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Old 21st Aug 2016, 18:13
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TCAS FAN
 
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Haven't we been there before? The (previous?) owner, aka Air Wales, ended up almost bankrupt because of an attempt to do the same.

Having spent millions trying to upgrade Swansea, installing an ILS that was never used operationally, it all fell apart, both Air Wales and Swansea Airport. With Cardiff just down the M4 it will never work.

Speaking from personal experience some serious civil engineering work needs to be done on the main runway, including displacement of the 22 threshold to avoid high ground in the undershoot, which may then make the landing distance with a wet runway unviable for anything bigger than about an ATR 42. The add the cost of a new Tower farther from the runway to clear the transitional obstacle limitation surface for a precision runway. Then start looking at all new ATC equipment and the cost of establishing an ATC Unit............someone is going to have very deep pockets with little chance of a return on their investment in their lifetime.
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