The official 1C forum appears to be down (at least as far as I can see). Just before it disappeared Luthier posted a hot-fix to address the problem with British fighters being difficult/impossible to start from on the ground.
I just thought I'd let you know in case the grapevine isn't working either. ;-)

To be clear: He posted a link to a hot-fix patch. This was not just an announcement.

Cheers.