More Cargo Infrastructure
Iconic Project Management reporting on LinkedIn that they've been appointed to project manage cargo infrastructure improvements:
"Iconic is delighted to announce its appointment to a new aviation project at Bournemouth Airport. This cargo development project will relocate and expand cargo infrastructure in preparation for planned freight and passenger growth over the coming years. The project will be led by our Senior Project Manager, Michael Weeks. Iconic will provide comprehensive project management services, leading the project from inception, through design and construction, to completion and handover to the airport's operational teams."
Iconic Project Management ran the Southampton runway extension project by the way.
The current set up doesn't lend to being scaled up and is definitely in need of improvement. The manoeuvring to get the 340 onto the Bravo apron (it taxies off the runway onto Tango, hooks up to a tug and it's then pushed back across the runway and down Romeo before being pulled up Bravo onto the apron) and the procedure to get the cargo through building 268, the old Channel Express hangar, leaves a lot to be desired for long term sustainability and growth. Will be interesting to see what they plan to do.
Also cargo related, Maersk Air Cargo have applied for a UK AOC and are wet leading some aircraft from Titan so it seems something is in the works (I'm guessing not Bournemouth related though, presumably more flights from Birmingham). Visit archive.ph/jsEFP for more.