LTNman
18th Jun 2003, 03:21
As reported by www.lutonmovements.co.uk
Britannia Airways Is looking to open a new purpose-built replacement engineering facility northeast of the Engine Run Bay with offices and hangarage capable of accommodating simultaneously, three B767ER aircraft or more of narrow-bodied types and is looking to LLAO and LBC to part-fund the development in return for which, it's willing to hand over the land required for Taxiway Echo. However, LLAO is talking about going to Court.
Britannia Engineering has signed deals for third-party heavy maintenance with Air Seychelles (B767), Air Mauritius (B767?) and Neos (B737) amongst others.
Air Harrods (ex. Metro) is discussing with LLAO an extension to office facilities - it would like to open a dedicated corporate aircraft terminal based on the South Apron but this apronage is proving insufficient for its business and so other sites on the airfield are being examined e.g. south of Hangar 201 opposite the North Apron where an apron roughly the size of the East Apron might be built thus releasing the South Apron back to LLAO (currently leased to Harrod's).
Chiltern A.S.U. looks like it will at last, move out to RAF Henlow sometime later this year.
The first stage of construction of a full-length parallel taxiway starts this autumn when the 'Y'-junction of taxiways Bravo and Alpha will be widened and partially straightened out. Budget approval is expected for next FY to build a new fire station and to construct the taxiways extensions to the end of both runways. LLAO is taking flack from the local NIMBYs who see this as the 'thin end of the wedge' not helped by Keith Brookes' recent public statements that were widely reported in the national press, about developing Luton to carry up to 60M passengers a year by 2030!
The Luton runway will also be completely resurfaced next year, over several months, mainly at night.
Construction of a new pier that will service stands on the East and North Aprons along with an Immigration Hall and development of the upper level of the new terminal building will also begin later this year.
Britannia Airways Is looking to open a new purpose-built replacement engineering facility northeast of the Engine Run Bay with offices and hangarage capable of accommodating simultaneously, three B767ER aircraft or more of narrow-bodied types and is looking to LLAO and LBC to part-fund the development in return for which, it's willing to hand over the land required for Taxiway Echo. However, LLAO is talking about going to Court.
Britannia Engineering has signed deals for third-party heavy maintenance with Air Seychelles (B767), Air Mauritius (B767?) and Neos (B737) amongst others.
Air Harrods (ex. Metro) is discussing with LLAO an extension to office facilities - it would like to open a dedicated corporate aircraft terminal based on the South Apron but this apronage is proving insufficient for its business and so other sites on the airfield are being examined e.g. south of Hangar 201 opposite the North Apron where an apron roughly the size of the East Apron might be built thus releasing the South Apron back to LLAO (currently leased to Harrod's).
Chiltern A.S.U. looks like it will at last, move out to RAF Henlow sometime later this year.
The first stage of construction of a full-length parallel taxiway starts this autumn when the 'Y'-junction of taxiways Bravo and Alpha will be widened and partially straightened out. Budget approval is expected for next FY to build a new fire station and to construct the taxiways extensions to the end of both runways. LLAO is taking flack from the local NIMBYs who see this as the 'thin end of the wedge' not helped by Keith Brookes' recent public statements that were widely reported in the national press, about developing Luton to carry up to 60M passengers a year by 2030!
The Luton runway will also be completely resurfaced next year, over several months, mainly at night.
Construction of a new pier that will service stands on the East and North Aprons along with an Immigration Hall and development of the upper level of the new terminal building will also begin later this year.