Saddened to hear the news today that a cornerstone of the LBA establishment for many years - Pat Wainman - passed away last night. Auntie Pat would be known to everyone who had worked or lived around LBA through her times running the Dan-Air, Servisair and then Swissport handling operations through its various guises over the years - I reckon well over 40 years in the airport in all. One of aviation's finest who made time for everyone but fools, and encouraged and helped many on their way in life. A very sad loss to her family but also to the airport community, and a passing that will be difficult to properly recognise given current day constraints.
It's probably outside the normal thread rules, but as an integral part of the airport for so many years, I think it's right to mark this end of a fine era.