Multiflight, a U.K. FBO, charter operator and flight school, is undertaking am ambitious expansion plan set for completion in mid- to late 2002. In late September, the Leeds/Bradford International Airport-based operator was slated to take delivery of a new Boeing BBJ2 -- the first of its type in the U.K. or Europe. The green aircraft will be flown directly to Lufthansa Technik in Ham-burg, Germany, for completion.

Signature Flight Support, part of the BBA Group, will cease operating the FBO at London City Airport (LCY) at the end of November, when the airport itself will take over responsibility for corporate aviation activity. The airport is building a new FBO. A BBA spokesperson said the company was ``very sorry to lose the business and at some point in the future, if it is possible, or there is an opportunity, we would like to get the business back.''

British Airways is aiming for a resumption of Concorde supersonic London-New York service late this month, and Air France's Paris-New York service will start about a month later. Before this can happen Concorde's certificate of airworthiness has to be re-instated to both airlines. A British Airways-modified Concorde flew two verification flights out of Heathrow and they are claimed to be a complete success by Capt. Mike Bannister, chief BA Concorde pilot.