MAN BA Hanger

[MAN777]

Is this vast building (part paid by manchester tax payers money) destined to stay sealed forever, what is happening here, surely if BA have no desire to use this building then why is it not being sold to someone who can. ?

Surely a good story for the Manchester Evening news to get hold of, I can see it now.

"MANCHESTER TAXES PAY FOR EMPTY BUILDING"

[Sir George Cayley]

Funnily enough the Manchester Council Tax payers are worse off as a result of the hangars closure.

The rates I guess are close to £100,000 per year and whilst the doors are locked it is classed as "silent" so rates are not payable.

BA clearly want to hang on to the asset and, as it costs diddly squat to keep it in its current state, that's a good business decision. If in the future things improve they could slide back in (and staff it with engineers not on the old payscales?) and it would'nt take a lot to make it servicable.

Meanwhile others must be frustrated to see it so underused

Sir George Cayley

[superspotter]

Somebody seems to be keeping it "serviceable", just the other day there was a machine in there polishing the floor................:uhoh: :uhoh:

[HZ123]

I think you may also find that Manchester Council (MC) has BA tied into a long lease with serioius penalties for early cessation and no sub letting. Therefore MC must take some of the blame themselves because they to were keen to get it tied up for a long time.

[AUTOGLIDE]

Sir George,

Staff it with staff not on the old payscales? Hopefully not, they'd be higher otherwise a difficult choice would emerge between working for BA, or maybe McDonalds;)

[Adola69]

At present BA / City Express are really good at glogging up much needed parking areas that are normally at the other end of the airfield to thier operating area, with aircraft that are not in service. Just take a look on Sunday morning at the number of ' HOLD and wait for stand " orders that are issued, while BA occupy most of the West apron on stands 61 62 64 65 66 67 etc etc. and sometimes down on stand 241!!!
Get them out of the way and tuck them up in the EMPTY hanger, where they will be nice and warm and dry.
Nah we won't bother with a simple solution like that, tell you what we'll take valuable taxyway space and create stands 300 - 303 at the 24R passing bay, all it needs is a couple of lights and some paint, - job's a good'un.
HUMBUG

[Avman]

and it's a hangar, not a hanger!

[MAN777]

It is in "Manc" speak !!

[Scottie Dog]

If Sir George Cayley is correct and BA are saving approximately £100,000 in council rates by keeping the hangar empty, how much are they paying to park the weekend aircraft on airport remote stands?

If the cost is less to park than to hangar, then one can understand why BA use the apron.

If the difference is marginal, then should not the airport consider paying BA to use the hangar, in lieu of having to pay for new stands to be built? The answer will no doubt be political, but it is an interesting point.