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Airlines UK acts as a collective voice for the UK airline industry in the media, issuing comments and press releases, as well as providing spokespeople and meeting interview requests.
UK airlines and airports welcome Government reform to airspace modernisation programme
Commenting on the announcement made today by the UK Government on reform to the UK airspace modernisation programme, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK and Karen Dee, CEO of AirportsUK, said: “Reform to the UK’s airspace will reduce delays for passengers and cargo, improve resilience and help aviation achieve net zero. This is a major […]
March 17th, 2025
UK airlines respond to Government airport capacity announcement
Commenting on the announcement made today by the Government on airport capacity, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “We welcome the strong recognition from the Chancellor of aviation’s unique role enabling economic growth in all parts of the UK. Airlines support more airport capacity to grow the economy […]
January 29th, 2025
UK airlines oppose 60% increase in cost of UK ETA
Commenting on the decision by the UK Government to increase the cost of a UK ETA by 60% whilst also exempting transit passengers from ETA requirements, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “The exemption from ETA requirements for transit passengers is a very welcome and pragmatic step, […]
January 17th, 2025
The UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate officially comes into force
As the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate officially comes into force, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, said: “UK airlines support the SAF Mandate as both a powerful and practical tool for driving down aviation carbon emissions and a clear signal that the industry is fully committed to a net zero future. “Our priority […]
January 2nd, 2025
UK airlines response to Independent report into August 2023 NATS IT failure
Commenting on the publication of the Final Independent Report into the August 2023 NATS IT failure, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “This was a catastrophic failure of critical national infrastructure – impacting almost a million airline customers on one of the busiest weekends of the year […]
November 14th, 2024
UK airlines react to 2024 Budget
Commenting on the Budget statement delivered today by the Chancellor, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “We welcome the announcement of a further 12 months of funding for the Advanced Fuels Fund, which will support UK sustainable aviation fuel production, a key airline priority with the SAF […]
October 30th, 2024
Airlines UK’s reaction to the King’s Speech
Commenting on the Government commitment announced in the King’s Speech to introduce a Sustainable Aviation Fuels (Revenue Certainty Mechanism) Bill in the next session of Parliament, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “The commitment in the King’s Speech to introduce a revenue support mechanism to incentivise UK sustainable […]
July 17th, 2024
UK airlines respond to SAF mandate publication
Commenting on the details of the UK SAF mandate published today by Government, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “UK airlines support a SAF mandate as a vital step towards the net-zero transition as SAF will be one of the important technologies to achieve aviation’s net zero commitments. […]
April 25th, 2024
Airlines UK response to the independent Interim Report into the August 2023 NATS IT failure
Commenting on the publication of the independent Interim Report into the August 2023 NATS IT failure, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “This report contains damning evidence that NATS’ basic resilience planning and procedures were wholly inadequate and fell well below the standard that should be expected for […]
March 14th, 2024
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