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BillyG I have been flying in and out of Prestwick for years and I can honestly say that I have never once known the lift to be out of order. I notice you didn't mention that there is also an escalator between the platform and the bridge which could be used if the lift ever was out of order.
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BillyG I have been flying in and out of Prestwick for years and I can honestly say that I have never once known the lift to be out of order.
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Unless it has been edited since when you read it, the article does not mention the Centre, but that there is ATC on site, which is correct.
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No you wouldn't, and if you'd done any research you'd know that that wasn't what is planned. Have a read of this
Just shows how much the useless Philippa Whitford knows about her own constituency the ATC centre is most certainly not at Prestwick Airport and I don't really understand why she thinks it matters.
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You wouldn't build a site aimed at frequent space launches underneath busy airways, would you?
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Nor does the Virgin Galactic site suggest that it will. As I understand it they've never made any commitment to any activity in the UK.
I've not seen any explanation of how spaceplane launches and (perhaps more critically) recoveries from/to Prestwick would be accommodated into the ATC system given the number of transatlantic and domestic routes through the area.
And if the answer is that they wouldn't happen very often that must beg the question of how robust the business case is.
I've not seen any explanation of how spaceplane launches and (perhaps more critically) recoveries from/to Prestwick would be accommodated into the ATC system given the number of transatlantic and domestic routes through the area.
And if the answer is that they wouldn't happen very often that must beg the question of how robust the business case is.
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Another new Chief Executive appointed
New chief executive appointed for Prestwick Airport (From Herald Scotland)
PRESTWICK Airport has appointed its first permanent chief executive in nine months.
Ron Smith, previously the general operations manager in Aberdeen for offshore transportation specialists, CHC Helicopters, was unveiled as the new boss at the Ayrshire base during a staff briefing today [tue].
Mr Smith will take up the post from Monday May 30.
He replaces interim chief executive, Richard Jenner, who was appointed in September last year following the departure of Iain Cochrane.
Mr Cochrane, who had been with the airport for 20 years, including five as chief executive, was ousted in August 2015 by the new board as part of a "fundamental repositioning" of the business aimed at returning it to profitability following its purchase by the Scottish Government for £1 in 2013.
Mr Smith's appointment means the executive team is now complete.
He said: “I can’t wait to take up this new role. Glasgow Prestwick Airport is a major infrastructure and economic asset for Ayrshire, Scotland and the United Kingdom and I am keen to protect that for generations to come by delivering a profitable and sustainable business.
“It is exciting to be part of a newly formed team with a new vision. It is evident that momentum is picking up and I am keen to come in and build upon that to drive things forward at pace. I look forward to getting my feet under the desk and working with the team to help the airport fulfil its full potential.”
Mr Smith's appointment follows the arrival earlier this month of former Coatbridge College executive, Derek Banks, as the airport's new finance and commercial director, and the appointment of Mike Stewart as business development director in January.
Prestwick Airport chairman, Andrew Miller, said: "Making this appointment is a huge step forward for the airport.
"It is also one of the most important tasks that I have undertaken as Chairman.
"Getting the right person, with the right knowledge, skills and experience to lead the day-to-day delivery of a new vision for the airport is absolutely fundamental to our future success.
“In his previous roles, Ron has successfully led organisations through periods of change in order to meet objectives like securing finance, increasing productivity and profitability and developing and marketing new product and service offerings.
"All of this experience will be invaluable to Glasgow Prestwick."
PRESTWICK Airport has appointed its first permanent chief executive in nine months.
Ron Smith, previously the general operations manager in Aberdeen for offshore transportation specialists, CHC Helicopters, was unveiled as the new boss at the Ayrshire base during a staff briefing today [tue].
Mr Smith will take up the post from Monday May 30.
He replaces interim chief executive, Richard Jenner, who was appointed in September last year following the departure of Iain Cochrane.
Mr Cochrane, who had been with the airport for 20 years, including five as chief executive, was ousted in August 2015 by the new board as part of a "fundamental repositioning" of the business aimed at returning it to profitability following its purchase by the Scottish Government for £1 in 2013.
Mr Smith's appointment means the executive team is now complete.
He said: “I can’t wait to take up this new role. Glasgow Prestwick Airport is a major infrastructure and economic asset for Ayrshire, Scotland and the United Kingdom and I am keen to protect that for generations to come by delivering a profitable and sustainable business.
“It is exciting to be part of a newly formed team with a new vision. It is evident that momentum is picking up and I am keen to come in and build upon that to drive things forward at pace. I look forward to getting my feet under the desk and working with the team to help the airport fulfil its full potential.”
Mr Smith's appointment follows the arrival earlier this month of former Coatbridge College executive, Derek Banks, as the airport's new finance and commercial director, and the appointment of Mike Stewart as business development director in January.
Prestwick Airport chairman, Andrew Miller, said: "Making this appointment is a huge step forward for the airport.
"It is also one of the most important tasks that I have undertaken as Chairman.
"Getting the right person, with the right knowledge, skills and experience to lead the day-to-day delivery of a new vision for the airport is absolutely fundamental to our future success.
“In his previous roles, Ron has successfully led organisations through periods of change in order to meet objectives like securing finance, increasing productivity and profitability and developing and marketing new product and service offerings.
"All of this experience will be invaluable to Glasgow Prestwick."
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mwm991 - thats some claim. And how exactly will GLA absorb what is left at PIK? What do mean specifically by 'what is left'? Are you referring simply to the PAX operation as opposed to all the other aviation related activity? PAX operation I can see going if it continues to rely on FR but the rest? No chance. Much as it will disappoint several people on this forum, the airfield is here to stay.
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http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/lo...nes-up-8709340
Interesting news, but I'd be mighty surprised if much comes of it...
Interesting news, but I'd be mighty surprised if much comes of it...
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Ryanair to increase flights next summer:
Glasgow Prestwick
New route to Barcelona Girona (2 wkly)
More frequency to Ibiza (4 wkly), Palma (6 wkly) & Tenerife (6 wkly)
Although calling Girona a new route is stretching it.
Welcome to Ryanair!
Glasgow Prestwick
New route to Barcelona Girona (2 wkly)
More frequency to Ibiza (4 wkly), Palma (6 wkly) & Tenerife (6 wkly)
Although calling Girona a new route is stretching it.
Welcome to Ryanair!
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Prestwick Airport costing taxpayer £750,000 a month (From Herald Scotland)
Draining 750k a month from the Scottish Public and losses up to 21.3m from 17m!
Hey at least we've got a new 2x weekly service to Girona to look forward to.
Draining 750k a month from the Scottish Public and losses up to 21.3m from 17m!
Hey at least we've got a new 2x weekly service to Girona to look forward to.
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It's an absolute disgrace that public money is being used to prop up this airport which is completely surplus to requirement.
Could other airports namely GLA, not launch a legal case against the Scottish government as the taxes they and GLA's customers pay are being used to bankroll a potential rival to their private, commercial business?
Could other airports namely GLA, not launch a legal case against the Scottish government as the taxes they and GLA's customers pay are being used to bankroll a potential rival to their private, commercial business?
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Its not an absolute disgrace. It a source of employment to many people and a strategic asset. No different to public investment in many other things such as rail, the HIAL airports, the new Forth bridge, the Edinburgh trams, the A9 duelling, et all. It is an investment in the future. It is hardly surplus to requirements given all the aircraft operating today. It generates millions of £ into the West of Scotland economy which more than compensates for the current losses, and which would be an employment wilderness if it and the thousands of jobs around it were not to be there. So take your agenda elsewhere.
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Employment that couldn't be replicated at GLA (or EDI) without acting as a drain on the tax payer?
The Forth Bridge, Edinburgh trams and so on generate significantly more daily traffic than PIK could ever hope. HIAL airports offers air travel options to rural areas and airports that otherwise have no local connection to major airports and economic hubs, PIK on the hand operates a dozen or so routes to the Med that are replicated half an hour up the road.
Theres no case at all for Prestwick to be operating as a state owned commercial airport.
The Forth Bridge, Edinburgh trams and so on generate significantly more daily traffic than PIK could ever hope. HIAL airports offers air travel options to rural areas and airports that otherwise have no local connection to major airports and economic hubs, PIK on the hand operates a dozen or so routes to the Med that are replicated half an hour up the road.
Theres no case at all for Prestwick to be operating as a state owned commercial airport.
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I can't believe the hatred some of you have for Prestwick Airport and how desperate you are to have it closed and all business transferred to YOUR favourite airport. Ryanair announced recently that they are expanding their maintenance base at Prestwick so it's not all doom and gloom.
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I know that Ryanair don't carry freight. I thought that one of the international parcel carriers used PIK. Maybe no longer. I also think that there are other aeronautical engineering businesses, but they may not need full airport facilities - GA would suffice.
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@PIK3141 I used to agree but it's approaching game over surely. The taxpayer has no business funding outbound cheap holidays for the public if a commercially viable alternative is very close by with much improved road access. Air France are leaving the all-freighter market which leaves ad-hoc, Cargolux and Ryanair. Unless they can downsize to cut losses, it's just politics in the same way GLA was held back to allow George Younger to hang on in Ayr long after the "Transatlantic Gateway" model was a proven failiure.