Gloucestershire Airport ATC overhaul and sale update
Gloucestershire Airport is planning a £500,000 refurbishment of its ATC facilities over the coming months to help it keep its number one slot as the UK’s busiest general aviation airport. The current ATC tower facilities are apparently in need of some refurbishment, including a general rewire, upgraded comms system and new desk suite. As Gloucester is also a MET reporting station, the airport management are also upgrading its...
Manston airport airfreight redevelopment appeal granted
The ongoing redevelopment saga surrounding Manston Airport in Kent has received another setback after yet another appeal against the project was granted. The project has now been stalled for around six years, after RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP) first proposed to redevelop the mothballed airport as hub for international air freight and was granted a Development Consent Order (DCO) by UK Government. Local resident Ms Jenny Dawes had...
