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British Airways price fixing fine overturned

A total fine of nearly €790 million placed on British Airways, Air France-KLM and several other airlines was overturned by the General Court of the European Union on the grounds of “inconsistencies” in the original decision. The original ruling by the European Commission (EC) “describes a single cartel, constituting a single and continuous infringement. “However,...

Police question Shoreham air show disaster pilot Andy Hill

The 51-year-old is interviewed under caution, four months after vintage jet he was flying crashed on A27. Shoreham pilot Andy Hill has finally been quizzed by detectives about the air disaster that killed 11 people, police revealed on Friday. Four months after the fatal crash, the 51-year-old was interviewed under caution in connection to the tragedy when the vintage jet he was flyingcrashed...

New appointment for easyJet

easyJet has appointed Jacky Simmonds as Group People Director and that she will join the airline on 4 January 2016. Prior to this appointment Jacky was TUI Group’s Global Human Resources Director, having worked for TUI for fifteen years. She is also a non-Executive Director of Wolseley PLC where she is Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Jacky will succeed Alita Benson who has been the a...

Victor private jet travel report 2015 reveals UK growth and European recovery

Global on-demand private jet charter service Victor has released its first-ever industry report, The Victor Private Jet Travel Report 2015, which identifies new industry trends and forecasts for key British, European and Russian/Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) business aviation markets. The report reveals new growth trends in business aviation, with signs of recovery despite challenges...

British Airways boss threatens to shift business abroad

The boss of British Airways’ parent group earlier this week threatened to develop the business abroad rather than in Britain after the government further delayed a decision on expanding airport capacity. Prime Minister David Cameron had promised a decision on where to expand airport capacity in southeast England by the end of the year, but last week said no decision would be taken until a...

UK predicts more stealthy and stand-off ops by 2035

Future British military operations will require more stand-off or remotely-operated weapons to counter a spread of advanced technologies among its enemies that will make today's conflicts appear "relatively simple" by comparison, according to a Ministry of Defence research paper. “The proliferation of technology and advanced weapons systems will provide many more states with...

UK Airlines Say Heathrow Delay Is All About Prime Minister’s Ego

U.K. airlines condemned David Cameron’s move to put off a decision on a third runway for London’s Heathrow airport until next summer, with British Airways parent IAG SA saying the delay was ego-driven after the prime minister’s pledge five years ago to block the hub’s expansion. The Board of Airline Representatives in the U.K., which represents more than 70 schedule...

ANALYSIS: Why there was more to the HS Trident than just a lot of noise

The introduction of ICAO Annex 16 Chapter 2 noise legislation on 1 January 1986 forced operators of older first- and second-generation jets to hush kit their fleets. For British Airways, this was not a viable option for its fleet of Hawker Siddeley HS 121 Tridents – not that it needed an excuse to phase out these fuel-thirsty geriatric jets. The Trident’s engine configuration &...

Brookfield Aviation International Alleged to Be a "Letterbox Company" Controlled by Ryanair

British police and German investigators are enquiring into Brookfield Aviation International, which is alleged to be a "letterbox company" controlled by Ryanair. A letterbox company is one that establishes its domicile in a tax friendly country with only a mailing address while carrying out its activities across other countries with the intention of saving taxes. Ryanair's use of...

easyJet Pilots Abort Landing Attempt After Losing Situational Awareness and Flying Off Course

easyJet pilots "lost situational awareness" and flew off course over a ridgeline in Somerset earlier this year, forcing them to abort a landing attempt, it has been revealed. A report into the incident found the Airbus A319 was forced into a go-around on approach to Bristol Airport and at one point was just 500 above ground level. The pilots "became disorientated" an...

Parking Scheme to Stop "Holiday Dumpers" Around Manchester Airport "Delayed to the New Year"

A scheme to stop holidaymakers parking on residential roads around the airport has been delayed to 2016. Several roads in Wythenshawe are earmarked to become residents-only parking stopping sunseekers leaving their cars for up to three weeks at a time - and taxi drivers hanging around waiting for airport fares. Residents have been battling for a parking scheme for five years. Around 300...

Vauxhall helicopter crash: Pilot under commercial pressure to fly in unsafe fog, inquest finds

Peter Barnes made inappropriate decision to fly in 'excessively challenging weather' while under pressure to satisfy important client, jury decides. A pilot who was killed in a central London helicopter crash was under commercial pressure to satisfy an important client when he made the inappropriate and unsafe decision to fly in "excessively challenging weather conditions", a...