Flyglobespan Taken To Court By CAA Over Safety Breach

Thursday 29th May 2008

Flyglobespan, the low cost airline is to be taken to court by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) due to a safety breach on a flight from New York to Liverpool Airport in June 2007.

The case centres around an incident in which on take-off both guages that measure air pressure failed on the Boeing 757 aircraft. The guages are very important so pilots are aware of the thrust they are using when taking off. After this occured the aircraft should have been grounded at Liverpool Airport however it was given permission to fly back to New York where it was then grounded. The incident was also not reported to the CAA within four days which is required by the authority.

Two managers are said to have been replaced after the incident and the airline face a no-limit fine when they go to court which is scheduled for this July. The CAA temporarily suspended Flyglobespan's ETOPS licence over issues that were not explained. However without being permitted this licence any airline is not permitted to be further than an hour from land in case they were to suffer an emergency.