News Update

Following a private cremation, a memorial service will be held for Martin Bromage at Gloucester Cathedral on Friday 5th February at 1.30pm. This will be followed by a reception at the Hatherley Manor Hotel from 3pm onwards.

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Manx2.com is soaring after its performance in 2009 proved to be just the ticket.

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Sick of the crowds at Cheltenham during the Gold Cup? Now you can escape at the drop of a Guinness hat to the Emerald Isle.

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Gloucestershire Airport’s boss has rubbished claims taxpayers will pick-up the tab if its revamp fails. Mark Ryan has promised that the Staverton-based operation will cover every penny of a £2.4 million loan, which is about to be taken out on its behalf by local authorities.

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Driving at 155mph would normally get Eric Barton into an awful lot of trouble. But the TV presenter and motoring journalist was in no danger of getting a speeding ticket as he tested three new cars on Gloucestershire Airport’s runway. Staverton-based dealership, Mercedes-Benz of Cheltenham and Gloucester, provided the cars for the day.

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Plans to lengthen the runways at Gloucestershire Airport and open them up to the commercial business flights are to be discussed.

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Gloucestershire Airport proudly celebrated the 2nd anniversary of Manx2.com's scheduled operator flights from Gloucester to the Isle of Man and Jersey and it also celebrated the 40,000th passenger to have travelled from Gloucester to IOM.

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Air enthusiasts at Gloucestershire Airport were treated to a rare sight, when the Farnborough Aircraft F1 Kestrel prototype aircraft, tail number N352F passed through last weekend.

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Six Gloucestershire young carers and fourteen aspiring engineers from Marling School, Stroud took to the skies on Saturday as part of the national Young Aviators weekend.

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Eighty new jobs have been created at a Gloucestershire-based helicopter specialist after it secured five new long-term contracts worth £153m.

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Tewkesbury Borough Council's Planning Committee yesterday voted to permit the one remaining planning application lodged by Gloucestershire Airport in relation to its Runway Safety Project.

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Tewkesbury Borough Council's Planning Committee today voted to permit three of the four planning applications lodged by Gloucestershire Airport in relation to its Runway Safety Project.

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Staff at Gloucestershire Airport were on standby today to whisk an urgent and unusual consignment onto a waiting turboprop. Just minutes after the precious cargo arrived by road, it was airborne and on its way to France with a team of supporting personnel.

This time critical treatment is normally reserved for VIP's and organ transplants, but this flight was rather different. A team from the International Zoo and Wildlife Institute in Berlin, as part of their internationally acclaimed research work on assisted reproductive techniques in elephants, were transporting elephant semen from West Midlands Safari Park, near Bewdley to Beauval Zoo, near Tours.

West Midlands Safari Park Director of Wildlife, Bob Lawrence said; "These are groundbreaking techniques and flying the veterinary team by private plane from Gloucestershire Airport to Tours was the best way to achieve the task. The material however cannot, for obvious reasons, be allowed to pass through an X Ray machine and we arranged with the Airport staff to clear this in advance because it is essential that we weren't delayed."

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Down Hatherley Cricket Club is pleased to announce the arrival of its new club sponsor for the next three seasons - Gloucestershire Airport!

The village team approached a number of local businesses for support and Gloucestershire Airport stepped in to help.

Cricket Club chairman, Paul Hathaway said "We are delighted to have Gloucestershire Airport as a partner and we are all looking forward to developing the relationship over the next three years. Down Hatherley Cricket Club is proud to boast some of the finest village cricketing facilities in Gloucestershire and we are always looking for ways to improve and grow both on and off the field and this seemed a natural progression. The club welcomes new players of any age or ability, so if you would like to join Down Hatherley Cricket Club then you can contact us through the web site.

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Gloucester City Council last night voted to support the Airport s Runway Safety Project.

The meeting was temporarily suspended and all members of the public were ejected from the chamber after jeering anti-airport campaigners interrupted the debate. Voting continued behind closed doors, with all bar one Councillor voting in favour of the project.

Airport Director, Mark Ryan said "We welcome this decision. This project is essential to the future of the Airport in terms of safety, our ability to deliver increased profitability to the shareholders and the economic prosperity of the region as a whole. With fellow shareholders, Cheltenham Borough Council already having supported our business case last year, we are poised to move the project onto the next stage. We still have more work to do, but this is a major milestone."

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Gloucester City Council s Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee Airport Scrutiny Task and Finish Group last night unanimously supported Gloucestershire Airport s Runway Safety Project.

The meeting lasted more than three hours and the Committee heard representations from the Airport, anti-Airport campaigners, Chambers of Commerce, business leaders, economic experts, members of the public and senior representatives from Cheltenham Borough Council, whose Cabinet has already given the project their support.

Airport Director, Mark Ryan said "We re delighted with the Groups endorsement of our plans. It is clear that members have recognised the important role the Airport plays in the region and are supportive of the Runway Safety Project. This decision will help to secure the future of the Airport both operationally and financially, at a time when economic uncertainty is a matter of global concern."

The recommendations also included caveats to ensure the formal adoption of a Green Policy to control the environmental impacts of the Airport and a land swap mechanism, to be agreed with Cheltenham Borough Council, relating to a small parcel of land required for the project, which is currently owned solely by Gloucester City.

Head of Operations, Darren Lewington added "We acknowledge that there is a concern amongst local residents that we will be accommodating larger passenger aircraft and extending the Airport s opening hours. This is not the case and we are happy to accept limitations on our operations through our Green Policy to ensure this, provided we retain the operational flexibility our customers demand."

The Committee s recommendations will go to Cabinet later this month and to full Council in the New Year.

In 1939 Alex Henshaw challenged the world to beat his record breaking flight from London to Capetown and back again in under 79 hours, solo in a single engined 200 hp propeller driven aeroplane.

Until now no one has taken up that challenge.

However, this is about to change and Steve Noujaim is going to accept that challenge.

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Manx2.com is to add further services to its timetable between the Isle of Man and Gloucester (M5) in response to record booking levels. From 24th November extra flights will now leave the Isle of Man at 1110 on Monday, 1410 on Thursday and 1340 on a Friday, and depart Gloucester (M5) for the return legs at 1230, 1540 and1505 respectively. This makes a total of 3 flights in both directions on these key travel days. The route has been very successful since it started just over a year ago, carrying twenty thousand customers in total.

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