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Old 28th Jan 2015, 18:58
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Errm, a bit of misinformation above - the court action was on behalf of Biggin and Oxford alone, not Farnborough, Oxford owned by the Reubens and Biggin owned by the Walters. Both seeking a level playing field on standards and safety where there weren't equal standards being applied when NHT was now seeing nearly 80% civilian traffic since the cap on civil movements went from 7500 to 12000.


The judge concluded that the CAA couldn't change anything at Northolt and had no jurisdiction there, but could, if they wished, impose new conditions on use on civilian operators, as the CAA saw fit. Up until now, the CAA mistakenly believed they couldn't do so. The military continue to do whatever they want, unhindered, and civil operators may, possibly, have to comply with some new conditions of use, if the CAA think they are necessary.


That's it. We now wait to see what conditions, if any, the CAA see fit to impose, where until now there were none.
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