In the run-up to the UK referendum on membership of the European Union on 23 June 2016, it comes as little surprise that senior aviation insiders are in the Remain camp. The UK civil aviation industry has benefited considerably from the travel rights offered by the European Union. "We recognise that for a business to thrive we need to be part of the single European market," Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said in February 2016. "Membership of the EU has made air travel affordable and convenient, with regular flights to the continent from all parts of Britain - fuelling jobs, exports, and economic growth." Holland-Kaye co-signed a letter calling for the UK to remain in the European Union and avoid a 'Brexit'. Other signatories included Airbus Group UK president Paul Kahn; Gatwick Airport CEO Stewart Wingate and Manchester Airports Group chief executive Charlie Cornish.
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