Teesside International Airport-1

[SWBKCB]

Hangar 1 is available but there are no on site engineers to maintain stored aircraft.

Yes - SEN and BOH either have somebody capable on site or are handy enough for other engineering bases (e.g LHR for BOH).

[Cautious Optimist]

The engineers argument is a bit thin; if BOH can get them from LHR I'm sure we could from within reasonable distance too. And if not the old runways then close off alpha and/or delta taxiways, stands 1-2/5RR etc. There is definitely space and definitely the means.

[Flightrider]

Isn't there space where they used to park the Tridents? Or is someone a bit too concerned that they'll just set fire to the nearest Airbus A319 out of habit - the BA ones do have quite a lot of the same callsigns!

[tigertanaka]

February CAA stats:

Terminal passengers: 10,450 - down 5% v prior year

• Aberdeen: 1,347 - down 6%
• Amsterdam: 8,938 - down 1%
• Cardiff: 124 - new
• Southampton: 41 - presumably a charter as the route did not start until March

Note that in February 2019 there was a flight to Akureyri in Iceland (378 pax).

Rolling 12 month passengers: 147,695

[Gunfighter52]

I seem to remember sycamore advertising space for upto 40 narrowbodies, but I think that was before the southside fence went up, but I could be wrong. Obviously with the airport all but closed, Delta and sections od Alpha could be used, as at BOH.

[P330]

Looks like KLM are currently not planning on restarting until 4th July - all subject to change.

[adfly]

Not sure if it has been picked up on here yet but Eastern have taken over the weekly Saturday flight to Jersey for this summer if it is eventually able to go ahead.

[Robert-Ryan]

Knew it had been picked up and Eastern were red hot favourites but was never confirmed, do you have a source? If it goes ahead it will almost certainly be a partial programme from July onwards.

[adfly]

Originally Posted by Robert-Ryan

Knew it had been picked up and Eastern were red hot favourites but was never confirmed, do you have a source? If it goes ahead it will almost certainly be a partial programme from July onwards.

Do a dummy booking on https://www.jerseytravel.com/

6th June to 12th Sept is the current bookable dates. I suspect your estimate of July onwards is more realistic though!

[LBIA]

Originally Posted by adfly

do a dummy booking on https://www.jerseytravel.com/

6th june to 12th sept is the current bookable dates. I suspect your estimate of july onwards is more realistic though!

t37880 = mme 11:30 - jer 13:00
t37881 = jer 13:50 - mme 15:20

[highwideandugly]

What Next ?

As thoughts turn ..hopefully to a relaxing of lockdowns,a vaccine and a very slow return to some form of normality..where do we all think this leaves our airports?

Contraction and even some closures is my wide sweeping guesstimate..
Up here ,we of course will be massively effected.

Carlisle at moment closed until July.
Newcastle barely open
Leeds even worse.

Only Teesside ,amazingly..and thanks to Cobhams work ,seem to have the best opening hours and most movements..who would ever have thought that! Proves that all airports should diversify their business plan.This has been mentioned on the thread before!

Which of these four have the brightest future?

Stay Safe!

[P330]

All will be massively affected for the next 18 months. If we were still owned by Peel, this would be the death nail. Under our new ownership, we can maybe hang in there longer until normality returns.

As said before, old normality is probably 18 months away and by then we may all accept a new normal.

I certainly think the airports planned attraction of a lo-co will now not happen for a couple of years. We also need Eastern to survive.

As for Leeds and Newcastle, they will survive but they will take a big near term hit IMO.

[SWBKCB]

Under our new ownership, we can maybe hang in there longer until normality returns.

Till the next mayoral elections at least, though it might also depend on what other budget pressures TVCA now come under.

As for Leeds and Newcastle, they will survive but they will take a big near term hit IMO.

NCL hadn't recovered back to 2007 levels - its always the poorer, remote regions who are impacted the most

[highwideandugly]

Good point SWBKCB..the budget pressures may be greater on Teesside as the plans called for new business.It was never foreseen that there actually would be no business!
Not sure about Leeds but Newcastle I would guess, have this last financial years pot to prop them up..maybe not pay dividends to the councils and have the staff ready and primed when needed.
Teesside ,I suppose have the guaranteed Cobhams contract money to keep them going.Everything else will have to come from the mayor’s deep pocket?

[Gunfighter52]

Extract taken from the movements website this morning.

• It is understood that Willis Lease are taking over Hangar 1 and 1A and are specialist's in engine leasing and overhaul, along with part-out and storage. They will also require outside parking bays, which are not known at present.

[highwideandugly]

Unfortunately....! It looks like they are going to be pretty busy boys!!

[Gunfighter52]

All reference to this has since been removed for some reason🤔

[SWBKCB]

Still being promoted on the Willis Lease website under "Latest News"

http://www.willislease.com/pdf/lates...40120%20V2.pdf

[mmeteesside]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

Still being promoted on the Willis Lease website under "Latest News"

http://www.willislease.com/pdf/lates...40120%20V2.pdf

Believe the Mayor will issue a press release about it in due course! Has been promoted on Willis Lease’ Facebook page since at least the start of the month.

[SWBKCB]

Ah, was wondering why he hadn't got his face in the paper!