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‘No time for Naysayers’ says the council exec who is lining his own pockets and CV at significant tax payer expense...

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/not-going-to-happen-council-boss-plays-down-concerns-over-doncaster-sheffield-airport-turnover-clause-5614754?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQRei5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeSacvGufbkCQbtzXXIesa12zysRdKwm0iHaMQBRiNQtwg_4__IEQpJ4fo_0U_aem_J58dVRA4kvN4f...

Yes, clearly he meant to talk percentages but people in those roles must never allow themselves to be in a position where they make numerous gaffes. This is a high profile project and he’s apparently project director, I could take the ‘Kazerbaijan’ comment to mean Kazakhstan (in isolation...

There’ll be none at all if the council retain their tight grip on it. I think the ‘Kazerbaijan’ gaffe is a perfect metaphor to sum this whole thing up. Hopefully it doesn’t go unnoticed later this week!

It’s brilliant isn’t it, he’s clearly trying to sell himself ‘people say I’m from private sector’. Well no pal, it’s quite clear you’ve worked In the public sector your entire working life. DSA is going to be so good it’s going to invent its own Country! I don’t know about anyone else but...

It’s not the YP I have an issue with, I agree that they’ve done a good job of offering a balanced view. What I completely disagree with is the unelected council execs organising a PR stunt to try to divert attention from the very real concerns that have been raised by internal and external...

Looks like the council execs have been on a PR spin exercise and had the Yorkshire Post visit DSA all week. We know exactly why they’re doing it and it’s all rather unpleasant in my view. It’s unelected execs looking after their own positions by effectively strong arming public opinion and...

Ahh but the YP have now stuck an article on their website within which Ros Jones has made a statement to the LDRS that the renegotiated lease is ‘almost complete’...

I wonder if there’s some performative compliance going on with this. ATCO recruitment being one possible example. I don’t know whether they’ve actually recruited any ATCOs yet, but it might explain why 4 of 5 former employees who applied were rejected at application stage. Can they even afford...

Chadwick appears to have provided a write up of the most recent ACC meeting. Freight growth apparently will be during the day and not night. Most of the lucrative freight contracts operate primarily over night.

Do you have a source for this? I think when it comes to airlines and tour operators writing their programs it’s a bit loose ended in that there will always be sufficient capacity to make strategic growth decisions. Jet2 at LGW is a case in point. They saw an opportunity to get in there and so...

Yes meanwhile we don’t know who they e recruited for ATC because the people who would make the most sense, the ones that have genuine passion to see the airport succeed and have many years of knowledge of and competency in running the ATC service at DSA have failed to even secure an interview...

Ros Jones has now posted what I assume to be a statement on her Facebook regarding the news (olds) that the head of security has been appointed at FlyDoncaster. It’s becoming a political race to the bottom now, Miles Jupps character in ‘The thick of it’ was a more competent PR than whoever is...

No, it’s a low salary for that level experience relative to other airports but Chadwick was making it out to be ‘another high salary position’ created by the airport. I suppose in that sense, compared to the average salary in Doncaster it’s very high but it misses the point. I’ve a feeling...

Hard to tell. Either they want a completely new set of specialists running it that haven’t had previous experience being employed by a Peel entity, or this is a paper exercise. It baffles me how they could reject applicants who are clearly keen to support the reopening and return to their...

Some interesting comments on the mechanics latest post celebrating the job as for a ‘SATCO’ with an apparently high salary of £90k per year. Not only confirming what @radar has been saying about the employment market and the salaries these positions command, but it appears a couple of ex ATCOs...

Indeed this is the problem, if Qatar want consistent ongoing support in the form of subsidy just to get to the table then it’s important to question the longevity of such routes and consequently the ROI of investing such vast sums of money. I don’t think CWL would have a case to answer if it...

The data shows they aim for 1.4 million new passengers, not total. I don’t think anyone is advocating the failure of CWL, I’m certainly not and I’ve tried to make it very clear that the airport does have a future - but that future has to be sustainable otherwise the jobs that aren’t yet...

The £71.50 figure isn't 'made up'—it’s a calculation based on the Welsh Government’s own documents submitted to the Tribunal. They’ve allocated roughly £100 million specifically for route development with a goal of attracting 1.4 million new passengers. If you do the sums on those specific...

I think there’s a bit of a leap in equating standard commercial incentives with a £205 million state subsidy. Bristol (and every other airport) definitely uses 'route development funds'—but those are usually short-term, private commercial discounts. This CWL package is unprecedented in UK...