General aviation news archive for May 2003
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Passenger hurt in plane crash
31 May 03, Cromer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/2952458.stm
Call to maximise Manston's use
30 May 03, Manston
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/2951124.stm
Happy landing for microlight pilot
29 May 03
http://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/news.asp?storyvar=3387&font_size=1
Double engine failure
29 May 03
http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/longisland/ny-liplan293305491may29,0,7998980.story?coll=ny-linews-print
Glider crash pilot may be sued
28 May 03
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/page.cfm?objectid=13005717&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=Glider%20crash%20pilot%20may%20be%20sued
AOPA (US) forecasts clear skies for GA
28 May 03
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/03-2-160x.html
Airbus Boost to West Midlands
28 May 03
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/0150business/0200news/page.cfm?objectid=13005968&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=Aerospace%20companies%20boosted%20by%20Airbus%20military%20transport%20contract
Huge hailstones cause flight 'mayhem'
27 May 03, Manchester International
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/2941118.stm
TBI accuses Nats of overcharging
26 May 03, Belfast International, Cardiff, Luton
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,963385,00.html
Spanish microlight charity flight
26 May 03, Rufforth East
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/2990225.stm
Bristol hit by French air strike
26 May 03, Bristol
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/2938980.stm
Flying club swoops on gas station plan
22 May 03, East Fortune
http://www.edinburghnews.com/index.cfm?id=577522003
Airport sold to Spanish firm
22 May 03, Belfast City
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3049375.stm
Residents Challenge Airport
22 May 03, Doncaster Sheffield
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/2951485.stm
New anger over runway plans
21 May 03, Stansted
http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/news/NewsStory.asp?Brand=EADOnline&Category=News&ItemId=IPED20+May+2003+22%3A25%3A46%3A080
Air Wales cashes in
21 May 03, Gatwick, Plymouth City
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3045891.stm
Interview with BAA Chief Exec
20 May 03
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/05/18/ccprof18.xml&menuId=242&sSheet=/money/2003/05/20/ixcoms.html
Baby monitor interference
19 May 03, Luton
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/3041343.stm
BA pulls out of airport
19 May 03, Plymouth City
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=99746&command=displayContent&sourceNode=98877&contentPK=5664508
Gas station threat to flight museum
17 May 03, East Fortune, Edinburgh
http://www.edinburghnews.com/index.cfm?id=560912003
Airport Plan Rapped
16 May 03, Alconbury
http://w3.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/story.asp?StoryID=26240
Decision 'will not affect runway'
16 May 03, Guernsey, Jersey
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3033337.stm
Austers make precautionary landing on common
15 May 03, Kemble, Redhill
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/search/display.html?nwid=728558
Fears for historic houses
14 May 03, Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green
http://www.expressandstar.com/artman/publish/article_32071.shtml
Scotland's Fastest Growing Airport
14 May 03, Prestwick
http://www.inside-scotland.co.uk/ayrshire/post/NEWS/1.5passengersPrestwick.html.html
New status for anti-airport group
14 May 03, Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/3026539.stm
MPs urged to cut travel costs
14 May 03, Inverness, Kirkwall
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3026313.stm
BAA 'Golden Share' illegal
13 May 03, Gatwick, Heathrow
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3022809.stm
Rhodri tries to ground Severnside
13 May 03, Bristol, Cardiff
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0100news/page.cfm?objectid=12951589&method=full&siteid=50082
Cabin airport needs facelift
13 May 03, Alderney
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3022383.stm
Caution over expansion plans
12 May 03, Edinburgh, Glasgow
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3020507.stm
BAA's April traffic figures
9 May 03
http://www.baa.com/doc/0c0c1b17478282fb80256d200055290a_main.html
Pilot wins safety award
8 May 03, Shoreham Airfield
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3011361.stm
Air service boost for West Wales
8 May 03, Aberporth
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0100news/page.cfm?objectid=12932600&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=Air%20service%20boost%20for%20West%20Wales
Airport Expansion
8 May 03, Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green
http://www.expressandstar.com/artman/publish/article_31563.shtml
3rd runway built
7 May 03, Manchester International
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/stories/Detail_LinkStory=57935.html
New air charter service
2 May 03, Aberporth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/2994905.stm
Deliberate crash
1 May 03, Chichester Goodwood
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/2993455.stm
Jets scare hushed up
1 May 03, Lyneham
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/wiltshire/swindon/news/SWINDON_NEWS18.html
Runway closed due to damage
1 May 03, Lyneham
http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/wiltshire/swindon/news/SWINDON_NEWS6.html
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