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Durham Tees Valley airport’s drive to become a major General Aviation centre will be given a boost next week with the opening of a new microlight flying school Microlight flying instructor Gordon Wilson believes that, with its excellent facilities and positive support from the airport’s management, Durham Tees Valley is the ideal place to establish his business, which will o...

It’s the ultimate Christmas treat and it’s returning to Durham Tees Valley Airport this December. Leading independent travel operator Newmarket Holidays has announced that for the first time it will be offering the ultimate family fun day, flying direct from Durham Tees Valley on Wednesday, December 23rd, with a winter wonderland adventure which will include sleigh rides, th...

Durham Tees Valley Airport has launched a major drive to attract more General Aviation business with the announcement of new tariffs which offer savings for both aircraft based at the airport and visiting flyers. General Aviation (GA) covers everything from gliders and the smallest private aircraft to air ambulance services and corporate jets and in fact the vast majority of...

Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport voted for a new Chairman on Friday 9th January at their Annual General Meeting following the now-previous holder Colin Granton scaling back to a specially-created Consultancy role. Brian Robinson, who has held a position on the FoDTVA committee for most of our two year existence and secured us two seats on the Airport Consultative Commit...

Durham Tees Valley is aiming high in 2015 with the launch of a new-look website and a major marketing drive over the next two months as the first stages in a programme of initiatives planned for the year head. Under the headline ‘It’s a Small World’ the new website highlights the global links to over 200 destinations available from Durham Tees Valley, also linking in to a ne...

Sycamore Aviation is exploring a range of revenue streams to help secure its future. An aircraft dismantling firm recently saved from administration is plotting a diversification strategy to secure the future of the business. Earlier this month Sycamore Aviation called in the administrators following a downturn in business. But last week another aviation specialist, Glyn ...

Review by Stockton councillors also warns against opening the floodgates to further housing developments on the site The importance of reinstating Teesside’s air link with London has been highlighted among measures in a report aimed at reviving Durham Tees Valley Airport. A string of recommendations have been made in a wide-ranging review by Stockton councillors. They ...

THE man behind the plan to secure the future of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has told councillors that its existing routes to Amsterdam and Aberdeen must be prioritised ahead of new London or international routes. Peter Nears, strategic planning director at owners Peel Group, gave an overview of the masterplan to develop businesses and houses at the airport site to Darl...