A controversial US air freight firm is closing its Scottish base with a loss of almost 50 jobs, the Sunday Mail reports.
Atlas Air sparked protests two years ago after the newspaper revealed they were flying bombs for Israel to use against Lebanon last year via Prestwick Airport. Now it is axing all flights using Prestwick and closing its maintenance plant at the Ayrshire airport.
The New York firm's spokesman Dan Loh blamed soaring fuel costs. He told the Mail: ¡®This does not reflect on the great work we have seen by our staff at Prestwick. It is just a case of us utlilising our fleet as efficiently as we can against the present climate.¡¯ |
