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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Aug 2014, 19:16
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Well my point was that this 'Gateway' can't go...

Well my point was that this 'Gateway' can't go ahead as it doesn't have planning permission yet - which is perhaps the one reason why it's not 'happening' at the moment. We shall see what happens if...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2014, 09:46
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

The 'delay' is that a decision hasn't been made...

The 'delay' is that a decision hasn't been made as to whether or not they'll be able to go ahead with it...

It's not just sheds, it appears to also include substantial office buildings aimed at...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jul 2014, 19:05
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Does anyone know when a final decision about the...

Does anyone know when a final decision about the 'Gateway' project is going to be made?

The developer has a website all about it:

Gateway Park, Coventry | Roxhill...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2012, 14:46
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

There is a much bigger market in shipping in all...

There is a much bigger market in shipping in all the stock for the city's pound stores. They simply cannot keep up with demand and boats are too slow. The whole of the Gateway development will be a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2012, 17:44
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I thought the actual land owner was Coventry City...

I thought the actual land owner was Coventry City Council, but they lease it out... Does this mean the lease owner will have to get agreement from the leaseholder to change its use from an airport to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jun 2012, 17:03
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

You mean they hold a grudge for something that...

You mean they hold a grudge for something that happened in 1451?:)

I get the impression that Warwick would rather Coventry didn't exist.

My solution would be quite simple: make Coventry into...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2012, 21:16
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I believe they are reinstalling the cattle grid...

I believe they are reinstalling the cattle grid at the end of the runway so Jasper Carrott can get a few laughs when he plays Knowle social club.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Sep 2011, 11:28
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I went up to the Airbase thing on the heritage...

I went up to the Airbase thing on the heritage weekend (Cheap entry - not really a plane fan, but my 2 year old son is plane-mad and my daughter was interested as well.) I've never been to that side...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Oct 2010, 13:07
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Just saw a "big plane" coming in to Cov from my...

Just saw a "big plane" coming in to Cov from my office in Walsgrave - it was following the line of the A45. This about 13:40 today... I'm short sighted, but someone reckoned it was a "passenger...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Apr 2010, 15:01
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Very good news. Sir PR needs to get a...

Very good news.

Sir PR needs to get a consignment of Papal souvenirs - some of those Benedict Condoms, statues of the blessed virgin, a few lorry loads of Highland Spring blessed by the local...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Mar 2010, 16:34
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Would mean that mess of rusting trains would go?

Would mean that mess of rusting trains would go?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Mar 2010, 22:34
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I think the High Speed railway is in the same...

I think the High Speed railway is in the same realms of fantasy as a passenger terminal at Cov Airport!

Really, by the time it gets to 2017 this will have vanished into the same void that most of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Mar 2010, 10:23
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

What's happened to blokes in pubs buying airport?

What's happened to blokes in pubs buying airport?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Mar 2010, 20:17
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Why do people think there's actually demand for a...

Why do people think there's actually demand for a business park in that location? There are currently a number of large empty sites in the city that have stalled - Peugot Ryton, Browns Lane to name...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2010, 20:51
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Where have you seen that Coventry is leaving the...

Where have you seen that Coventry is leaving the West Midlands group of councils? I know that the councils have agreed to concentrate new housing around the urban core of Coventry.

This looks like...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jan 2010, 09:07
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Why would Frank Whittle care? He left Coventry...

Why would Frank Whittle care? He left Coventry when he was a child!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jan 2010, 08:26
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Whilst I'm less than a huge fan of the council's...

Whilst I'm less than a huge fan of the council's attempts at regeneration (Including the recent demolition of two old buildings by Cov Uni) the problem is really that there's little commercial...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2010, 15:52
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

My mate just bought an airport from a bloke in a...

My mate just bought an airport from a bloke in a pub. He only went looking for a dodgy flat screen TV...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Dec 2009, 17:27
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

They had to get involved with the Ricoh,...

They had to get involved with the Ricoh, otherwise the project would have gone under and its proven to be an asset. Interestingly, the current Tory council were the opposition back then and were dead...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Dec 2009, 13:50
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I can't see the land being used for another...

I can't see the land being used for another business park. Coventry already has more than enough on the go, or just lying empty: Brown's Lane, Whitley, the doomed Ansty business park, Peugot, not to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Sep 2009, 20:06
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

It's been bought by Walt Disney to turn into a...

It's been bought by Walt Disney to turn into a Chav theme park.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Sep 2009, 22:32
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

What sort of business do they have at the moment?...

What sort of business do they have at the moment? I work in Walsgrave, not far from the hospital, and see a few large-ish aircraft coming in, following the A45... I assume they're cargo...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jul 2009, 21:39
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I've been putting the finishing touches to Chav...

I've been putting the finishing touches to Chav Airlines, which will be flying from Coventry - one way - to Siberia. Planes are decked out with burberry and the wheels have some nice blue neon on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jun 2009, 22:12
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Coventry Airport on Dragon's Den: "We're...

Coventry Airport on Dragon's Den:

"We're going to go for a gap in the market, and get Richard Branson to launch his first space flights from the airport. Coventry Virgin Galactic Interstellar...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jun 2009, 20:09
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

The seven potential buyers consist of: Larry,...

The seven potential buyers consist of: Larry, Moe, Curley joining up with Stan, Ollie and Benny Hill.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th May 2009, 15:47
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Yes, it's been bought by a local Steel Magnet....

Yes, it's been bought by a local Steel Magnet. He's going to use it attract airlines using psychic powers supplied by the Coventry Clairvoyant Society.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Apr 2009, 19:42
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Flying Pig Airways are also rumoured - although...

Flying Pig Airways are also rumoured - although with the current flu problem, they might struggle with passengers.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2009, 19:16
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I'd imagine the reason is far simpler - when a...

I'd imagine the reason is far simpler - when a company doesn't send its accounts to company house, it usually means its going bust!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Mar 2009, 18:36
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I heard that a local businessman is going to take...

I heard that a local businessman is going to take over Coventry start running concorde from it again. It's all true.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2009, 15:25
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Peugot's site was sold, but the buyers were...

Peugot's site was sold, but the buyers were trying to get out of it/get some cash back last I heard - some sort of court case was going on. I think they bought it just before the crash. I think it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2009, 22:08
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Sorry, Yorkie Bar, I'm not into watching planes....

Sorry, Yorkie Bar, I'm not into watching planes. So being "barred" doesn't bother me in the slightest.:p
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Dec 2008, 01:16
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

Here's some more facts: Original planning...

Here's some more facts:

Original planning app made in the 1990s
Renewed at least twice.

You'll find that permission was granted for a terminal (Just siting) in 1998 and lapsed in 2003. The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Dec 2008, 21:21
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

I'm not making assumptions - the outline...

I'm not making assumptions - the outline permission is a well known fact, and it's also a well known fact that it was allowed to lapse prior to someone (Who it was I don't care) applying for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Dec 2008, 18:46
Replies: 2,518
Views: 695,893
Posted By Arbottle

There was outline planning permission for years,...

There was outline planning permission for years, but the owners (Atlantic) didn't renew it as they had done in the past - instead they put in a new application for a new terminal which was refused....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Nov 2008, 13:49
Replies: 6
Views: 2,073
Posted By Arbottle

I'd guess "we" means "skypartners" who I believe...

I'd guess "we" means "skypartners" who I believe were the company involved with the passenger flights. Doing what, I don't know...
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