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Brunel to Concorde
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Filton is a bigger site than Lulsgate with a longer runway, better land communications and better weather. It can also take aircraft up to 747 size and indeed does, for storage, servicing etc.
It has a small lounge mainly for business passengers in air taxis and the like.
However, Filton is right on the edge of the northern Bristol suburbs. Bae applied to turn it into a city airport in the mid 1990s but were turned down by the government following a public enquiry.
The city council lost its chance with Filton in the 1950s when it decided to move its airport from Whitchurch to Lulsgate. It could have had Filton, albeit as tenant to the then BAC.
I think Filton as a commercial airport is dead in the water - too many environmental objections. Lulsgate has done magnificently considering its many disadvantages. Filton would have done even better had it been Bristol's airport.
Sorry to move off topic but the question was asked.
Filton is a bigger site than Lulsgate with a longer runway, better land communications and better weather. It can also take aircraft up to 747 size and indeed does, for storage, servicing etc.
It has a small lounge mainly for business passengers in air taxis and the like.
However, Filton is right on the edge of the northern Bristol suburbs. Bae applied to turn it into a city airport in the mid 1990s but were turned down by the government following a public enquiry.
The city council lost its chance with Filton in the 1950s when it decided to move its airport from Whitchurch to Lulsgate. It could have had Filton, albeit as tenant to the then BAC.
I think Filton as a commercial airport is dead in the water - too many environmental objections. Lulsgate has done magnificently considering its many disadvantages. Filton would have done even better had it been Bristol's airport.
Sorry to move off topic but the question was asked.
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By the way GV Airlines is correct Martin May runs the company,
PJ assumed direct control over the technical side of the business, appointed a new pilot management team and also new management team in engineering.
Peter Delaney left and PJ brought Frank Barker back, a good move as far as the pilots are concerned.
As a result, relationships with management improved, technical reliability improved and this has been reflected in our on-time performance.
We appear to have a very good team in place now.
PJ assumed direct control over the technical side of the business, appointed a new pilot management team and also new management team in engineering.
Peter Delaney left and PJ brought Frank Barker back, a good move as far as the pilots are concerned.
As a result, relationships with management improved, technical reliability improved and this has been reflected in our on-time performance.
We appear to have a very good team in place now.
