Six military airfields threatened with closure have been saved in a government U-turn. Defence Minister Tobias Elwood MP confirmed that airstrips at Royal Marine’s (RM) … Read more
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Gama Aviation quits GA business at Fairoaks
Gama Aviation, one of the UK’s leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies is quitting its General Aviation work at Fairoaks Airport because uncertainty over … Read more
Britain’s airfields need same protection as businesses – APPG
Planning rules must further change if airfields are to survive and thrive – that’s the view of the cross-party group on aviation. Airfields should be … Read more
Future safeguarded for Snowdonia Aerospace
The future of Snowdonia Aerospace Centre at Llanbedr Airfield is assured following its inclusion by the Snowdonia National Park Authority (SNPA) in the recently adopted … Read more
Call for airfield protection ‘same as church bells’
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
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