FACT - It NEEDS more industrial units and office space and hangarage but linked to the Cargo and GA industry. The airport is prime location, HAS got facilities available (Cat 'whatever' fire etc), all Nav aids and a longish runway.
What it hasn't got and has never had is a competent management team and anyone with the degree of sense to see how much they are going round with one foot nailed to the floor and continue to shoot themselves in the other one !
Total and utter incompetence, inability to make decisions, and devoid of any form of investment unless you call 'investing' so many millions in failed bids to overturn planning decisions.
CVT will only work for GA and Cargo..........QED ! Utilise it's strengths and correct the weaknesses and THEN there may be some grain of hope. When Mike Collett and co pull out and re locate, THAT is the time to start worrying !!