Coventry Airport

[Fried_Chicken]

From various sources, it looks like Jan 18th may be the date when Coventry reopens. No firm news on the new operators but apparently they plan to make Coventry GA friendly & concentrate on GA, training & freight

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[S-Works]

I will be glad to see them reopen, my maintenance company are based there for a start and I have always liked Coventry for it's friendliness. if it goes back to being a GA destination and cargo it will be great.

BRL, what on earth is the reference about the player and the ball? Is this some reference to that chav ballgame?

[BRL]

Don't ask mate, don't ask!! I hate using that saying, in fact that may be the first time I have used it! Never again!

[aerobat 1971]

Latest rumour heard

Well, on the grapevine, the latest rumour I've heard is that we should see Air traffic services restored at Cov by 1st February. Don't know what level of service this will be, but it's looking promising.

Cheers,

David.

[niknak]

the latest rumour I've heard is that we should see Air traffic services restored at Cov by 1st February. Don't know what level of service this will be, but it's looking promising.

Whoever the new owners are will have to move fast then.
ATC was provided on contract by Marshalls, who are doing their best to keep people on where they can by putting them in at some of their other contracts even if it's on a short term basis.
To keep Cov' open, even if, as was ludicrously suggested, it was H24 5 days and AFIS Sat/Sun, would require the same number of fully rated ATCOs as they had prior to closure and those guys just won't be available.
There are more than enough jobs elsewhere to employ the majority, certainly those with all the ratings and no ATCO in their right mind would want to return to an airport where uncertainty reigns and will continue to do so.

Looking promising

isn't a phrase I'd use to describe the present or the future if Coventry are required to provide an ATC service.

[fear and loathing]

befoe the aiport closed we couldnt go to 24/5 because we didnt have enough controllers so they could have their regulation amount of down time. if controllers have left i would suggest those hours are unrealistic as my understanding is that even a fully qualified one coming into to a new airfield has to have a fixed amount of time on each of the disciplines before they could go on the run.