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Article: BA CONNECT TO REPAY GOVT GRANTS?

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Isle of Man Newspapers (Douglas, England)
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January 23, 2007
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BA CONNECT may be forced to pay back government grants - if aircraft engineering and maintenance ends at Ronaldsway.

Grants totalling [pounds sterling]744,876 were paid to Manx Airlines and BA Connect between 1989 and 2005, with the value to BA being [pounds sterling]239,835.

The figures were revealed by Trade and Industry Minister David Cretney in a written reply to a question from Malew and Santon MHK Graham Cregeen in Tynwald last week.

As well as financial assistance scheme grants, BA also received training grants of [pounds sterling]144,425.

A question mark hangs over the future of nearly 300 airline jobs in the Island following ...

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