Is similar not being done here, but more likely BA and Virgin crew being investigated?
Taxman comes down on aircrew
Marie Woolf Published: 7 October 2012
PILOTS, assume the brace position — the taxman is on his way. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is putting the squeeze on aircrew who avoid income tax by saying they do not reside in Britain.
Some 2,300 pilots and air stewards do this on the basis of the time they spend mid-air and in other time zones, although most have homes, bank accounts and even children in Britain.
Crew who spend less than 183 days a year in the UK have claimed non-UK residency status and so have not paid tax for years. But HMRC is now warning flight crew that spending time abroad may no longer be sufficient qualification for non-residency.
As a result of recent court cases establishing that prolonged overseas travel alone does not constitute non-residency, the taxman is writing to pilots and flight attendants who have “significant ties to the UK” to inform them that they may...