Shoreham Airshow disaster pilot's license legal challenge rejected after crash that killed two team-mates
The High Court has ruled that pilot Andy Hill has no case for a judicial review.
It follows a rejection last year of Hill's appeal against a decision by the Civil Aviation Authority not to restore his flying licence.
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'Hopefully, this really is the end of the road,' said Caroline Schilt, whose son Jacob was among the victims. 'We don't see how he (Hill) can go any further. All of the families we have spoken to are really relieved.
'He has been the bane of our lives for years now. We didn't think that at the beginning, because we assumed there was something wrong with the aircraft, and then we assumed the pilot would be absolutely mortified and would probably never want to fly again anyway.'
Brighton supporter Jacob and his friend Matt Grimstone, a member of the club's ground staff, were among 11 men who lost their lives when a vintage jet flown by Hill crashed into traffic on a dual carriageway adjacent to Shoreham Airport in West Sussex in August 2015. The 23-year-old team-mates were on their way to play in a match for Worthing United.
Hill was found not guilty in March 2019 of 11 charges of manslaughter by gross negligence and one charge of endangering an aircraft.
An inquest in December 2022 ruled that the victims were unlawfully killed. Coroner Penelope Schofield said that it was 'clear and obvious' Hill should have abandoned the manoeuvre he was undertaking.
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