Recent content by John S

Indeed. But did we know that SYMCA has now stumped up the cash?! At least according to the answer to How is the reopening being funded: "Doncaster Sheffield Airport has received £160 million in public funding from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and the City of Doncaster...

I liked the "We've appointed 40 individuals today. About 66 of those are from Yorkshire and Humber" !!

It is not actually hard to find holes in their proposal. The purpose of Stage 1 is to present the design principles to the stakeholders, listen to the feedback, modify the principles if required, then submit them and the feedback to the CAA for consideration. There are three three mandatory...

I wouldn't read too much into when things get updated on the airspace change portal. From what I've seen over the years it can be very inconsistent, such as a proposal jumping several stages in one go, with documentation going back many months. I know that the BGA and BHPA (paragliding) struggle...

As a paraglider pilot and therefore at the bottom end of the aviation food chain we have to fight for scraps in the ACP process! But a few years ago (pre and post the introduction of CAP1616) it did sometimes feel like a blood sport. Particularly if sponsors made engagement difficult by...