By: Arabella-Cox - 4th August 2008 at 13:19
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7540921.stm
By: Ren Frew - 4th August 2008 at 12:49
The background to the story is here… (from UK Airport News, Sunday 3rd August)
Flyglobespan, the budget airline that operated a faulty passenger jet from Liverpool Airport to New York, is due to be sentenced tomorrow. The airline pleaded guilty to using the Boeing 757 with two engine thrust indicators out of action last month.
Hours before the incident – on the inbound flight on the route last June 28 – the crew discovered the failure and had to manually adjust the throttle with the help of another gauge and a handbook. Despite this the airline declared the aircraft serviceable to fly later that day, breaching Civil Aviation regulations.
There were just 20 passengers on board when it took off on the route that has since been cancelled. The Edinburgh-based company faces an unlimited fine after admitting two summonses under the Air Navigation Order 2005. The case will be heard at London’s Southwark Crown Court.
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August 4, 2008 at 12:46 pm