication between ground handlers and air traffic controllers about the turn process.  Ground staff can update the target off block time directly onto smartphones; updates on baggage loading, refuelling or other aircraft preparations are immediately relayed to the control tower and Eurocontrol.  This results in more accurate estimates of take-off time being provided to the Network Manager.

Previously, changes to aircraft turn events were updated through paperwork and radio communications.