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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Oct 2010, 18:48
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

A mate who manages several exec' aircraft on...

A mate who manages several exec' aircraft on behalf of owners, used Cov and Brum to more or less equal measure prior to the closure, but now is being offered "extremely competitive terms" to continue...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Sep 2010, 18:46
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Airport fees are negotiable depending on how much...

Airport fees are negotiable depending on how much business each party is going to get out of it.
Peter Rigby will be very well aware that its going to take to build up business both based at the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Aug 2010, 20:35
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

With proper marketing Cov could easily attract a...

With proper marketing Cov could easily attract a lot of non scheduled traffic (exec, private owners of significant aircraft and perhaps even some freight) from Birmingham.

I don't think for a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jun 2010, 21:11
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

No,it definately says £4m. Besides which, I...

No,it definately says £4m.

Besides which, I know that Serco would not part with £4 never mind £4m, in one go unless they were guaranteed twice the return. it's business simples my dear chap.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jun 2010, 20:00
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

So who has paid £4m up front? Prove it. ...

So who has paid £4m up front? Prove it.

Whilst I've no doubt that Serco may have got the contract, I suspect you are talking bollocks regarding the money changing hands.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Apr 2010, 20:06
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Penny Don't worry your precious little head...

Penny

Don't worry your precious little head about it.

Go and buy something sparkly and shiney from a boutique in Brighton and leave those who are hoping that some form of employment from the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2010, 15:30
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

In addition to that, one went to Norwich and...

In addition to that, one went to Norwich and another disappeared up his own self importance (:E).
I know that at least one, maybe two were interviewed by the SATCO at Cambridge but I don't know if...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2010, 17:53
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

GRICH, thank you for that, unfortunately,...

GRICH,

thank you for that, unfortunately, you are out of touch with the facts.

The ATC staff who were taken on by Marshalls and who had previous service with CCC did so under the redundancy...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2010, 19:15
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

HT In this instance the term "due...

HT

In this instance the term "due dilligence" has a completely different meaning if indeed, it is at all applicable.
Marshalls bid for (or were offered) the contract to provide ATC Services at...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Mar 2010, 19:01
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Not the downside, just simple economics and plain...

Not the downside, just simple economics and plain business sense.
I personally know quite a number of those involved, do you really think that I would wish the present situation upon any of them,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Mar 2010, 19:11
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

You probably wouldn't if, like Lydd, Coventry had...

You probably wouldn't if, like Lydd, Coventry had an Arab Gentleman with comparatively unlimited resources to throw at the Airport, and he could buy most of Coventry CCs assets without having to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Feb 2010, 20:40
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

I understand that a number of airports have made...

I understand that a number of airports have made serious enquiries regarding the purchase of the ILS, radar, fire engines and other Telecomunications equipment in the tower and on the airfield.
A...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Feb 2010, 17:55
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

On the basis of what has been revealed so far,...

On the basis of what has been revealed so far, i.e no organisaton with an ounce of commercial nouse is prepared to take on Coventry as a going commercial concern, then the local councils who own the ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2010, 20:06
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Marshalls were/are employed at Coventry as an ATC...

Marshalls were/are employed at Coventry as an ATC Contractor to provide ATC staff and ATC Engineers, nothing more, nothing less.
In that respect they're no different from any other Service Provider,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jan 2010, 19:17
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

John Haffenden is a decent bloke and a gentleman,...

John Haffenden is a decent bloke and a gentleman, I don't know the facts, but I suspect that it was his ethical approach to looking after his staff for so long at Shoreham and refusing to budge from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2010, 20:14
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Who's Godwin? When did he start making the laws...

Who's Godwin?
When did he start making the laws of the land?
Has he put a bid in for Coventry?:p:confused:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jan 2010, 14:28
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

I've been informed that most of the airfield,...

I've been informed that most of the airfield, fixtures and fittings (ILS, Radar, ATC Equipment) are still owned by the Council and were leased to the previous owners.
Allegedly this is the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jan 2010, 18:32
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Yes, I can see the business sense in having to...

Yes, I can see the business sense in having to sell Cambridge at a time when they'd have difficulty getting a realistic sum for it, then buying an airport with a significantly shorter runway which...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2009, 09:22
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Aircraft under maintenance can get special "one...

Aircraft under maintenance can get special "one off" permit from the CAA to leave under such circumstances, normally it would only to be the nearest airfield which has facilities where the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Dec 2009, 12:26
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Sorry, should have made myself cleaer - I wasn't...

Sorry, should have made myself cleaer - I wasn't refering to existing company debts, but the debt any new investor would immediately incur in buying the place and trying to make it a commercially...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Dec 2009, 11:34
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

I would be amazed if it does. Its been...

I would be amazed if it does.

Its been poorly managed for a number of years now and requires a huge investment just to manage the debt, never mind running an airport with little or no commercial...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Dec 2009, 14:41
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Nooo, we know there are jobs going, certainly at...

Nooo, we know there are jobs going, certainly at Norwich. :E

The timeline for the recent job advert has slipped, PM me if yer interested.:ok:

Grammer LXGB! 2/10 - see me!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Feb 2008, 15:11
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,567
Posted By niknak

Pre TUI, COV was still a busy airfield, albeit...

Pre TUI, COV was still a busy airfield, albeit not overstretched on the commercial passenger front.
I can't remember who owned it at that point (local councils?), but the new owners won't make a...
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