The British Aerospace 146 Jet | Thames News

Video from the channel Thames News about British Aerospace, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 2:19. Language: English. Video type: Archive footage.

News item from Thames News, Thames Television's regional news program, filmed at London City Airport. It features British Aerospace's BAe 146, which the airport wanted to be able to operate to secure its future: it is larger than the Dash 7, the only aircraft authorised at the time, and has twice the range.

The item predates the start of those operations, which the airport expected to begin in the early 1990s.

The plan involved lengthening the runway, increasing flights to Europe and adding night cargo flights, and required a change to the planning permission. The Docklands Corporation feared its effect on the area's new housing, and Labour's aviation spokesman, Peter Snape, called for a public inquiry.