Pilot who survived Shoreham airshow disaster that killed 11 will never fly again after losing bid to get his flying licences back

The pilot who survived the Shoreham Airshow Disaster which killed 11 men will never fly again after aviation bosses upheld their decision to take away his flying licences.

Andy Hill, 60, has lost his appeal against the Civil Aviation Authority decision to revoke his pilot licences.

Hill appealed the decision to revoke his private and commercial flying licences during a two-day hearing in London.

The CAA said: Following a public hearing on a challenge by Andrew Hill to a UK Civil Aviation Authority proposal to revoke his pilot and flight radio telephony licences, the Civil Aviation Authoritys decision panel has confirmed that proposal and Andrew Hills licences will now formally be revoked.

Following the crash at the Shoreham Airshow in 2015 in which 11 people died, Andrew Hills licences were suspended, and he has been unable to fly in the UK since then.

Andy Hill, the pilot who survived the Shoreham Airshow Disaster, has lost his appeal against the Civil Aviation Authority decision to revoke his pilot licences

Eleven men were killed in August 2015 when Andrew Hills Hawker Hunter plane crashed while performing at the Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex

The victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster were (top row left to right) Matthew Grimstone, Matt Jones, Mark Reeves, Tony Brightwell and Mark Trussler, and (bottom row left to right) Dylan Archer, Richard Smith, Graham Mallinson, Maurice Abrahams and Daniele Polito

The thoughts of everyone at the UK Civil Aviation Authority remain with those affected by the tragic crash.

Caroline and Bob Schilt lost their son Jacob in the disaster. Caroline said: Finally, we can have some peace after nearly ten years since the terrible loss of our son Jacob, at the hands of Andrew Hill.

The CAA have robustly and emphatically stood by their decision to revoke all his licences.

Having witnessed his appeal hearing in London, we are convinced that he is not of fit character to be allowed to fly.

A man who cannot answer a straightforward question is not someone who would be capable of making a rational decision.

Hill has never accepted that the atrocious standard of flying on that fateful day was his responsibility.

He tried to express remorse at this final appeal hearing but he failed to convince us that this was about anything other than trying to retrieve his licences.

Mr Hill, a former British Airways captain, nearly died at the side of the road after the Hawker Hunter he was flying crashed into a fireball onto the A27 in West Sussex

Relatives of the 11 men were reportedly furious about the prospect of Hill (pictured in 2019) flying again

Emergency services are pictured on the scene of the tragedy which happened in August 2015 when a vintage fighter jet crashed on to the A27 in West Sussex 

The flying performance of Andrew Hill (pictured in January 2019) on the day of the Shoreham Airshow disaster has been described by investigators as cavalier

A stretch of the A27 became a fireball after the plane slammed down minutes into the show

Floral tributes were laid near the scene of the Shoreham Airshow disaster in the following days

The 1950s fighter jet plummeted onto a West Sussex dual carriageway while it was performing a loop stunt at 1.22pm on August 22 2015

Hill is a Cambridge graduate who was top of the class in the RAF, winning competitions for his flying and being given the military nickname The Prof. Pictured: Hill during a practice session a year before the Shoreham crash 

We are so relieved that this agonising period of uncertainty is over and we hope that he will finally accept responsibility for the events of 22nd August 2015 and leave us to grieve peacefully at last.

Jacobs friend Matt Grimstone was sitting next to him as they drove themselves to play for Worthing Utd.

His parents Phil and Sue said: We are delighted the panel have reached this decision but it is the one we hoped for.

It would be inconceivable for Hill to be given the right to fly again given his cognitive impaired stance. It must never happen.

The fact he continues to pursue the possibility merely emphasises his complete disregard for the feelings of the families.