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PREM19/1665
Aerospace (Future and structure of British Airways: settlement of litigation concerning the collapse of Laker Airways; airports policy; USA/UK future aviation strategy; economic regulation of airports; competition regime for UK/US aviation) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 387
Themes: British relations with the US, Foreign policy (USA), Privatized & state industries, Public spending & borrowing, Transport

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Date Value Title
85 Sep 25 We Major Aerospace: Brittan letter to Howe (“US/UK Aviation: Future Strategy”) [“the antitrust issue must be on the agenda; otherwise a move towards a more liberal regime would merely increase the risk of new disputes like Laker”] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 4 Fr Major Aerospace: Lynda Chalker letter to MT (“Economic regulation of airports”) [objectives: privatisation of BAA and conversion of local authority airports into companies] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 7 Mo Major Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to Ken Clarke (BA pay proposals) [“BA will not have an easy ride in attempting to restructure the engineering grades”] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 14 Mo Major Aerospace: John MacGregor letter to Nick Ridley (“BA pay”) [“a settlement at the level of the opening offer would be unhelpful for other public trading sector negotiations”] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 21 Mo Major Aerospace: Younger letter to Nick Ridley (“Economic regulation of airports”) [“your proposed solution risks causing uncertainty among potential investors in relation to the BAA prospectus”] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 29 Tu Major Aerospace: John Moore letter to Nick Ridley (“Economic regulation of airports”) [“reservations about the functions which you envisage for the CAA”] [declassified 2014]
85 Oct 30 We Major Aerospace: Michael Howard letter to Lynda Chalker (“Economic regulation of airports”) [CAA powers and responsibilities] [declassified 2014]
85 Nov 4 Mo Major Aerospace: Nick Ridley minute to MT (“Economic regulation of airports”) [“CAA should be the prime regulators of all core activities”] [declassified 2014]
85 Nov 7 Th Major Aerospace: John Moore letter to Nick Ridley (“Economic regulation of airports”) [pleased that “the CAA’s powers will be directed at unreasonable discrimination against any class of airport user”] [declassified 2014]
85 Nov 8 Fr Major Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“Economic regulation of airports”) [MT keen to maximise BAA scope for profitability] [declassified 2014]
85 Nov 22 Fr Major Aerospace: Nick Ridley minute to MT (“Application of US anti-trust law to international civil aviation”) [“I intend to resume discussion with the Americans about the application of competition rules to civil aviation”] [declassified 2014]
85 Nov 28 Th Major Aerospace: Brittan minute to MT (“Application of US anti-trust law to international civil aviation”) [“the proposed flotation in the United States is likely to make BA an easy target for American contingency fee lawyers”] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 2 Mo Major Aerospace: Nick Ridley PS letter to No.10 (“Economic regulation of airports”) [MT keen to maximise BAA scope for profitability] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 13 Fr Major Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to John MacGregor (“Laker Class Actions Settlement: Claims by Government Departments”) [“likely to form a substantial category of claimant”] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 17 Tu Major Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to Howe (“A bilateral competition regime for UK/US aviation”) [control of anti-competitive behaviour] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 20 Fr Major Aerospace: Brittan letter to Nick Ridley (“A bilateral competition regime for UK/US aviation”) [“it will be important to be sensitive to developments in the work of the President’s Task Force on Anti-Trust”] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 30 Mo Major Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“BAA pay”) [“prospects of privatisations together with BAA’s increased profitability have raised expectations”] [declassified 2014]
85 Dec 30 Mo Major Aerospace: Nick Ridley letter to Chancellor of the Exchequer (“Airports Bill”) [pressure from backbenchers for compulsory privatisation] [declassified 2014]
86 Jan 10 Fr Major Aerospace: Howe minute to John MacGregor (“Laker Class Actions Settlement: Claims by Government Departments”) [disappointed that Government will not be making claims] [declassified 2014]
86 Jan 13 Mo Major Aerospace: Howard letter to Nick Ridley (“Airports Bill”) [requests amendment in relation to CAA powers] [declassified 2014]