BIRMINGHAM - 5
Airport of the year!
Congratulations all round to BHX for winning this award.
Birmingham Awarded Airport of the Year - Birmingham Airport
All it needs now are the carriers. But that's an ongoing saga in this forum.
Birmingham Awarded Airport of the Year - Birmingham Airport
All it needs now are the carriers. But that's an ongoing saga in this forum.
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Good job it did not include the car park.
J
Security tightened at car park near Birmingham Airport
Security has been stepped up and victims are being compensated after 86-vehicles were broken into during a three-day crime spree at a car park near Birmingham Airport.
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The car park is run by valet company Stress Free Parking, an independent meet and greet service which looks after cars for travellers flying out of the airport and charges around £70 a week.
The firm has revealed it is paying for damages done to cars and increasing patrols at the site and increasing night time security.
But some victims, including Kingswinford father-of-three Trevor Mountford, feel the firm should go a step further and fork out for items taken as well.
The 71-year-old from Kidderminster Road, who returned from holiday in Corfu to find the sat nav from his Mercedes stolen, said: “I am still trying get the cost of my losses out of the company as I think it is fully responsible for the care of the vehicle contractually.”
The break-ins took place at the firm’s parking site in Terminal Road, Solihull, between September 13-15.
Police said at the time the crime spree was “almost unheard of”.
Stress Free Parking spokesman Jonathan Priestley said security patrols had been increased, adding: “We have also ensured that there is now full-time night shift security in operation on site and every night of the week.
“We would like to express our sincere sadness to those who have been affected.”
Mr Priest said the firm had been working closely with Birmingham Airport and the police. He said: “We are committed to ensuring that an incident such as this does not happen again.”
Birmingham Airport spokesman David Lavender said: “Independent meet and greet operators, such as Stress Free Parking, should ensure they have all of the necessary measures in place to be safe and secure.
“They must meet certain criteria before being granted a licence to operate at this airport.”
J
Security tightened at car park near Birmingham Airport
Security has been stepped up and victims are being compensated after 86-vehicles were broken into during a three-day crime spree at a car park near Birmingham Airport.
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The car park is run by valet company Stress Free Parking, an independent meet and greet service which looks after cars for travellers flying out of the airport and charges around £70 a week.
The firm has revealed it is paying for damages done to cars and increasing patrols at the site and increasing night time security.
But some victims, including Kingswinford father-of-three Trevor Mountford, feel the firm should go a step further and fork out for items taken as well.
The 71-year-old from Kidderminster Road, who returned from holiday in Corfu to find the sat nav from his Mercedes stolen, said: “I am still trying get the cost of my losses out of the company as I think it is fully responsible for the care of the vehicle contractually.”
The break-ins took place at the firm’s parking site in Terminal Road, Solihull, between September 13-15.
Police said at the time the crime spree was “almost unheard of”.
Stress Free Parking spokesman Jonathan Priestley said security patrols had been increased, adding: “We have also ensured that there is now full-time night shift security in operation on site and every night of the week.
“We would like to express our sincere sadness to those who have been affected.”
Mr Priest said the firm had been working closely with Birmingham Airport and the police. He said: “We are committed to ensuring that an incident such as this does not happen again.”
Birmingham Airport spokesman David Lavender said: “Independent meet and greet operators, such as Stress Free Parking, should ensure they have all of the necessary measures in place to be safe and secure.
“They must meet certain criteria before being granted a licence to operate at this airport.”
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A bit wide of the mark!
While i can understand the point you are making Jubilee i think your comments are a bit wide of the mark.
Firstly, any off-site parking company while serving the airport is not part of the airport company. Likewise, any problems with rail services to and from the airport cannot be blamed on the airport itself.
And to link problems in Smethwick with the airport is, frankly absurd.
BHX has won an award, a prestigious award, let us acknowledge and respect that. Don't let us try and do it down through rather spurious means.
Firstly, any off-site parking company while serving the airport is not part of the airport company. Likewise, any problems with rail services to and from the airport cannot be blamed on the airport itself.
And to link problems in Smethwick with the airport is, frankly absurd.
BHX has won an award, a prestigious award, let us acknowledge and respect that. Don't let us try and do it down through rather spurious means.
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Jubilee,
Firstly I can only think you included the cases of extreme violence in the thread by mistake .
Not sure any violence was used in these vehicle thefts, thank god.
Birmingham Airport and NEC car parks have been subject to sporadic spates of multiple vehicle crime for years. How many Ford Cosworths were broken into on the airport car parks some years ago, during an event,certainly well over 20.
Any airport or business having huge car parks are going to get cars broken into on a regular basis, unless you put night security every 50 metres.
Nigel
Firstly I can only think you included the cases of extreme violence in the thread by mistake .
Not sure any violence was used in these vehicle thefts, thank god.
Birmingham Airport and NEC car parks have been subject to sporadic spates of multiple vehicle crime for years. How many Ford Cosworths were broken into on the airport car parks some years ago, during an event,certainly well over 20.
Any airport or business having huge car parks are going to get cars broken into on a regular basis, unless you put night security every 50 metres.
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Sorry gents posted in a rush this morning, offending parts removed. Just copied and pasted the article,was supposed to be a light hearted retort to the airport winning the award, and I agree the other articles should not have been included.
MG, although the car park reference is to an outside company, the people who have had cars damaged, or property stolen, will associate it with Birmingham. It was after all a meet and greet company.J
MG, although the car park reference is to an outside company, the people who have had cars damaged, or property stolen, will associate it with Birmingham. It was after all a meet and greet company.J
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September pax 2012
Source: CAA
Another good month but well short of the record September.
946337 up 4.7% rolling year 8838663 up 2.6%
Movements 7995 -0.2% rolling 83960 -0.2%
Record September was 2005 at 1022998 with 2008 next at 984127.
Seems to come in at number three.
Sneaked past Luton - only just but back to normal next month no doubt.
Pete
Another good month but well short of the record September.
946337 up 4.7% rolling year 8838663 up 2.6%
Movements 7995 -0.2% rolling 83960 -0.2%
Record September was 2005 at 1022998 with 2008 next at 984127.
Seems to come in at number three.
Sneaked past Luton - only just but back to normal next month no doubt.
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I have done my best to trawl Solihull Council planning applications site and I can't find any new ones submitted recently. The last one submitted was for the biz jet one.
CVT tried using PDRs for the whole portakabin operation, and that turned out to be a step too far, as the terminal clearly had significant impacts outside the airport perimeter.
The airport seem to believe they could add a "third" terminal without needing a public inquiry - something I very much doubt, but I wouldn't expect a couple of hangars to be a major issue.
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Jaibird.
I can only repeat that the biz jet hangar is found on Solihull Council planning site, and its application also appeared in the Birmingham Mail and Solihull Papers.
The new ILS tendering was also advertised in the local papers 6 months before they appeared .
As was the new Watchman Radar few months back ,and the feasibility for the engine running/testing facility under the 106 agreement few weeks back. As was the new pier
You also seem to forget that their are houses directly opposite on the Coventry Road within 200 metres and in clear sight of the current hangar.
BHX did put a planning application out to Solihull Council few years back to build a bund, to block out the noise from any future development at this location.Again application was in the Birmingham and Solihull papers
It was actually an attempt by BHX to dump the spill from the 20 stands instead of having to pay for it being taken off sight. The Council spotted this feeble attempt and blocked the so called bund.
Anyway getting back on topic, sorry...
Therefore why would any new hangar be omitted from this process , when everything else wasn't
Nigel
I can only repeat that the biz jet hangar is found on Solihull Council planning site, and its application also appeared in the Birmingham Mail and Solihull Papers.
The new ILS tendering was also advertised in the local papers 6 months before they appeared .
As was the new Watchman Radar few months back ,and the feasibility for the engine running/testing facility under the 106 agreement few weeks back. As was the new pier
You also seem to forget that their are houses directly opposite on the Coventry Road within 200 metres and in clear sight of the current hangar.
BHX did put a planning application out to Solihull Council few years back to build a bund, to block out the noise from any future development at this location.Again application was in the Birmingham and Solihull papers
It was actually an attempt by BHX to dump the spill from the 20 stands instead of having to pay for it being taken off sight. The Council spotted this feeble attempt and blocked the so called bund.
Anyway getting back on topic, sorry...
Therefore why would any new hangar be omitted from this process , when everything else wasn't
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Nigel,
Thanks for the clarification. All I was pointing out was that there are some things airports can do within the realm of permitted development rights, and that I would have thought a hangar might be one of them.
Obviously not.
Thanks for the clarification. All I was pointing out was that there are some things airports can do within the realm of permitted development rights, and that I would have thought a hangar might be one of them.
Obviously not.
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I had to do a planning application to put the air-ground ariel on the end of the old pier for Groundstar. You might have been able to see it from the Tristar Hotel if you used a telescope but still had to go through the process, and pay the fees!!
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looking through Solihull planning applications I was rather surprised just how many there are for the airport. In fact there doesn't seem to be one in for the bizjet hangar it'self just for an advertising sign on it!!!! Talking to a Flybe engineer they haven't heard about their hangars been replaced, they are probably listed along with the old terminal building.
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I had to do a planning application to put the air-ground ariel on the end of the old pier for Groundstar. You might have been able to see it from the Tristar Hotel if you used a telescope but still had to go through the process, and pay the fees!!
CVT tried this for the whole portakabin terminal. In this case, it was found that, although the temporary terminal could remain, it did need permission.
So I'd have still expected PDRs to still come into play for anything less than a new terminal or major extension.
So that case surprises me even more!
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Radar 787,
If that happens it would be great news, but your comments are not entirely correct in part.
Monarch have spent a large sum of money upgrading their Hangar at Luton to handle 787s including TUI ones. Furthermore MON were boasting in Airliner World only last month that this facility would be used to maintain LOT new 787s (about to be delivered) and other future carriers?
BA also have upgraded their LHR maintenance base to handle both theirs and 3rd party 787 work.
Can you specify where your info has come from and provide any start timeline to keep all us Brummy spotters excited.
Nigel
If that happens it would be great news, but your comments are not entirely correct in part.
Monarch have spent a large sum of money upgrading their Hangar at Luton to handle 787s including TUI ones. Furthermore MON were boasting in Airliner World only last month that this facility would be used to maintain LOT new 787s (about to be delivered) and other future carriers?
BA also have upgraded their LHR maintenance base to handle both theirs and 3rd party 787 work.
Can you specify where your info has come from and provide any start timeline to keep all us Brummy spotters excited.
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Jaibird,
I think BHX are looking at all options to make money including possible new hangars, so I would not be surprised to see some more going up.
Just that I can't find reference to them yet.I would be a very pleased bunny if they have been kept secret and start to go up soon, especially as some have said on this thread they are dedicated 787 ones.
Lets keep everything crossed
Nigel
I think BHX are looking at all options to make money including possible new hangars, so I would not be surprised to see some more going up.
Just that I can't find reference to them yet.I would be a very pleased bunny if they have been kept secret and start to go up soon, especially as some have said on this thread they are dedicated 787 ones.
Lets keep everything crossed
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Rumour has it that the new hangar (if) it's built will be big enough to house 2 777-300s. Obv big enough for 787s too. Allegedly positioned on top of compass base so that will be repositioned somewhere else.
I hope it does get built. Would be a major asset to BHX and make us more attractive to airlines.
I hope it does get built. Would be a major asset to BHX and make us more attractive to airlines.