We have been in constant contact with the airworthiness authorities in the UK and France, the airframe and engine manufacturers, and Air France throughout Concorde's flying life, and particularly closely since the accident in Paris last month. |
We have made real progress in managing our costs but British Airways still faces a number of other considerable challenges some of which were apparent before the terrorist attacks on the U.S. |
We need to address the problems at Gatwick, but a key part is fleet changes across short-haul operations and we also need to be clear about what destinations we can serve profitably, |
We were notified this morning by the [Air Accidents Investigation Bureau], an arm of the [Civil Aviation Authority] that in light of the latest information available to it that it and its French counterpart would tomorrow recommend that the certificate of airworthiness should be suspended, ... As soon as we heard this, we immediately withdrew the supersonic fleet from service. |
We were notified this morning by the [Air Accidents Investigation Bureau], an arm of the [Civil Aviation Authority] that in light of the latest information available to it that it and its French counterpart would tomorrow recommend that the certificate of airworthiness should be suspended. As soon as we heard this, we immediately withdrew the supersonic fleet from service. |
We will not become a no frills airline nor will we launch one, ... We will compete profitably and intelligently alongside them by adopting what they do well. |
We're well-placed to cope with a softening of the U.S. economy, ... We're looking to put fewer seats on the North Atlantic over the next twelve months. |