London airports to learn what charges they may face
Air passengers will today be given the first indication of how fares will change over the next five years at the capital's three main airports.
Passengers queueing at Heathrow's Terminal 5 Credit: Steve Parsons/PA Wire
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will outline its initial proposals for how much airlines will be charged for using London's three main airports between 2014 and 2019.
The plans will have an impact on fares at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports - the only three airports that are regulated by the CAA.
I am extremely disappointed that many valued and hard-working colleagues may have to leave the organisation.
It's a decision the board and I have not taken lightly; it's one we have tried to avoid and it is the first time in almost 30 years of business that we have had to take such action.
– Jim French, chairman and chief executive of Flybe
Around 300 jobs are to be axed at regional airline Flybe as it battles to slash costs by £35 million to stem losses.
The Exeter-based carrier announced plans to cut around 10% of its 3,000-strong UK workforce and is considering outsourcing further support functions, including ground handling and onboard catering.
Flybe plans to cut 10% of its 3,000-strong UK workforce Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire
Support and production roles such as human resources and IT will be affected by the jobs cull, while around a fifth of its management team is being cut.
The group is also putting its network of 13 UK bases under review and will give further details in the summer.
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean over 1,000 km (621 miles) off the coast of northern Japan, according to the Kyodo news agency, who cited the Japan Coast Guard as a source.
The jet crashed around 11:00 a.m. Japan time (0200 GMT). It had set off from the Misawa base in Aomori Prefecture. No one at the US armed forces in Japan was available for comment.
Fighter jets called into action after airliner bomb scare
A U.S. F15 takes off from the air base of Cervia in the northern Italy in this April 2, 1999 Credit: Reuters
Two F-15 fighters were scrambled to escort flight 787 with 179 passengers and nine crew on board, after a woman handed a flight attended a note saying that she had a bomb surgically implanted in her.
Passengers were not aware of the two fighter jets because they were advised to keep their shades down during a film, said Stuart Frankel, from Baltimore.
