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The FRA (Draken) and probably calibration is what is referred to as military I guess, and no they couldn't really go else where without a cost to FRA (Draken) setting up new maintenance facilities and possibly penalties being due from the airport if they had too.
Also the improvements to the infrastructure needed to be carried out and were planned for. Why not bring them forward, lessen disruption, lessen the overall cost to the taxpayer through not having to furlough those who worked on the projects and shorten the time frames due to less passengers being in the buildings. Also probably getting better deals as companies wanted the work.
I look at it as a win win all round.
Also the improvements to the infrastructure needed to be carried out and were planned for. Why not bring them forward, lessen disruption, lessen the overall cost to the taxpayer through not having to furlough those who worked on the projects and shorten the time frames due to less passengers being in the buildings. Also probably getting better deals as companies wanted the work.
I look at it as a win win all round.
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I was generalising…a lot of money…a really lot of money has been spent on the infrastructure.It would have sent out the wrong messages to shareholders,stakeholders ,investors et al if it closed.
So it had to stay open when other normally busy airports scaled right back?
I think the medical flights can operate un licensed ? Hence you see them overnight when the airport is closed?
Military flights(what’s left of them) I guess could go anywhere?
Essential workers..guess you mean oil flights to Aberdeen..l suppose they could have used the train?
So it had to stay open when other normally busy airports scaled right back?
I think the medical flights can operate un licensed ? Hence you see them overnight when the airport is closed?
Military flights(what’s left of them) I guess could go anywhere?
Essential workers..guess you mean oil flights to Aberdeen..l suppose they could have used the train?
The passenger terminal was closed for a period, but then reopened to allow essential travel on limited routes.
The essential workers were riggers, they couldn't all get trains as train services were reduced by some margin and at very very reduced capacity because of distancing requirements. So flights allowed more to be transported overall than reliant on just trains, Also an hour's flight is far better than 5 hours on a train.
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The FRA (Draken) and probably calibration is what is referred to as military I guess, and no they couldn't really go else where without a cost to FRA (Draken) setting up new maintenance facilities and possibly penalties being due from the airport if they had too.
Also the improvements to the infrastructure needed to be carried out and were planned for. Why not bring them forward, lessen disruption, lessen the overall cost to the taxpayer through not having to furlough those who worked on the projects and shorten the time frames due to less passengers being in the buildings. Also probably getting better deals as companies wanted the work.
I look at it as a win win all round.
Also the improvements to the infrastructure needed to be carried out and were planned for. Why not bring them forward, lessen disruption, lessen the overall cost to the taxpayer through not having to furlough those who worked on the projects and shorten the time frames due to less passengers being in the buildings. Also probably getting better deals as companies wanted the work.
I look at it as a win win all round.
Covid has actually played into Teesside Airport's advantage. If they tried to do the refurbishment during normal operating conditions it would have took them 3 to 4 times as long to do it, as would only be able to do small sections at a time. Whereas with the terminal closed to the public they could come in rip everything out in one go and rebuild in a very short space of time. When it reopened for essential travel only it was only a handful of passengers each flight so they could work around the works whereas normal times whole area would have been closed. So they were able to do safe work arounds without hampering the works in progress. Also by doing it in superquick time will have meant cost savings on the project could be had through the time savings.
So Covid allowed projects to be brought forward. So when more flights started operating they could do so without disruption to passengers and also allow revenue streams to be had a couple of years ahead of the 10 year business plan.
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The article is somewhat misleading, claiming the housing land "could now be kept for its intended purposes" is ridiculous, given this new hangar complex will at best incorporate 25% of said land, with the bulk still unsuitable for aviation use, which is why housing was planned for there in the first instance.
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I was including aprons and stands. Would make no sense to expand back-over when you can carry on parallel to the existing infrastructure
I agree with R-R..it looks very short sighted developing a scrap area that way.Using valuable space is not future proofing passenger or apron development on that site?
Surely south side with the vast area would be a better solution?
Surely south side with the vast area would be a better solution?
The property guys have their eyes on the Southside. Northside does have all the infrastructure so in principle a new prefab wide body hangar could be created in a shorter period of time. And don't forget Willis isn't a scrap company like its predecessors.
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Willis is not a scrap company. Disassembley is only part of their operations. They do maintenance, part swaps, storage.
Putting housing on the edge of an airport always seemed like a bad idea.....with all the potential for future noise complaints, especially if you want the airport to expand.
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I would say two hangars at the back and two hangars on the side. All movement in that area will be tugged with any engine running done out on the aprons/ stands airfield end of the site. Thus this reduces the noise complaints next to the houses.