BAE faces £120m lawsuit over decision to scrap support for aid aircraft

EnComm Aviation, a Kenya-based aid cargo operator, is suing BAE Systems for £120m after the weapons manufacturer withdrew support for its Advanced Turbo-Prop aircraft, forcing cancellation of humanitarian contracts that had delivered 18,677 tonnes of aid to Somalia, South Sudan, the DRC, and five other countries between March 2023 and September 2024. EnComm claims BAE's decision—which rendered its fleet valueless—breached a duty of care, as the aircraft had been essential for delivering supplies to remote locations facing acute food insecurity, including a UN programme serving 12 destinations in Somalia where 6.5 million people face food crisis.