Had a meeting in work this morning (Swanwick) in which we were told that things could be effected in Scotland tomorrow and down here from Thursday.
The main difference is that last time he CAA said it was unsafe to fly, this time it is up to the airlines whether to fly or not provided the engine manufacturer has signed off on their engines that they are safe to fly through ash.
As you can imagine Rolls Royce, GE, Pratt and Whitney etc. are reluctant to do this as he blame would lay with them if the worst happened. As a result at the moment nobody has the certification to fly in one of these temporary volcanic ash danger zones.
