Teesside International Airport - General Thread

[Jerry]

Good news for Teesside

European Cargo to add Teesside flights - Air Cargo News

Airline European Cargo has announced plans to launch freighter operations between China and Teesside International Airport and establish an operational base at the northeast UK airport. The flights will operate five-times per week using the airline's European Cargo A340-600 converted freighters...

www.aircargonews.net

 

[jfy1999]

And for the North East more generally, we haven’t seen many heavy cargo flights into this region as far as I know…these flights are mostly e-commerce, so they could be a way for north eastern businesses to acquire goods more quickly and cheaply.

 

[Silvercity]

Good news for Teesside

European Cargo to add Teesside flights - Air Cargo News

Airline European Cargo has announced plans to launch freighter operations between China and Teesside International Airport and establish an operational base at the northeast UK airport. The flights will operate five-times per week using the airline's European Cargo A340-600 converted freighters...

www.aircargonews.net

Good for Tees side 👌

 

[Stagman]

This is great news for the airport, businesses and industry of the region and further afield.
Imports and Exports on 5 return flights a week spread over 7 days.

 

[Jerry]

This is great news for the airport, businesses and industry of the region and further afield.
Imports and Exports on 5 return flights a week spread over 7 days.

Doubt there'll be exports just imports.

 

[Aviador]

The runway at Teesside is virtually the same length as LBA. How is it achieving flights to China, are they going to be via somewhere?

 

[Jerry]

The runway at Teesside is virtually the same length as LBA. How is it achieving flights to China, are they going to be via somewhere?

The flights that operate into Bournemouth are from Chongqing and Chengdu. From Cardiff the aircraft operated empty back to Urumqui and Chongqui so runway length wouldn't likely be a problem.

 

[Aviador]

The flights that operate into Bournemouth are from Chongqing and Chengdu. From Cardiff the aircraft operated empty back to Urumqui and Chongqui so runway length wouldn't likely be a problem.

So imports only. That doesn't seem like good business sense but if they can make it work fair play to them.

 

[Stagman]

European Cargo said there will be exports as well as the imports.

So exports will no doubt be well within the parameters for take off.

I think heard it mentioned by the airport previously, that the airport approaches are unconstrained, so can allow better angles of arrivals and departures.

 

[Stagman]

A £50m 50 year deal has been agreed at Farnborough International Airshow.
Alfor Aviation will build a passenger to freight conversion facility at Teesside International Airport.
Hangars, workshops, warehousing and global office will be built with the facility to open by the end of 2027.

They are looking at upto 24 conversions a year throughput. Much more than their original plans. With 250 jobs expected.

With Teesside having Freeport status this has been one of the reasons that helped clinched the deal.

Teesside Secures £50m Deal for New Aircraft Facility Creating 250 Jobs - Teesside International Airport

Teesside International Airport has secured a landmark 50-year agreement with a global aerospace innovator to establish a major new aircraft conversion campus. Alfor Aviation will create 250 permanent high-skilled jobs at the new facility and will also relocate its global headquarters to...

www.teessideinternational.com