Chairman

John Devaney
Executive Directors
- Paul Barron CBE - Chief Executive Officer
- Nigel Fotherby - Finance Director
- Lawrence Hoskins – Chief Executive, NSL
- Ian Hall – Director, Operational Performance, NERL
- Ian Mills - Director, Engineering and Commercial Services
Non-executive Directors
- Derek Stevens - Chairman, The Airline Group
- Nigel Turner - Chief Executive, bmi
- Giovanni Bisignani - Director General, IATA
- Peter Read - formerly Operations Director, British Airways; currently Director of Operations, Malaysian Airlines
- Roger Cato - formerly Chairman and MD, Gatwick Airport (BAA plc)
- Dr. Barry Humphreys - Director of External Affairs and Route Development, Virgin Atlantic Airways
Partnership Directors (appointed by Government)
- Baroness Dean of Thornton-Le-Fylde
- Sigurd Reinton
- Andrew White
Airline Group
NATS is a public private partnership between the Airline Group, a consortium of seven UK airlines, which holds 42%, NATS staff who hold 5%, UK airport operator BAA plc, with 4%, and the government which holds 49% and a golden share.
The Airline Group is a consortium of seven UK airlines: British Airways, bmi British Midland, Virgin Atlantic, Thomsonfly, Monarch, easyJet and My Travel.