§ Mr. Fletcher-Cookeasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what action he proposes to take in respect of the captain and first officer of the aircraft G-AICS which crashed at Winter Hill, near Bolton, on 27th February, 1958.
§ Mr. WatkinsonAfter giving Captain Cairnes and First Officer Howarth an opportunity to make representations and having considered their replies, I have decided to suspend Mr. Howarth's commercial pilot's licence for three months. During this period, however, Mr. Howarth may if he wishes exercise all the privileges of his private pilot's licence. Because of his injuries, Captain Cairnes has not returned to flying duties and his licence has lapsed. If renewal of his licence were being considered at the present time, I should have withheld renewal for a period which, in recognition 303W of his overriding responsibilities as captain of the aircraft, would in his case have been six months.