Air traffic controllers Union, Prospect, have raised concerns about proposals by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) to remove air traffic controllers from their airports.
The move is expected to have a major impact on local economies, safety and job losses.
Prospects aviation officer David Avery said: “We will engage with HIAL to consider the potential impact of any change on staff and protect members jobs.
The report comes as the company looks at new £123M investment to upgrade aging infrastructure, that includes a new remote tower.
Avery added:”We support the need to modernise infrastructure however any centralised monitoring system will be dependent on a reliable, resilient and secure communications infrastructure between the mainland and the island airports which simply does not exist.
“HIAL are gambling with peoples safety.”
Air Traffic Control provides employment in the islands with many controllers recruited and trained locally. Centralisation will remove these roles from the islands.
