Private operator ACR takes over the towers at five additional Swedish airports and grows rapidly

The deregulation of air traffic services (ATS) at Swedish airports has taken off well and since year-end the private Swedish company ACR Aviation Capacity Resources is operating the control towers at nine of the country's 36 airports. ACR more than doubled their business when the company 1 January took over the towers at the airports in Kalmar, Jönköping, Norrköping, Karlstad and Skellefteå.The background to the takeover is that ACR won the joint procurement for the five airports last year. Since 2010 when the new Swedish Civil Aviation Act came into force the airport owners have the