§ Mr. LambieTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many aborted take-offs of twin-engine aircraft have taken place in 1988 and 1989 at(a) United Kingdom and (b) Scottish airports.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe overwhelming majority of aborted take-offs occur soon after the engines should reach full thrust; the aircraft's speed is less than 50 mph and there is more than a mile of runway remaining in which the aircraft can be safely stopped.
Aborted take-offs are required to be reported only if they occur near the speed where the pilot has to decide quickly whether to stop or continue the take-off. The numbers of such aborts by twin-engine aircraft were 24 in 1988, of which eight were in Scotland, and 19 so far in 1989, of which six were in Scotland.