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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 comment on latest NATS IT disruption
Commenting on the latest ATC disruption this morning, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, said: “Yet another NATS failure is causing delays and disruption for passengers and airlines alike, and comes just days after its report into the most recent major outage. The UK’s ATC system is critical national infrastructure and it must be resilient enough […]
September 21st, 2026
UK airlines comment on NATS report into recent IT shutdown
Commenting on the report published today by NATS on the recent IT shutdown, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, said: “Once again, it is passengers who have suffered and airlines who have picked up the pieces – and the tab – of an ATC system failure, while NATS itself faces no real consequences. “Passengers don’t need more […]
September 18th, 2026
UK airlines comment on CCC report on Heathrow Airport expansion & net zero
Commenting on the report published by the Climate Change Committee on the compatibility of Heathrow expansion with delivery of UK aviation net zero emissions, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, said: “UK airlines back cost-effective airport growth and net zero by 2050 — but the transition has to be affordable. Airlines are already investing billions in new aircraft, […]
September 16th, 2026
UK airlines comment & letter to Transport Secretary following third NATS system failure in three years
Airlines UK has today written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP, to register serious concerns over yesterday’s technical failure at NATS – the third major system failure in three years – which has caused major disruption across the UK’s aviation network. Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, said: “The […]
September 9th, 2026
Airlines UK responds to SAF policy announcements
Today has seen two positive announcements from Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom on UK SAF policy: – a further £219m committed over the current spending review period to support UK advanced SAF projects as they work to reach FID – a Call for Evidence into the SAF mandate to ensure current targets, in the […]
June 16th, 2026
Airlines UK latest comment on fuel supplies speculation
Commenting on media speculation this morning about jet fuel supplies and airline operations, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “UK airlines are operating normally and fuel supplies remain stable with good visibility. To be clear, no flights are being cancelled due to fuel shortages and reports to this effect are incorrect. […]
May 6th, 2026
Latest Airlines UK Statement on Jet Fuel Supply
Latest Airlines UK statement on jet fuel supply: “UK airlines are currently not seeing disruption to jet fuel supply, in part due to the UK’s diverse fuel supply, and continue to engage with fuel suppliers and Government to monitor the situation.”
April 11th, 2026
Airlines UK statement on jet fuel supply
Statement from Airlines UK in response to commentary on jet fuel supply: “UK airlines are currently not seeing disruption to jet fuel supply and continue to engage with fuel suppliers and Government to monitor the situation.”
March 31st, 2026
UK Airlines Response to Reform UK announcement to cut to Air Passenger Duty
Responding to the announcement from Reform UK on cutting Air Passenger Duty, Airlines UK said: “UK Air Passenger Duty is one of the highest passenger taxes in the world. Airlines support reductions for all passengers but we welcome any policy that would reduce this tax burden on families and help to boost growth, trade and […]
March 31st, 2026
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