I don't think it's better roads per se but simply less congestion. Up Mill Lane to the A66, then over to the A19, maybe hit some traffic from Thornaby but past Billingham, there wouldn't be too much and even then, it won't be anywhere near what Newcaste would have along the A1 and A1231.

Yea that's what I meant upon thinking about it

Many years ago something went wrong with engine delivery and DTVA got Belfasts and the one and only IL76 on a few days of activity. Just in time is ok until there is a slip up and you don't have these spares. Strange they use two small aircraft a day instead of one larger one.

Judges ruling on disclosure
 

Public comments below the press article make interesting reading, 25 posts up to now.
Will we ever find out why certain council staff allowed Peel to buy 800+ acres for only £500k ? :yuk:

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/t...alley-15319022

It's been explained many times on this thread and numerous other places (in simple terms, investment was needed and the councils didn't have the money), but those with 20/20 hindsight insist in trying to re-write history. :yuk: :yuk:

And as for the comments under the article see my post #1017

£500,000 for 800+ acres of prime building land which is probably worth £100 + million... hmmmmm now I wonder who go what to sign that deal :)

Is there a list of names of the people WHO ACTUALLY SIGNED THE SALE OF TEESSIDE AIRPORT TO PEEL??? I dont think anyone has ever answered that question?

Really? Says who? Don't remember their being a long queue of buyers.

I'd like to see such a list too, so I could thank them for a job well done; for ensuring the airport remained open for decades longer than it would have otherwise, and for doing no worse than anyone else would have.

So Robert Ryan - you think selling 800+ acres which included a public airport for a fraction of the cost it was really worth was a job well done?! :eek:

DTVA news today. Shame there wasnt more scrutiny in 2003 when Peel got the bargain of a lifetime! A bit like the Sheffield Airport fiasco.
Where you on the council panel at the time Robert? https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/t...alley-15330799

The sad thing about that article is that the airport is even more starkly in the front line of the battle between the councils and the mayor.

Beefer - can you back up your repeated comments along the line of "the bargain of a lifetime"? Peel have owned DTVA for over 15 years and I can't see that they've made much...

That would be the gist of my post, yes...

No it ain't

P330 its Pheasant shooting season so there's all sorts of folk passing through. The freight flight total was four today with two smaller twins and a bizz carrying parts.

KLM are the key to the airports future - lose the "global connectivity" selling point and then mayor/local authorities will lose interest, aren't there plenty of better placed "brownfield" sites on Teesside? Planning permission then becomes an issue...

Strange old business. Teesside is not really an airport, just an airstrip. Can't see why it is still open. Government/Regional subsidies?

Thought you fell of a roof no never only neighbouring airports have been given these. Go back and reed the plot and also take a look at DTV movements.

I think I was hearing about it closing down back in 2014 when I was first looking at flight schools in the area! I do hope it stays open until I finish my PPL!

Cobham operates out of the airport and there are a few commercial flights each week, plus maybe some private ones as well. Not really counting, just based on what I see fly past my window when at home or what flies overhead when I'm in town. A couple of days ago, EasyJet aircraft (two? three?) were doing circuits as well, so it has some use as a practice airfield, perhaps? I also remember before hearing about having aircraft flown into EGNV to be broken for parts, I wonder if that ever happened or if it's still going on?