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There have been more start-up airline attempts than you might think over the years at Teesside, only three have made it to fruition, even then some were short-lived. Aircam Aviation operated a single Belfast City route in association with Gill Air from December 1993 to October 1994 having started life as an air charter operator in 1989. Casair Aviation Services are our best kn...

It seems to have come around quickly, but Loganair's first new flights from Teesside International have taken off already! This was the airline's first flight from the airport since it changed its name back to Teesside. The service, which yesterday (1 February) was bound for Aberdeen, will run six times weekly and is one of six routes previously announced as part of a l...

Teesside International Airport is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, as it looks to make 2021 a transformative year full of opportunity despite the coronavirus pandemic. The airport was born in January 1941, when the airfield for the World War Two bomber base, then named RAF Middleton St George, was opened. In April of that year, it would go on to welcome ...

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is calling on local businesses to play a crucial part in the transformation of Teesside International Airport as contracts for three major projects were today (27 January) published. Firms providing a host of trades, including shopfitting, electricals, joinery, drywalling, flooring as well as decorating are needed to be part of the ove...

Teesside International Airport in all of it's forms has been blessed with some very special visitors over the years. Here we look at some of the rarest and most interesting aircraft and airlines to grace our region's skies. The Avro Lancaster and English Electric Lightning are two of the most iconic aircraft ever designed, the latter arguably the single best piece of global...

Another week and another new airline to announce at Teesside International Airport, which is undergoing a revival of fortune in terms of passenger destinations. This time Ryanair has been announced as returning to Teesside from Summer 2021, initially with two routes: Alicante and Palma. It seems each flight will operate twice weekly. Both routes start in June 2021...

Loganair will start a new base and routes from Teesside International Airport in 2021 which will add more connectivity and options for flying out on both business and leisure, as well as drawing inbound visitors to our region. The base, announced on 10th November, will see an Embraer 145 aircraft based at Teesside and operating five routes. The new Loganair routes from T...

Yesterday Teesside International Airport welcomed possibly its rarest ever aircraft visitor. The Fiji Airways Boeing 737-700 DQ-FJF had travelled half-way around the world from the place it had called home for the past 22 years, to enter retirement with Willis Asset Management - our new based aircraft recycling and maintenance company. Willis are using Hangar 1 at Teessi...

London Heathrow has been added to the list of routes from Teesside International Airport after an absence of over ten years! Eastern Airways will be operating the route daily, 7 days a week, from 14 September. If it does well, there could be potential to add extra frequencies per day. At this morning's press announcement, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen spoke of the...

Another new route has been announced from Teesside International Airport. Eastern Airways, who last month announced a range of domestic routes from Teesside, are now adding Alicante to the list! This popular holiday airport serves the Spanish resorts along the Costa Blanca, like Benidorm, Altea, Denia, Calpe and the Region of Murcia. The route will be served t...