FODSA Visit to Durham Tees Valley Airport

23rd June 2019 Following their previous successful visit back in September 2013, FoDTVA were once again delighted to welcome our sister group the Friends of Doncaster Sheffield Airport to Durham Tees Valley. Arriving at around 11:15, we went straight into an airside tour, starting in hangar 1, after which one half of the group headed to the burning ground and the so...
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A mega weekend for our airport and FoDTVA

Last weekend was a reminder of how great our local airport is, and what a joy it is to be part of a group which works together with the operators, staff and passengers whenever the need arises. We had a triple whammy of big events come our way at the same time which saw Durham Tees Valley Airport busier than usual, but all those involved rose to the challenge and saw ev...
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Durham Tees Valley Airport Sold

Following a vote today by the members of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, it has been agreed that Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen's plan to purchase Durham Tees Valley Airport will go ahead. This will see the airport brought back into public ownership, with 25% being owned by a new operator who will be announced soon. The Mayor's plan is to develop the airport and in...
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FoDTVA AGM 2019

FoDTVA's Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday 11th January at 7.30pm (one week later than our usual date to distance from New Year) and is open to all members & non-members. Following the closure of the St. George Hotel, the meeting will take place in the terminal building (meet in the foyer) then anyone who wishes to join us for social drinks at the Oak ...
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FoDTVA AGM Report

Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport (FoDTVA) held its annual general meeting at the St George Hotel on Friday 6th January. As is expected at all AGMs, FoDTVA's Committee positions were all resigned and elected again, including the Chairman position. The new Committee for 2017 is as follows: Chairman: Brian Robinson Vice Chairman: Stuart Reid Treasurer: Richard ...
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FoDTVA Assists With 2016 Lourdes Charters

Last weekend members of Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport assisted with the annual pilgrimage flights to Lourdes by members of the Catholic Church. Around 350 people were booked to travel to Tarbes-Lourdes Airport from Durham Tees Valley on the morning of Friday 27th May, with two AlbaStar Boeing 737s chartered to fly them. Members of FoDTVA attended t...
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Joining Friends of Teesside International Airport is easy and gives you access to a community of people who are committed to working alongside their local airport. Our membership includes local people, business owners, pilots, people who work on the airport site and includes male and female, both young and old. All are welcome! We are 100% independent, but work closely with...
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FoDTVA AGM

The 2016 annual general meeting (AGM) for Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport took place at the Old Armoury Cafe at Durham Tees Valley Airport on Friday 5th February. The meeting was a chance to elect our leadership for the coming year. The Chairman role is again filled by Brian Robinson, who enters his second year at the helm of the group. All existing committee mem...
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NPAS Tees Valley visit

Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport visited the Tees Valley division of National Police Air Services at the airport on Friday, 4th December. Our hosts for the evening were Pilot Eddie Doyle, and Tactical Flight Operators Alex Campbell and Paul Jeavons. The visit began with a short video presentation on what NPAS do and how they operate, followed by a talk from the crew and...
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Serco IFTC / South-side visit

We had a number of requests from our members to visit the Serco International Fire Training Centre facility on the airports south-side, as well as the entirety of the south-side to view where the Lancaster bombers used to park during WWII. On 14th June, we went over there, starting with Serco where we were hosted by the fantastic Chris Brown who explained the entire operation i...
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