DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 5
Job cuts at Bournemouth & Teesside.
Just noticed on the BBC Dorset website that 70+ job going at Bournemouth and 6 at DTV by Cobham Aviation Services.
BBC News - Aviation firm Cobham announces Bournemouth and Teesside job cuts
Good luck to everyone concerned...
BBC News - Aviation firm Cobham announces Bournemouth and Teesside job cuts
Good luck to everyone concerned...
Peel-Goodwill gesture ??
Read that the first FODTV airshow is in doubt due lack of funding.Is this not a good time for Peel to show their intentions and cover the cost? Cheapish ish extensive PR for not a lot of outlay...it would show everyone in the area that they do care about the investment that is DTV ??
Peel name attached to everything could only do them some good and raise the profile of the place? Who knows.
sad to see Cobhams announcement-sign of the times but interesting to see they appear to be going to concentrate on the core aviation business?
On another sour note is the Travelexmoney exchange closed in the terminal now mate was told it was..anyone know?
Peel name attached to everything could only do them some good and raise the profile of the place? Who knows.
sad to see Cobhams announcement-sign of the times but interesting to see they appear to be going to concentrate on the core aviation business?
On another sour note is the Travelexmoney exchange closed in the terminal now mate was told it was..anyone know?
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The Travelexchange thing has closed yes, although the ATM seems to still work, not that that makes a lot of difference.
The air show has received a lifeline, there are two possible options, 'long-shots' is the wrong word, 'delicate' is probably the best way to describe the funding situation. Deadline day is Tuesday PM as the RAF need a definite yay or nay on Wednesday so they can allocate assets. It's also worth mentioning that the RAF display teams have suffered heavily this year at the hands of cost-cutting, there will be no Hawk, King Air or Tornado role demo this year, possibly no Tutor either, having said that, the general feeling is civvy display teams are just as good and there will still be a significant RAF presence should it go ahead.
Also, should the funding not become available, the air show won't be cancelled per se, just postponed until 2014.
The air show has received a lifeline, there are two possible options, 'long-shots' is the wrong word, 'delicate' is probably the best way to describe the funding situation. Deadline day is Tuesday PM as the RAF need a definite yay or nay on Wednesday so they can allocate assets. It's also worth mentioning that the RAF display teams have suffered heavily this year at the hands of cost-cutting, there will be no Hawk, King Air or Tornado role demo this year, possibly no Tutor either, having said that, the general feeling is civvy display teams are just as good and there will still be a significant RAF presence should it go ahead.
Also, should the funding not become available, the air show won't be cancelled per se, just postponed until 2014.
Brussels from DTV ?
Tried once before..but seeing as newcastle has lost the service..any mileage in contacting Eastern again >? maybe a code share with SN using the EMB aircraft for a twice a day service? Peel need to contact and up the ante??? if there are circa 5K passengers a month surely profits are there to be made...If newcastle are sleeping now is the time to strike????
Shambles at DTV
stop me if you have heard it all before.
On a day that the the only bright spot of 2013 has gone(THE AIRSHOW)
the airport with only not a lot(lets be honest) of snow has closed until late tonight..we must ask the question how can any operator have any confidence in the the operation of the place?? KLM cancelled all flights Eastern operating from Newcastle(who have managed to keep going).
I know we all want the place to succeed but really its time for questions to be asked..
1)are Peel committed? if so..do it now!!!! (commit..not be committed)
2)what plans are on the table for 2013/2014 ?
3)Help !!
On a day that the the only bright spot of 2013 has gone(THE AIRSHOW)
the airport with only not a lot(lets be honest) of snow has closed until late tonight..we must ask the question how can any operator have any confidence in the the operation of the place?? KLM cancelled all flights Eastern operating from Newcastle(who have managed to keep going).
I know we all want the place to succeed but really its time for questions to be asked..
1)are Peel committed? if so..do it now!!!! (commit..not be committed)
2)what plans are on the table for 2013/2014 ?
3)Help !!
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High wide......
What about a few weeks ago when DTVA remained open & Newcastle was snow closed.......
The snow the other day at DTVA was horrendous, you can't blame the airport for closing when the white stuff falls from the sky as much as it did.
What about a few weeks ago when DTVA remained open & Newcastle was snow closed.......
The snow the other day at DTVA was horrendous, you can't blame the airport for closing when the white stuff falls from the sky as much as it did.
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It underlines the need for the airport.
We had nearly a million passengers five years ago. The population hasn’t changed and in terms of aviation demand, yet here we are down at 160,000.
The recovery potential is massive.
We had nearly a million passengers five years ago. The population hasn’t changed and in terms of aviation demand, yet here we are down at 160,000.
The recovery potential is massive.
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Snow
the problem becomes operational confidence..who is going to commit to the airport if they cant even guarantee enough bodies(due to cuts) for the right amount of staff or equipment?
its not just snow - mentioned previously has been the ILS-only category 1 , again no one is going to put faith in the airport if they cant guarantee movements 24hrs.
its a chicken and egg situation im afraid? rather then Peel asking for 7 million or whatever for a freight terminal...spend it on operational infrastructure first? Show the region they mean business with this airport while its still possible..
its not just snow - mentioned previously has been the ILS-only category 1 , again no one is going to put faith in the airport if they cant guarantee movements 24hrs.
its a chicken and egg situation im afraid? rather then Peel asking for 7 million or whatever for a freight terminal...spend it on operational infrastructure first? Show the region they mean business with this airport while its still possible..
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Neither bmibaby nor Globespan left MME because they weren't making money, they were. bmibaby left because the airport wouldn't lower their already heavily discounted fees and they later regretted it and Globespan were a Scottish airline that decided, unsurprisingly, that they wanted to concentrate on Scotland.
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Not every local area needs a local airport, this is a uniquely British conceit
Off topic, SOE but haven't you been reading about the Spanish airports on here?
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Depends entirely on what was applied for and what is granted. The fact that the company applying also operates an airport could be irrelevant if the development being funded meets its objectives.
On a related note, wasn't the planning permission for the South side restricted to aviation related activities or has that been changed.
On a related note, wasn't the planning permission for the South side restricted to aviation related activities or has that been changed.
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South side still has to be for aviation-related purposes only, but it wouldn't matter if it didn't as there are deeds on the land that state the airport must remain. Plus Peel boss John Whittaker bought DTVA back from the Canadians with the intention of running it as an airport.
To be honest, this whole conspiracy thing is getting a bit boring now, it's been said time and again that they no longer want the airport for the land (they even admit themselves that they used to)
To be honest, this whole conspiracy thing is getting a bit boring now, it's been said time and again that they no longer want the airport for the land (they even admit themselves that they used to)
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So they were not telling the truth before I take it? I thought the canadians didnt want DTV?
I hope they dont put some of the parent companies wind turbines on the site which was mentioned a while ago in the pub.
I hope they dont put some of the parent companies wind turbines on the site which was mentioned a while ago in the pub.
Latest passenger figures
Just been released and offers up more bad news.
Total pax down 4.8% (12050) for year down 11.9 %
I asked a few posts ago if the Easy jet AMS from Newcastle might have an effect on our AMS KLM figs. ?? the answer appears to be a resounding yes...
Down 12% on last month compared to Newcastle up 17% !!
Spin-KLM-DTV remember?
also a little worryingly the only other route we have to Aberdeen is also down a massive 12%(NCL up 24%) so routes now also identical for passengers carried.
I know we had cancellations(why ?) and poor weather(equipment/staff/wrong type of snow) But we cant always rely upon FODTV..
Look forward to the next installment of Peels plan...
Total pax down 4.8% (12050) for year down 11.9 %
I asked a few posts ago if the Easy jet AMS from Newcastle might have an effect on our AMS KLM figs. ?? the answer appears to be a resounding yes...
Down 12% on last month compared to Newcastle up 17% !!
Spin-KLM-DTV remember?
also a little worryingly the only other route we have to Aberdeen is also down a massive 12%(NCL up 24%) so routes now also identical for passengers carried.
I know we had cancellations(why ?) and poor weather(equipment/staff/wrong type of snow) But we cant always rely upon FODTV..
Look forward to the next installment of Peels plan...