On Tuesday 3rd February 2015 four FoDTVA members travelled down to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield to meet our counterparts at Friends of Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
We stayed at the airport Ramada Encore hotel and the next day met up with four FODSA members as well as Head of Airport Services Lorraine Daffern where we chatted for about an hour, discussing our respec...
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Exercise Strider
On Tuesday 7th October 2014, FoDTVA assisted Durham Tees Valley Airport with their annual emergency exercise, titled "Exercise Strider" by the Police.
Airport Manager Shaun Woods requested three volunteers to help with registering staff and observers who would be taking part in the exercise and providing them with refreshments, which included everyone from fire, ambulance, a...
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Mynarski Lancaster Visit
In February 2014, the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum announced that they were to send their prized Avro Lancaster B.X aircraft C-GVRA "Vera" to the UK to join the only other airworthy example owned by the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight for a six week tour during August and September.
The Canadian aircraft is named after Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski, ...
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Durham Tees Valley ‘moving in right direction’ as passenger numbers increase
BOSSES at Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) say a move to reposition the business is starting to pay dividends after an increase in passengers.
Passenger figures for the airport's ‘core business’ - which includes scheduled services to Amsterdam Schiphol and Aberdeen as well the summer service to Jersey and tour flights with Newmarket Holidays - showed a three per cent rise f...
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Flybe will consider new route from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Aberdeen
Flybe consider the move following Facebook campaign with hundreds of comments from Teesside based off-shore workers
Europe's largest regional airline has said it will consider a new route from Teesside to Aberdeen following a Facebook campaign.
Low-cost airline Flybe has said a potential service from Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) to Aberdeen International Airport was ...
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Durham Tees Valley Opens Airport Terminal Offices
Durham Tees Valley Airport’s plans to attract new businesses to the site have taken a significant step forward with the opening of a new suite of offices — and what makes them different is that they are in the terminal itself.
As part of the terminal improvement programme surplus space on the first floor has been refurbished to create six offices, some of which offer views o...
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Fresh move to save airport’s future
AN airport is asking for business views on how it can help better serve their needs.
Durham Tees Valley Airport has launched a business travel survey to get responses from company bosses and local decision makers.
The project asks people to indicate their preferred airports, as well as views on air service choice, existing services and how the overall travel experience ca...
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Petition launched to save police helicopter base at Durham Tees Valley Airport
Petition backed by crews and public who say the move would prevent the helicopter from reaching incidents quickly
A petition has been launched to save the police helicopter base at Durham Tees Valley Airport.
Campaigners believe the decision by the National Police Air Service (NPAS) to scrap the base - with the nearest helicopter coming from Newcastle or Leeds - would pre...
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Durham Tees Valley Airport police helicopter base to shut
Durham Tees Valley Airport’s police helicopter base is to shut, it has been announced.
The National Police Air Service (Npas) confirmed this morning that Teesside will no longer have a helicopter base from the 2016/17 financial year as a result of government funding cuts.
Newcastle International Airport’s base survives the cull, which will see Npas reduce its operating ba...
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Holiday event showcases Summer programme at Durham Tees Valley
Leading independent tour operator Newmarket Holidays will be joining forces with Durham Tees Valley Airport and local travel agency Fairs-Lloyds Travel next Wednesday (February 11) to showcase the wide variety of packaged tours available from the airport this summer.
Experts will be on hand to deliver presentations covering every aspect of all the escorted tours in the Newma...
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