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Moasa aircraft will no longer measure pollutants over UK after funding was stopped. The Met Office’s atmospheric survey aircraft (Moasa) flew for the last time on 11 April, after funding ended. Packed with scientific instruments. Moasa has been on standby to examine the fringes of volcanic ash clouds to see if it is safe for commercial jets. It also flew over London, Birmingham and Manchester to see pollution changes during lockdown and recently worked with university researchers as they made measurements on the ground.