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I have some photos somewhere, will try to find them.
I flew from LBA in the 1960`s .
In the airside of the building was a huge mural (think thats how you spell it)
It was produced I think by a Yorkshire artist.It was some kind of moulding reflecting Yorkshire life and full length of the building.
The terminal was was designed to handle about 6 Viscounts per hour.
The highlight was the daily AER LINGUS 737 to Dublin.
I always thought it was curved to fit in with the road layout at the time.
The MD at the time I think was Mr Sellars. He used to speak about Back triple ones instead of BAC 1-11`s.
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I flew from LBA in the 1960`s .
In the airside of the building was a huge mural (think thats how you spell it)
It was produced I think by a Yorkshire artist.It was some kind of moulding reflecting Yorkshire life and full length of the building.
The terminal was was designed to handle about 6 Viscounts per hour.
The highlight was the daily AER LINGUS 737 to Dublin.
I always thought it was curved to fit in with the road layout at the time.
The MD at the time I think was Mr Sellars. He used to speak about Back triple ones instead of BAC 1-11`s.
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The mural of which you speak (well at least the one that I used to see in the early eighties) was located on the first floor landside cafe. It remained for many years a feature of the terminal whilst other areas were redeveloped. It was only lost when the development which delivered Burger King, Yates's and that new roof was constructed.
I believe that many aspects of the existing terminal remain fit for purpose and with some imaginative extensions the original building will be part of the terminal that handles 6.something million???? in the future.
Will be interesting to see how long it is before things start happening.
I believe that many aspects of the existing terminal remain fit for purpose and with some imaginative extensions the original building will be part of the terminal that handles 6.something million???? in the future.
Will be interesting to see how long it is before things start happening.
The Yorkshire Mural was created by Philippa Threlfall whom I believe was a local artist. I'm surprised it wasn't preserved in some shape or form, considering it was was one of the last parts of the sixties terminal. On a personal level I was glad to see the back of it as I always thought it was pretty hideous. Sorry if you're reading this Philippa, just my opinion.
Geoffrey Percy Sellars was the Airport Director (Commandant) at that time.
Maybe some parts of the terminal are still fit for purpose but for how long ? It would break my heart to lose the control tower, casting its unblinking gaze over the aprons as it has for the last forty or so years and virtually unchanged in all that time. But the terminal is well past its sell-by date and should be put out of its misery as soon as something new is ready. Or at least rent it out for period-architecture office space, a bit like the Elmdon building at Birmingham.
Geoffrey Percy Sellars was the Airport Director (Commandant) at that time.
Maybe some parts of the terminal are still fit for purpose but for how long ? It would break my heart to lose the control tower, casting its unblinking gaze over the aprons as it has for the last forty or so years and virtually unchanged in all that time. But the terminal is well past its sell-by date and should be put out of its misery as soon as something new is ready. Or at least rent it out for period-architecture office space, a bit like the Elmdon building at Birmingham.
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Short Finals.....
I saw a 757 (Tommyfly??) execute an unusual approach to 14 at about 1420today. It overflew Otley town centre (instead of well to the west) then intercepted the glide slope about three miles out (over the Chevin). This just seemed an unusual approach for a 75 (I've not seen that particular profile before from Otley).
No doubt someone will tell me this happens everyday....
No doubt someone will tell me this happens everyday....
The mural was indeed the work of Phillipa Threlfall. I still have a copy of the Airport Handbook c 1976. It is described as follows:-
... A major work depicting a number of West Riding scenes and activities. Ordinary folk are seen going about their daily occupations and recreations. The mural has a rugged but companionable informality which makes for instant appeal to both the high brows and low brows alike. Glazed ceramics, unglazed teracotta and a variety of indigenous stones, all embedded in cement, are the media from which the aartist moulds her pictures
The stones were collected in the County by children in local schools (I remember this bit as I was at Rawdon Primary School at the time). The handbook also contains a B&W picture. It's a poor quality print, but I'll see if I can scan and post it.
The handbook also contains many pictures of contemporary a/c, mostly from the camera of Colin Addison.
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... A major work depicting a number of West Riding scenes and activities. Ordinary folk are seen going about their daily occupations and recreations. The mural has a rugged but companionable informality which makes for instant appeal to both the high brows and low brows alike. Glazed ceramics, unglazed teracotta and a variety of indigenous stones, all embedded in cement, are the media from which the aartist moulds her pictures
The stones were collected in the County by children in local schools (I remember this bit as I was at Rawdon Primary School at the time). The handbook also contains a B&W picture. It's a poor quality print, but I'll see if I can scan and post it.
The handbook also contains many pictures of contemporary a/c, mostly from the camera of Colin Addison.
Edit for spelling/format
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Well further to Coasting’s intriguing little note there is still a very clear absence of any “surprising news”, so who knows, maybe Jet2 have a surprise or two up their sleeve.
To be honest, I’ve been following developments at LBA since I picked up a copy of ‘Wings North’ from Air Supply some time in the late 80s and my interest was sparked in the commercial side of the airport and aviation business. If, since then, I were to try and list every rumour I’d heard of new routes that were coming to LBA, I’d run out of time and space. Almost always, they have never happened. By contrast, almost everything of interest that has happened has been kept quiet until launch. I don’t recall the local grapevine predicting the arrival of Jet2 for example back in 2002. All of which is a rambling way of saying, if it’s rumoured – ignore it because it’s probably made up, but enjoy the periods when nothing seems to be going on, because they probably are!!
Opened myself up to be spectacularly proved wrong, and let’s hope so. But unlike the days of scanning the press waiting for PIA to officially announce LBA-ISB or Continental to unveil LBA-EWR or the countless others, I won’t be holding my breath.
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To be honest, I’ve been following developments at LBA since I picked up a copy of ‘Wings North’ from Air Supply some time in the late 80s and my interest was sparked in the commercial side of the airport and aviation business. If, since then, I were to try and list every rumour I’d heard of new routes that were coming to LBA, I’d run out of time and space. Almost always, they have never happened. By contrast, almost everything of interest that has happened has been kept quiet until launch. I don’t recall the local grapevine predicting the arrival of Jet2 for example back in 2002. All of which is a rambling way of saying, if it’s rumoured – ignore it because it’s probably made up, but enjoy the periods when nothing seems to be going on, because they probably are!!
Opened myself up to be spectacularly proved wrong, and let’s hope so. But unlike the days of scanning the press waiting for PIA to officially announce LBA-ISB or Continental to unveil LBA-EWR or the countless others, I won’t be holding my breath.
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As 682 says this is probably another wishful thinking rumor. Why would Jet2 do a JFK from DSA? It's more likley they'd use EWR as the destination anyway. They have no presence at DSA at the moment, far more likley they would use MAN if they dont think it's viable ex LBA.
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Hi JET2,
I think you are cabin crew? Are these routes a wishlist or are you in the know? I have family planning a trip to New York and would love to give them early warning of the availability of a LBIA departure.
Leeds Approach.
I think you are cabin crew? Are these routes a wishlist or are you in the know? I have family planning a trip to New York and would love to give them early warning of the availability of a LBIA departure.
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Interesting article in the FT today - the LBA elements of which are extracted below.
Also, see the NCL thread for a story suggesting that Bridgepoint have been trying to "tap up" the MD of Newcastle to take on the Leeds job.
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Bridgepoint's £146m purchase of Leeds-Bradford Airport this month should spark development of air services in one of the UK's most underserved markets.
The private equity group's investment, at a price that reflects high interest in infrastructure assets, has taken Yorkshire's biggest airport away from its previous local authority owners. Leeds-Bradford had failed to fly in council hands, attracting just 2.8m users last year. Growth had been faster in recent years, with more routes operated by low-cost carriers including Jet2, a locally-based airline. Even so, Bridgepoint is confident of having acquired an asset with plenty of potential.
Manchester will remain by far the north of England's biggest airport and receives passengers from across the region. However, there is a clear desire among Yorkshire businesses for better local air links that should facilitate commerce and ferment economic growth. Sir Graham Hall, chairman of the Bridgepoint-led consortium, says 9m flights a year are made by Yorkshire's population of almost 6m. However, more than half of those flights start outside the region. "People are clogging up the M62 to Manchester," Sir Graham says. "Doubling passenger numbers does not seem so unreasonable if we can get our act together."
Leeds-Bradford is pitted against several other airports in Yorkshire and the north-east, all relatively small but looking to expand under commercially-minded owners. They include Robin Hood airport, 50 miles away near Doncaster, which opened in 2005 at a former RAF base. Owned by Peel, part of the property and investment empire headed by John Whittaker, it has already pushed passenger numbers to about 1m annually. Sir Graham says both airports can continue to expand and David Ryall, Robin Hood's managing director, is relaxed about Bridgepoint's plans for £70m of investment in airport services and retailing. Mr Ryall says many passengers will still prefer his airport if it is easier for them to get to. "We do not see their investment plans as having commercial consequences for what we are doing here. Their location hasn't changed. It is business as normal. We are not changing our strategy," Mr Ryall says. The airports offer a comparable range of flights although Leeds does offer services to London, a route where there is fierce competition with rail and road.
Regional growth is being increasingly driven by international business and Sir Graham says his company will look to improve links with business destinations in Europe, Asia and the US. Penny Hemming, regional director for the CBI, says: "There is a huge international airport on the other side of the Pennines and we are not going to have something like that here. But business will very much look forward to the expansion that Bridgepoint has in mind. They would like to see more services to regular business destinations." Tom Riordan, chief executive of Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency, says priorities for new routes will include Frankfurt, for the financial services sector, and the Indian subcontinent. There will be as much clamour locally to make it easier to get to the airport. Having realised some £50m from the sale, Leeds council will now come under pressure to give some back in the form of better transport links.
Also, see the NCL thread for a story suggesting that Bridgepoint have been trying to "tap up" the MD of Newcastle to take on the Leeds job.
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Bridgepoint's £146m purchase of Leeds-Bradford Airport this month should spark development of air services in one of the UK's most underserved markets.
The private equity group's investment, at a price that reflects high interest in infrastructure assets, has taken Yorkshire's biggest airport away from its previous local authority owners. Leeds-Bradford had failed to fly in council hands, attracting just 2.8m users last year. Growth had been faster in recent years, with more routes operated by low-cost carriers including Jet2, a locally-based airline. Even so, Bridgepoint is confident of having acquired an asset with plenty of potential.
Manchester will remain by far the north of England's biggest airport and receives passengers from across the region. However, there is a clear desire among Yorkshire businesses for better local air links that should facilitate commerce and ferment economic growth. Sir Graham Hall, chairman of the Bridgepoint-led consortium, says 9m flights a year are made by Yorkshire's population of almost 6m. However, more than half of those flights start outside the region. "People are clogging up the M62 to Manchester," Sir Graham says. "Doubling passenger numbers does not seem so unreasonable if we can get our act together."
Leeds-Bradford is pitted against several other airports in Yorkshire and the north-east, all relatively small but looking to expand under commercially-minded owners. They include Robin Hood airport, 50 miles away near Doncaster, which opened in 2005 at a former RAF base. Owned by Peel, part of the property and investment empire headed by John Whittaker, it has already pushed passenger numbers to about 1m annually. Sir Graham says both airports can continue to expand and David Ryall, Robin Hood's managing director, is relaxed about Bridgepoint's plans for £70m of investment in airport services and retailing. Mr Ryall says many passengers will still prefer his airport if it is easier for them to get to. "We do not see their investment plans as having commercial consequences for what we are doing here. Their location hasn't changed. It is business as normal. We are not changing our strategy," Mr Ryall says. The airports offer a comparable range of flights although Leeds does offer services to London, a route where there is fierce competition with rail and road.
Regional growth is being increasingly driven by international business and Sir Graham says his company will look to improve links with business destinations in Europe, Asia and the US. Penny Hemming, regional director for the CBI, says: "There is a huge international airport on the other side of the Pennines and we are not going to have something like that here. But business will very much look forward to the expansion that Bridgepoint has in mind. They would like to see more services to regular business destinations." Tom Riordan, chief executive of Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency, says priorities for new routes will include Frankfurt, for the financial services sector, and the Indian subcontinent. There will be as much clamour locally to make it easier to get to the airport. Having realised some £50m from the sale, Leeds council will now come under pressure to give some back in the form of better transport links.
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Airport Director to Stand Down
25 May 2007
Ed Anderson, the Managing Director of Leeds Bradford International Airport has announced his intention to stand down. He has, however, agreed to stay on until a successor is appointed. Ed Anderson was appointed in 1997.
Ed said, “I have been the MD of the Airport for 10 years during which time passenger throughput has trebled from 1 million to 3 million passengers per year. There has been considerable investment in the terminal and other facilities, and the North’s premier low cost airline Jet2 has become firmly established with its head office at Leeds Bradford Airport.
“It is well known that, over the past four years, I have taken on non executive roles and have recently been appointed Chairman of the Yorkshire Building Society, in addition to being a non executive director of Kelda Group plc. I now intend to spend more time pursuing those, and other, interests.
“I am immensely proud of what has been achieved at the Airport by its staff over the past 10 years. Bridgepoint, the new owner, has very exciting plans for the coming years which I fully support and which will be to the significant benefit of the regional economy.”
The recently appointed Chairman of Leeds Bradford International Airport, Sir Graham Hall, said, “I have enormous admiration for everything Ed has achieved at the Airport. I fully understand his reasons for wishing to make a change at this point in his career, and I am pleased that he will stay on until a successor is appointed. The Board will now appoint headhunters and it is anticipated that a new Managing Director will be appointed in the course of the next few months.”
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25 May 2007
Ed Anderson, the Managing Director of Leeds Bradford International Airport has announced his intention to stand down. He has, however, agreed to stay on until a successor is appointed. Ed Anderson was appointed in 1997.
Ed said, “I have been the MD of the Airport for 10 years during which time passenger throughput has trebled from 1 million to 3 million passengers per year. There has been considerable investment in the terminal and other facilities, and the North’s premier low cost airline Jet2 has become firmly established with its head office at Leeds Bradford Airport.
“It is well known that, over the past four years, I have taken on non executive roles and have recently been appointed Chairman of the Yorkshire Building Society, in addition to being a non executive director of Kelda Group plc. I now intend to spend more time pursuing those, and other, interests.
“I am immensely proud of what has been achieved at the Airport by its staff over the past 10 years. Bridgepoint, the new owner, has very exciting plans for the coming years which I fully support and which will be to the significant benefit of the regional economy.”
The recently appointed Chairman of Leeds Bradford International Airport, Sir Graham Hall, said, “I have enormous admiration for everything Ed has achieved at the Airport. I fully understand his reasons for wishing to make a change at this point in his career, and I am pleased that he will stay on until a successor is appointed. The Board will now appoint headhunters and it is anticipated that a new Managing Director will be appointed in the course of the next few months.”
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Well i know I may not be able to speak for all past and present employees but I'm sure we all hope the new man or woman who will take the baton passed by Ed may well have it in them to do a 5 day week to justify their >£120K or so salary they get.
Hopefully Bridgepoint want someone who will put the hours in for us and not the rest of west yorkshire at the same time.
The potential has been there for years and you can't help but think what might have been if we'd have had a man in charge there 5 days a week not swanning off, and I'm sure it was just bad timing that he was in Barbados when Bridgepoint were announced leaving PW to communicate what we feared would be the outcome to all the staff.
I'm sure a big sticking point for a lot of people is still the poor transport links to the airport.
It's all very nice to see buses to Harrogate, York, Leeds and Bradford
but how is the typical family of 4-set for their annual 2 weeks in Benidorm etc going to get on the airport buses unless they live bang on the bus route?
What I've read recently, regarding the number of people "clogging the M62 up everyday going to M*nch*st*r2" looks very promising. In this green era hopefully our new spin doctors can argue the case that more people flying direct from LBA will reduce emissions with a lot of the traffic braving the motorway to get away.
Play the tree huggers at their own game and give "projected stats" about all the passengers who would normally make a 90 mile round trip even just dropping friends and family off at the wrong, sorry, the other side of the pennines. That way we may get a road to and from Leeds and Bradford or at the very least-the ring road that can avoid the 5 months out of 12 that there is roadworks on Harrogate road.
Hopefully Bridgepoint want someone who will put the hours in for us and not the rest of west yorkshire at the same time.
The potential has been there for years and you can't help but think what might have been if we'd have had a man in charge there 5 days a week not swanning off, and I'm sure it was just bad timing that he was in Barbados when Bridgepoint were announced leaving PW to communicate what we feared would be the outcome to all the staff.
I'm sure a big sticking point for a lot of people is still the poor transport links to the airport.
It's all very nice to see buses to Harrogate, York, Leeds and Bradford
but how is the typical family of 4-set for their annual 2 weeks in Benidorm etc going to get on the airport buses unless they live bang on the bus route?
What I've read recently, regarding the number of people "clogging the M62 up everyday going to M*nch*st*r2" looks very promising. In this green era hopefully our new spin doctors can argue the case that more people flying direct from LBA will reduce emissions with a lot of the traffic braving the motorway to get away.
Play the tree huggers at their own game and give "projected stats" about all the passengers who would normally make a 90 mile round trip even just dropping friends and family off at the wrong, sorry, the other side of the pennines. That way we may get a road to and from Leeds and Bradford or at the very least-the ring road that can avoid the 5 months out of 12 that there is roadworks on Harrogate road.
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Very true about the typical family of 4 but there is not only the local area to consider and the Bus routes, there are many people who drive a considerable distance to get to LBA. I have two different friends who regularly use LBA for flights to Spain. One drives from Chester Le Street and the Other from Manchester area.
I think if the foresight and committment were there to improve the infrastructure and hinterland of LBA, then there would be some huge growth at the airport. However in this day and age of taking 25 years to get a runway extension at BHX (and still another 5 years I bet yet) due to all the 'Nimby's, I cannot see that happening......just too much red tape to build new roads and Tony & Gordon won't spend the dosh. SO, that means much more of what we have I am afraid!
I think if the foresight and committment were there to improve the infrastructure and hinterland of LBA, then there would be some huge growth at the airport. However in this day and age of taking 25 years to get a runway extension at BHX (and still another 5 years I bet yet) due to all the 'Nimby's, I cannot see that happening......just too much red tape to build new roads and Tony & Gordon won't spend the dosh. SO, that means much more of what we have I am afraid!
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Any thoughts on the Ryanair announcement tomorrow at LBA ?
I understand a similar event will take place at SNN. SNN-LBA ? LBA base ? (I don't think Jet 2 would be amused !)
I understand a similar event will take place at SNN. SNN-LBA ? LBA base ? (I don't think Jet 2 would be amused !)
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I dont think Ryanair from Leeds to Shannon will bother Jet2 in the slightest. Jet 2 Fly to mainland Europe and to Summer destinations.
If anyone would be bothered if this is annouced it woud be Aer Arran.
Big T
If anyone would be bothered if this is annouced it woud be Aer Arran.
Big T
