The CAA have published a letter to Gatwick suggesting the way to an interim solution on Route 4. This follows the successful conclusion of Plane Justice’s judicial review claim in January, which saw the CAA concede the case on all grounds. This interim solution would focus on conventional navigation prior to November 2013 (i.e. pre-RNAV). […]
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CAA concede Gatwick Route 4 decision was wrong on all grounds. CAA must take its decision again, giving proper consideration to maintaining 2012 flight pattern
In a dramatic turn of events, the Civil Aviation Authority has conceded Plane Justice’s judicial review claim on all grounds, and its April 2017 decision making the current Gatwick departure Route 4 permanent will be quashed by the High Court following the signing of a consent order by the parties. The CAA was due to […]
Route 4 Court Case passes its first big test
In the High Court on Thursday, Mrs Justice Lang DBE granted permission for Plane Justice’s Judicial Review case against the Civil Aviation Authority to proceed to a full trial hearing on all grounds. In granting permission, Mrs Justice Lang said Plane Justice’s grounds of claim merited full consideration. The case is now likely to be […]
PLANE JUSTICE launch Route 4 legal challenge against CAA
Plane Justice has served proceedings on the CAA for judicial review of their April decision to approve and render permanent the new Gatwick departure Route 4 which was instigated in May last year. The claim asks the High Court to nullify (quash) the decision, and to direct the CAA to reconsider the Route in light […]
Plane Justice submits Response to DfT Consultation on Airspace Changes
Plane Justice has submitted its proposals for a radical overhaul of the aviation regulatory system. These proposals form the centrepiece of our Response to the Department for Transport’s consultation on the Design & Usage of UK airspace. You can read our full response here. We see the outcome of the DfT’s review as a wasted opportunity, failing as […]
Horley Meeting 28th April 2017 @ 7.30pm
STOP PRESS: The resolution passed by Horley residents on 28th April (see below) was debated in May at a full meeting of Horley Council and unanimously adopted. THIS MEANS IT IS NOW OFFICIAL HORLEY TOWN COUNCIL POLICY TO: “Lobby the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to reverse its current position, and return Gatwick departure Route 4 (whether using new […]
CAA Confirm ‘Route to Misery’ with uncertain prospect of ‘jam tomorrow’
(Press Release 18 April 2017) In a decision that raises many more questions than it answers, the CAA has approved its second redesign of Gatwick departure Route 4 in three years, following its first attempt to introduce P-RNAV on this Route in 2013. And in so doing, the CAA appeared indifferent to the misery […]