UK Regional and Business Airports Group new website

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www.rabagroup.co.uk

Approach to Kirkwall Airport

And on the very next day captured on video this approach into Kirkwall Airport – Basil O’Fee 18/11/2015

Shortest scheduled flight in the world

Basil O’Fee enjoyed this flight on 17/11/2015 – Papa Westray to Westray – 90 seconds –

UK Regional Air Access

Quite a bit going on.  The DfT’s Regional Air Access Fund has accepted its first funding round of bids (20).  The Transport Select Committee also published its Small Airports report on 13 May http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmtran/713/71302.htm  The publication of the National Connectivity Taskforce Report and that report’s supporting research materials to be made available over coming days.  A recent announcement from Heathrow (http://your.heathrow.com/regionalcommitments/).

Baltic Bird Project Completes

Northpoint was closely involved in various aspects of this project. It is celebrated in this online brochure.  Brochure Baltic Bird_web

Potsdam and Brandenburg

Basil O’Fee delivered two presentations at the recent Baltic Bird project wind up meeting in Potsdam hosted by project lead Ministry of Economics and European Affairs, State of Brandenburg.  Also had the pleasure of being shown around the new, but still to be opened, Berlin Brandenburg Airport.