PLYMOUTH: Following comments in ABTN last week Sutton Harbour Holdings Plc, owner and operator of Plymouth City Airport, has confirmed that it is in advanced discussions with British Airways CitiExpress regarding taking over the Newquay and Plymouth air services to Gatwick, including the landing slots. The group has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Air Southwest, to facilitate the smooth transfer of the Gatwick routes and slots from 27October this year, subject to the discussions being satisfactorily concluded. Air Southwest is headed by Malcolm Naylor, the Group”s head of aviation strategy. He is a former Managing Director of Brymon Airways, a previous operator of the route. Air Southwest says it is investigating further services linking the South West to other regions of the UK and overseas. http://www.plymouthcity.co.uk