The All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA) has called on the government to provide airfields with the same level of retrospective protection as churches, … Read more
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Local authority to buy Durham Tees Airport
Local authority buys airport to stop houses being built on it. Wow! Is this a turning of the tide of rapacious property developers and weak-willed … Read more
Fairoaks fights back to stop development
Anyone wishing to comment on the planning application to build 1,000 houses on Fairoaks Airport in Surrey should do so immediately, says the No Fairoaks … Read more
Free course: how to spot a terrorist
Airfields and pilots have been asked to look out for suspicious activity that could be criminal or terrorist-related… but what counts as ‘suspicious behaviour’ and … Read more
Developers submit 1,000-home plan for Fairoaks
The developers behind the plan to turn Fairoaks Airport into a garden village with 1,000 houses have finally submitted their plans to the two local … Read more
Swift plans to reopen runway at Coltishall
Swift Aircraft is planning to reopen the runway at former RAF Coltishall in north Norfolk. A planning application has just been submitted by the company … Read more
Carlisle Airport re-opens to GA and cuts fees
Thanks guys! That’s what Carlisle Lake District Airport is saying to General Aviation (GA) pilots for putting up with the airport being closed while the … Read more
Henlow issues plea to pilots to call or avoid
The manager of Henlow Aerodrome has issued a polite request to pilots to avoid flying overhead, or close by, the airfield at circuit height. If … Read more
Planning policy changes ‘useful’ but more to do
Two pro-General Aviation changes made to the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) have been welcomed by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation (APPG-GA). … Read more
Wingly marks turning point for cost-sharing
Wingly, the online cost-sharing service, held its first fly-in at Halfpenny Green Wolverhampton Airport at the end of May. It marked a coming of age … Read more