Air Atlantique DC3's-the future?

[EGCA]

There was a report on the BBC Midlands Today News this evening regarding the Dakota fleet of Coventry-based Air Atlantique. I was only half-listening, but the gist of the report was that due to new EC regulations these aircraft will no longer be able to fly passengers. "the cost of modifications required is not justified" said a spokesman.

Does this mean the aircraft can continue to fly, but no longer carrying passengers, or are they to be grounded?

I'll leave the moderator to kindly park this elsewhere as appropriate.

Thanks

EGCA

[TSR2]

Currently under discussion see 'European and UK Dakota Passenger Flights Under Threat' in 'Aviation History and Nostalgia'.

[manrow]

Who dreamed up this ridiculous notion?

What ever one says about USA, they certainly allow all sorts of lovely old aircraft to continue flying. What a shame.

[BOAC]

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