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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.
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
UK airlines respond to standard rate Air Passenger Duty increase
Commenting on the announcement from the Chancellor that standard rate Air Passenger Duty will increase from April 2025, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “The decision to increase APD goes against the Prime Minister’s commitment not to discourage flying through taxation and hitting passengers – including families and those […]
March 6th, 2024
Airlines UK 2024 Manifesto
Airlines UK have today published our 2024 manifesto. The second half of this decade is set to be a transformational one for UK airlines. The pandemic hit global aviation hard and it is testament to the resilience of our industry that today UK airlines look ahead with renewed confidence, whilst continuing to make a major […]
March 5th, 2024
Airlines UK comment on Virgin Atlantic 100% SAF transatlantic flight
Commenting on the operation by Virgin Atlantic of the world’s first commercial Transatlantic flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “This is a hugely important milestone in the race to net zero for UK aviation and our congratulations go to the Virgin Atlantic […]
November 28th, 2023
Response to Government support for a UK SAF revenue certainty mechanism
Commenting on the announcement today by Government that it will introduce a revenue certainty scheme to support UK SAF production, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “Aviation connectivity is critical to the success of the UK and SAF is an important technology in our net zero arsenal. It […]
September 4th, 2023
New report reveals £24bn contribution of UK based airlines to the UK economy including over 1 million jobs and vital connectivity
New report has revealed that each UK-based aircraft directly supports 400 jobs and £27m UK Gross Added Value (GVA) – compared to 100 jobs and £7m GVA where overseas airlines operate UK routes Every two additional departing flights added by a based aircraft creates another job in the wider UK economy UK airlines transport around […]
August 7th, 2023
UK airlines respond to Government Net Zero Plan
Commenting on the publication of the Government’s Net Zero Plan, Tim Alderslade, CEO of Airlines UK, the industry body representing UK-registered carriers, said: “The SAF mandate consultation is extremely positive and will help to incentivise a market in SAF production. Likewise, we welcome the second round of the Advanced Fuels Fund which will assist […]
March 30th, 2023
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