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1986 Jan 1 - 1986 Dec 22
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1666
Aerospace (Future and structure of British Airways: engines for British Airways Boeing 747-400s; UK/US air services; UK/Canada air services) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 292
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Date Value Title
86 Mar 17 Mo Major Aerospace: Channon PS letter to No.10 (“British Airways: US anti-trust suits”) [planned use of powers under the Protection of Interests Act] [declassified 2014]
86 Mar 19 We Major Aerospace: Channon PS letter to No.10 (“British Airways: anti-trust suits”) [planned use of powers under the Protection of Interests Act] [declassified 2014]
86 Mar 19 We Major Aerospace: John MacGregor letter to Nick Ridley (“BA pay”) [“I cannot see how offers as high as have been made can be justified”] [declassified 2014]
86 May 19 Mo Major Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“BA and BCal - economy measures”) [“both airlines are on their toes and responsive to market conditions”] [declassified 2014]
86 Jun 11 We Major Aerospace: John Moore minute to MT (“Engines for British Airways Boeing 747-400s”) [Rolls-Royce vs US bid] [declassified 2014]
86 Jun 13 Fr Major Aerospace: Chairman of Rolls Royce letter to Channon (Engines for British Airways 747-400s) [US vs UK bids] [declassified 2014]
86 Jun 20 Fr Major Aerospace: John Moore PS letter to No.10 (“UK/US air services: Bermuda 2 negotiations”) [aim “to retain an adequate market share in the all-important UK/US market”] [declassified 2014]
86 Jun 26 Th Major Aerospace: John Moore minute to MT (Engines for British Airways Boeing 747-400s) [“I welcome BA’s wish to stick with Rolls-Royce as a supplier”] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 1 Tu Major Aerospace: John Moore PS letter to No.10 (“Engines for British Airways 747-400s”) [US vs Rolls-Royce bids] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 7 Mo Major Aerospace: John Moore minute to MT (“UK/US air services and BA privatisation”) [“The really difficult decisions in relation to privatization arise only when the outcome of these negotiations is known”] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 8 Tu Major Aerospace: No.10 Policy Unit minute to MT (“UK/US air services and BA privatisation”) [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 11 Fr Major Aerospace: Channon letter to John Moore (negotiations with US on Bermuda 2 Air Services Agreement ) [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 14 Mo Major Aerospace: John Moore letter to Hurd (“Air traffic distribution in the London area”) [Civil Aviation Authority report] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 17 Th Major Aerospace: John Moore PS letter to No.10 (“BAA privatisation”) [restructuring and chairmanship] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 22 Tu Major Aerospace: Hurd letter to John Moore (“Air traffic distribution in the London area”) [regional services] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 29 Tu Major Aerospace: No.10 minute to MT (“BA: Rolls-Royce”) [Engines for BA 747-400s: UK vs US bids] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 30 We Major Aerospace: John Moore minute to MT (“Engines for British Airways 747-400s”) [Rolls-Royce vs US bid] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 30 We Major Aerospace: Channon letter to John Moore (“Engines for British Airways 747-400s”) [“My principal concern is British Airways’ [unprecedented] request for a performance bond to the total value of the engine contract”] [declassified 2014]
86 Jul 30 We Major Aerospace: John Moore letter to Howe (“UK/US air services”) [capacity control negotiations] [declassified 2014]
86 Aug 13 We Major Aerospace: John Moore minute to MT (“Choice of engines for BA’s 747-400s”) [Rolls-Royce recommended over US bid] [declassified 2014]