No retraction here, they allowed people to travel to the show and waste their money knowing full well that the Permit would have expired, end of the day they are in charge of this whole farce and had the opportunity to put it right via the media, the also fund Marshalls work to the aircraft ( who hold the Design Authority) and it was up to them to ensure the Aircraft was both available and ready for the display season, the one reason they are employed by the public donations to carry out....... THIS THEY FAILED TO DO and as such should go and a proper management be put in place that can and will have the competance to do the task in hand..
"The level of detail required by CAA and the need for endorsement by BAE Systems meant that this could not be provided without significant additional work."
then that work should have been carried out..... It is not as if they were unaware of what was reqd and when it was required to be done by!
Why has this all drivel been relayed by some person that stands on a dias with a mike in his hand and not by the senior management of the VVTG ?
are they scared to meet and speak to the people that employ them, namely the Joe Public.........
RESIGN!