>During that 22 years I don't recall Michael Bishop (whoever he is/was) doing ground control...??
Michael (now Sir Michael) Bishop - chairman of British Midland. Agreed, probably not seen in the VCR that much.
You may have noticed DC9s arriving from GLA/EDI/BFS in increasing numbers in the early 'eighties. It was his fault. Probably the first airline to successfully break the BA grip on UK competition. And he turned the airline into a major international operation from being a marginally-profitable regional Viscount operator. Apart from that, he's not that significant in UK aviation history...
His "let's improve Heathrow" campaign involved raising movement levels. and other devices to free up his much-sought-after slots for British Midland expansion. The phrase "slot auction" was bandied about. The mind boggles. I guess that this was via sealed bids, not in the style of eBay.
I always thought it a bit odd that he mentioned tug drivers in with other, loftier ideas, and wondered if there was anything to back up his theory.
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