FlyGlobeSpan plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport _320
A budget airline, which risked passengers’ lives flying a faulty jet 3,000 miles from Liverpool to New York, is due to be sentenced tomorrow.
Globespan Airways Ltd pleaded guilty to using the Boeing 757 with two engine thrust indicators out of action.
Hours before the incident on June 28 last year the crew discovered the failure and had to manually adjust the throttle with the help of another gauge and a handbook.
Despite this the airline declared the aircraft serviceable to fly later that day, breaching Civil Aviation regulations.
There were 20 passengers on board when it took off.
The Edinburgh-based company, which trades as Flyglobespan, faces an unlimited fine after admitting two summonses under the Air Navigation Order 2005.
The case will be heard at London’s Southwark Crown Court.
