DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 4
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THomson summer 2009
ive got the summer sun infront of me
correct just 1 weekly flight to palma they rest have all been dropped
big loss for the airport
If it makes you guys and happier looks like Newcastle will be down to just 2 aircraft from thomson not the 3 as this year.
As a region though a great loss
correct just 1 weekly flight to palma they rest have all been dropped
big loss for the airport
If it makes you guys and happier looks like Newcastle will be down to just 2 aircraft from thomson not the 3 as this year.
As a region though a great loss
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The 1st edition flights will get tweaked, the odd flight added, some axed, some have their airline, day or time changed, but its probably about 80-90% accurate compared to what will operate
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Just been looking at the Humberside thread, they have the same issue with a big withdrawl by the tour operators but on the Birmingham thread they are getting an increase in aircraft and routes/frequencies. I wonder if this is a pull out from the smaller regionals in order to add services at the bigger airports.
Are fwd bookings for summer 08 charter bad at MME to prompt them to do this. If we have virtually no charters next year i wonder if globespan/ryanair will use the opportunity to ramp up activity with the lack of competition?
Are fwd bookings for summer 08 charter bad at MME to prompt them to do this. If we have virtually no charters next year i wonder if globespan/ryanair will use the opportunity to ramp up activity with the lack of competition?
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New Director for DTVA
Well, the region's worst kept secret is finally released!
Goodbye DTVA, it's been nice knowing you!!
Durham Tees Valley Airport has a new Director—but that doesn’t mean its former boss has left!
That’s because Hugh Lang, who has been Managing Director for the past seven years—has now taken on the role of Group Airports Director for Peel Airports but will remain based at Durham Tees Valley, whilst reporting directly to Group Chief Executive, Mark Whitworth.
The new Durham Tees Valley Airport Director is local woman Kerry Quinn, for whom a career change from patients to passengers proved a winning move.
Born in Middlesbrough, Kerry gained a degree in English and History at Newcastle and then obtained post-graduate qualifications in Business Management and Human Resources. After experience with Marks and Spencer during her studies, she worked in the human resources field in the health service, firstly with Newcastle Hospitals and then the University Hospital of North Tees.
In 1999 she joined the then Teesside Airport as head of human resources and over recent years has taken on responsibility for other areas including terminal and airfield management. She became Director of Operations in 2005 and is now one of only a very few female Airport Directors in the country.
Says Kerry “I’m really delighted to have the chance of taking on this new role at a very exciting yet challenging period in Durham Tees Valley’s development. We have made dramatic moves forward over recent years since Peel Airports became our major shareholder and I am sure we can maintain the momentum in increasing our passenger numbers, improving our facilities and choice of routes—and developing the potential of our whole site through the development plans for the North Side business park and the recently-launched Skylink International Business Park on the south side.”
Meanwhile Hugh Lang will oversee the operation of all three airports in the Peel Group—Durham Tees Valley, John Lennon Airport in Liverpool and the Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport—with each of the new Airport Directors reporting directly to him.
During his time as Managing Director at Durham Tees Valley Hugh has overseen many major changes, including bringing in Peel Airports as majority shareholder, major capital investments and rebranding the Airport under the Durham Tees Valley identity.
Comments Mr Lang “I welcome the opportunity to play a more significant Group role in the development of Peel Airports. Their commitment and enterprise has brought a breath of fresh air into the regional airport business—illustrated by the remarkable success of Liverpool John Lennon, the investment at Durham Tees Valley and the decision to grasp the potential for the development of an entire new airport at Robin Hood.”
Meanwhile another key figure in the Durham Tees Valley management team is taking on an appointment within the Peel Airports Group. Head of Finance Ed Heatley is to take on the same role at Group level but, like Hugh Lang, will remain based at Durham Tees Valley.
Born in Stockton, Ed Heatley began his career with Teesside training and Enterprise Council, working for Orange plc, Blacks Leisure Group and the NAAFI before joining the Airport in 2005.
That’s because Hugh Lang, who has been Managing Director for the past seven years—has now taken on the role of Group Airports Director for Peel Airports but will remain based at Durham Tees Valley, whilst reporting directly to Group Chief Executive, Mark Whitworth.
The new Durham Tees Valley Airport Director is local woman Kerry Quinn, for whom a career change from patients to passengers proved a winning move.
Born in Middlesbrough, Kerry gained a degree in English and History at Newcastle and then obtained post-graduate qualifications in Business Management and Human Resources. After experience with Marks and Spencer during her studies, she worked in the human resources field in the health service, firstly with Newcastle Hospitals and then the University Hospital of North Tees.
In 1999 she joined the then Teesside Airport as head of human resources and over recent years has taken on responsibility for other areas including terminal and airfield management. She became Director of Operations in 2005 and is now one of only a very few female Airport Directors in the country.
Says Kerry “I’m really delighted to have the chance of taking on this new role at a very exciting yet challenging period in Durham Tees Valley’s development. We have made dramatic moves forward over recent years since Peel Airports became our major shareholder and I am sure we can maintain the momentum in increasing our passenger numbers, improving our facilities and choice of routes—and developing the potential of our whole site through the development plans for the North Side business park and the recently-launched Skylink International Business Park on the south side.”
Meanwhile Hugh Lang will oversee the operation of all three airports in the Peel Group—Durham Tees Valley, John Lennon Airport in Liverpool and the Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport—with each of the new Airport Directors reporting directly to him.
During his time as Managing Director at Durham Tees Valley Hugh has overseen many major changes, including bringing in Peel Airports as majority shareholder, major capital investments and rebranding the Airport under the Durham Tees Valley identity.
Comments Mr Lang “I welcome the opportunity to play a more significant Group role in the development of Peel Airports. Their commitment and enterprise has brought a breath of fresh air into the regional airport business—illustrated by the remarkable success of Liverpool John Lennon, the investment at Durham Tees Valley and the decision to grasp the potential for the development of an entire new airport at Robin Hood.”
Meanwhile another key figure in the Durham Tees Valley management team is taking on an appointment within the Peel Airports Group. Head of Finance Ed Heatley is to take on the same role at Group level but, like Hugh Lang, will remain based at Durham Tees Valley.
Born in Stockton, Ed Heatley began his career with Teesside training and Enterprise Council, working for Orange plc, Blacks Leisure Group and the NAAFI before joining the Airport in 2005.
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Morale at the airport will drop further still now - even though everyone there was expecting this to happen.
I know several members of MME staff, and they all hate her.
I know several members of MME staff, and they all hate her.
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Dead airport walking
I can't see either Ryan or Globespan dashing to the rescue, in fact i would expect to see globespan pull out at the end of the Summer or winter at the latest, it is a joke crew wise to have a one aircraft base and the ops director knows it, at best you might keep a W pattern
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Hi, After reading all the above posts, It seems to me that you are all 'burying' yourselfs in the 'sand'
As you know this business changes like the 'wind' I know it looks quiet for summer 09, But it is still early days yet, And Who knows there could be at least some additions before next summer??
Don't forget- those 'glossy' holiday brochures are only a guide, And nothing is finally confirmed until 6 months before.
I wouldn't get too upset about Globespan, If they do decide to go, Then maybe some other operator would take their place.
And the new MD Kerry, Could do a good job, If you give her the chance??
In this Business we just get on with it, Without worrying ourselves over speculations, And what if??
As they say - 'what goes around comes around'
Regards.
As you know this business changes like the 'wind' I know it looks quiet for summer 09, But it is still early days yet, And Who knows there could be at least some additions before next summer??
Don't forget- those 'glossy' holiday brochures are only a guide, And nothing is finally confirmed until 6 months before.
I wouldn't get too upset about Globespan, If they do decide to go, Then maybe some other operator would take their place.
And the new MD Kerry, Could do a good job, If you give her the chance??
In this Business we just get on with it, Without worrying ourselves over speculations, And what if??
As they say - 'what goes around comes around'
Regards.
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It's all very well taking such a relaxed view, but if as you say, Globespan decide to go, there is no other carrier who could replace them - Ryanair could try but they wouldn't serve half the destinations we would need them to. As for Kerry, well I could write an entire book on reasons she isn't likely to do a very good job - but if you're reading this Kerry, I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong.
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Can some one enlighten me as to what the role of airport director actually encompasses?, because a background of 'English & History, HR & the Health Service' coupled with a few years in a 'very supportive' role to 'Hughie' as Director of Operations at an airport where recent performance can reasonably be termed a disaster, hardly seems to be an appropriate CV to me. Doesn't say much for any other candidates so presumably a closed shop. Interesting to note that Hughie remains on site (presumably Ms Quinn will be delighted), as does the also elevated Head of finance Ed Heatly who both now have the word 'Group' inserted into their job titles. If there is one thing that DTV is good at it's job titles another classic is Emma the Marketing & Communications manager , are there any more girls to make up a quorum in the baordroom ?
With all these individuals with long & fancy titles all occupying a set of offices in a very small airport not going very far then I'm not convinced that more trouble is indeed far away.
So as this post is not seen to be too negative I've attached an extract from the current Peel Holdings web site :-Durham Tees Valley Airport: Is undergoing a £56 million investment programme to improve facilities in order to attract both new airlines and additional passengers. Well folks I guess that actually every one is actually going to 'live hapily ever after' that is if you believe in fairy stories
Can some one enlighten me as to what the role of airport director actually encompasses?, because a background of 'English & History, HR & the Health Service' coupled with a few years in a 'very supportive
' role to 'Hughie' as Director of Operations at an airport where recent performance can reasonably be termed a disaster, hardly seems to be an appropriate CV to me. Doesn't say much for any other candidates so presumably a closed shop. Interesting to note that Hughie remains on site (presumably Ms Quinn will be delighted), as does the also elevated Head of finance Ed Heatly who both now have the word 'Group' inserted into their job titles. If there is one thing that DTV is good at it's job titles another classic is Emma the Marketing & Communications manager , are there any more girls to make up a quorum in the baordroom ?With all these individuals with long & fancy titles all occupying a set of offices in a very small airport not going very far then I'm not convinced that more trouble is indeed far away.
So as this post is not seen to be too negative I've attached an extract from the current Peel Holdings web site :-Durham Tees Valley Airport: Is undergoing a £56 million investment programme to improve facilities in order to attract both new airlines and additional passengers. Well folks I guess that actually every one is actually going to 'live hapily ever after' that is if you believe in fairy stories
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Well we'll see how good Ms Quinns HR background is when the summer season really kicks off, rumour has it that there are more ATCOs on the way out and no/inadequate replacements. Ooops forgot been there before only she was Director of Operations at the time.
To be honest Peel must have a death wish employing Hugh as overall Director of all the airports because he's only pushed MME one way and that is down!
I know several ex staff members who could run the place better than either of those two.
To be honest Peel must have a death wish employing Hugh as overall Director of all the airports because he's only pushed MME one way and that is down!
I know several ex staff members who could run the place better than either of those two.
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bmibaby
There is a report in today's mail on sunday that the airport are taking bmibaby to court for breach of contract by closing the base and not carrying out the agreed flight programme, the airport are claiming £12m in damages for lost earnings. Could get very messy.
Full story:
British Midland faces £12m claim
Financial Mail
27 April 2008,
Budget airline British Midland is being sued for more than £12m by Durham Tees Valley Airport after it allegedly broke a contract to fly out of the North-East airfield.
DTVA claims British Midland and its bmibaby airline struck a ten-year deal to run 30 flights a week with two Boeing 737s to ten named destinations from the airport, paying fees based on passenger numbers.
But instead, the airport, part of the Peel Group property and transport giant, claims that British Midland flew just one 737 and failed even to ensure that it was full. It cancelled all operations from the airport in November 2006, seven years before the deal was due to expire, according to a High Court writ.
DTVA is making a claim for £12,523,686, based on actual and potential losses.
British Midland, chaired by majority shareholder Sir Michael Bishop, said it would be defending the action.
British Midland faces £12m claim
Financial Mail
27 April 2008,
Budget airline British Midland is being sued for more than £12m by Durham Tees Valley Airport after it allegedly broke a contract to fly out of the North-East airfield.
DTVA claims British Midland and its bmibaby airline struck a ten-year deal to run 30 flights a week with two Boeing 737s to ten named destinations from the airport, paying fees based on passenger numbers.
But instead, the airport, part of the Peel Group property and transport giant, claims that British Midland flew just one 737 and failed even to ensure that it was full. It cancelled all operations from the airport in November 2006, seven years before the deal was due to expire, according to a High Court writ.
DTVA is making a claim for £12,523,686, based on actual and potential losses.
British Midland, chaired by majority shareholder Sir Michael Bishop, said it would be defending the action.
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DTVA claims British Midland and its bmibaby airline struck a ten-year deal to run 30 flights a week with two Boeing 737s to ten named destinations from the airport,
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I must say if its a true this is all a bit too little too late, why has it taken this long for them to do this. As has been pointed out how can Baby ensure that the planes were full, i cant see any airline having agreed to those terms. In addition i thought BMI were operating two planes but the article quotes just one.
I will admit i think the way they withdrew was wrong but its now past news and the mgmt should concentrate on working with Globespan/RYR and looking at any other new potential operators (wishful thinking?!).
If we are to hold onto the LHR route i cant see how this would help at all unless they know something we dont i.e the route is definately going so now they have nothing to loose and i dont believe BMI Group operates out of any other Peel airport.
On a separate point how are the loads doing now LHR has moved mainly back onto the A319/320 - am on the 339 tomorrow but just wondered how it was going?
I will admit i think the way they withdrew was wrong but its now past news and the mgmt should concentrate on working with Globespan/RYR and looking at any other new potential operators (wishful thinking?!).
If we are to hold onto the LHR route i cant see how this would help at all unless they know something we dont i.e the route is definately going so now they have nothing to loose and i dont believe BMI Group operates out of any other Peel airport.
On a separate point how are the loads doing now LHR has moved mainly back onto the A319/320 - am on the 339 tomorrow but just wondered how it was going?