UK Regions Could Suffer From Flybe Failure Fallout

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Flybe was the largest operator of the De Havilland Dash 8-400. The fleet, spread across airports all over the UK, is now grounded.
Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
The finger-pointing has begun in the public blame game surrounding the collapse of British regional airline Flybe. Workers’ unions and air transport associations have turned their ire on the government, blaming ministers for not making reforms to the UK’s controversial air passenger duty (APD) tax...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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