http://www.fairplane.org.uk Campaigning for flight training fairness Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:54:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following consultation it is looking like if we follow what was originally suggested as a way forward by the Government the amount of money we may be able get them to consider as a student loan is only going to be about £4,000. A mere drop in the ocean ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/update-and-exhibition Just a quick general update following our last meeting in Westminster. The committe that has formed consists of Caroline Evans (BALPA), Jeremy Diack (FTN), David Laws MP, Lembit Opik MP, Charles Henry (Cabair), Paul Cooper (Oxford Aviation), Will Bruton (works for Lembit Opik) and Jane Desforges (Fairplane). We ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/general-update Having spent some time with Lembit Opik MP I am pleased to say he is supporting the campaign and will be present at our next meeting on the 12th January 2010 when we hope to put together something regarding the VAT situation to the Treasury as well as look at ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/support-from-lembit Had a meeting with Lembit Opik MP this week and will give you an update on that shortly. In the meantime I really wanted to put this information on about a young lad called Tim, it is people like Tim that this campaign is about. Here is what Tim has ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/meet-tim Here's an update for you all following our meeting with the Minister for Skills and Innovation, David Lammy. Attending the meeting were myself, David Laws MP, Captain Alan Cooper (BALPA) and Paul Cooper (Oxford Aviation). We were allowed approximately half an hour and following the introductions I set ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/meeting-1st-december-2009 First of all a huge thank you to everyone who has signed their support - keep those signatures coming. Please do have a look at the piece posted here that Lembit Opik MP wrote inthe Flight Training News. Lembit has also agreed to put some questions to the ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/first-update-for-you Flight Training News have just published this piece by Lembit Opik (© Flight Training News 2009) about the Fairplane campaign. http://www.fairplane.org.uk/wings-over-westminster