Comments on: Coventry Airport to Close http://www.airportspotting.com/coventry-airport-close/ Spotting news for aircraft enthusiasts Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:28:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Graham Bayliss http://www.airportspotting.com/coventry-airport-close/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Graham Bayliss Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:47:56 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=377#comment-933 Good news - the local council have confirmed very detailed talks with Airport Development Partners SA (Swiss) are at an advanced stage - looking positive for the future for freight, maintenance, biz jets and private flying. Good news – the local council have confirmed very detailed talks with Airport Development Partners SA (Swiss) are at an advanced stage – looking positive for the future for freight, maintenance, biz jets and private flying.

]]> By: Graham Bayliss http://www.airportspotting.com/coventry-airport-close/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Graham Bayliss Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:57:16 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=377#comment-924 The freehold of the airport is owned by Coventry City Council who provided a lease to West Midlands International Airport Ltd that were operating the airport and it is this company that has gone into Liquidation. The council have confirmed that (all being well) they wish to see the airport operating as a going concern. An announcement was expected last week (by 18/1) that a new owner/operator had been found, albeit at a lower level of commercial airfield operators licence. This seems to have stalled at the last moment but (fingers crossed) a quick resolution will be found. It is complicated that as CCC own the airfield it actally sits within Warwick District Council for planning permission purposes and the 2 councils don't always see eye to eye. The freehold of the airport is owned by Coventry City Council who provided a lease to West Midlands International Airport Ltd that were operating the airport and it is this company that has gone into Liquidation.

The council have confirmed that (all being well) they wish to see the airport operating as a going concern. An announcement was expected last week (by 18/1) that a new owner/operator had been found, albeit at a lower level of commercial airfield operators licence. This seems to have stalled at the last moment but (fingers crossed) a quick resolution will be found.

It is complicated that as CCC own the airfield it actally sits within Warwick District Council for planning permission purposes and the 2 councils don’t always see eye to eye.

]]> By: Chris Eaton http://www.airportspotting.com/coventry-airport-close/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Chris Eaton Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:15:53 +0000 http://www.airportspotting.com/?p=377#comment-854 I hope that any new owners don't turn it into a housing estate or industrial estate. This is sadly what happens to many unwanted airfields now I hope that any new owners don’t turn it into a housing estate or industrial estate. This is sadly what happens to many unwanted airfields now

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