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Old 3rd Feb 2023, 11:50
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Ros Jones has stated an intention to pursue a suspension of the airspace closure at DSA for 12 months to allow for plans for the future of the site to be considered. Not sure how this would work or whether there is scope within the CAA remit to do this. Obviously it can’t remain as controlled airspace as it is currently not controlled, could they ring fence it pending further action?

Oliver Coppard intends to hold some form of review process should anything like this happen in future. This will not affect DSA, but is based on DSA being closed by a private sector company when it has received significant public funding. I would argue that due diligence should have been applied by the authorities granting the funding rather than the operator taking it.

Nav aids apparently now being sold off, no specifics available though. The line about talks still ongoing with interested consortium still being used, not sure how long reliable that will be now we’ve passed the three month mark. Appreciate the complex nature of this but surely would have heard something official by now?

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