Author Topic: Manstone Airport (Read 40693 times)

Matt Akers · « **on:** August 02, 2005, 05:22:24 PM »

Sorry to hear about the lads at Manston Airport in Kent. Not a nice thing to happen, the lads and I wish you all the best of luck.

fireftrm · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2005, 06:36:53 PM »

What happened to them?

Matt Akers · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2005, 06:31:35 PM »

The airport has gone into liquidation and some of the guys have been lade off, it has been on the local and national news.

fireftrm · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2005, 06:46:55 PM »

Oh Ok, that is a shame.

messy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2005, 07:50:39 PM »

Liquidation perhaps, but is it really possible for Manston to close being in the busy SE air corridor???

Surely it will re-emerge from the ashes in a new guise

Chris Houston · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2005, 08:55:16 PM »

Well, I would like to offer some official FireNet sympathy.

Have we any users from Manston on the board?

Matt Akers · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2005, 09:46:04 AM »

Hopefully it will, it is an ex-RAF base that turned civilian, and was very active in the second world war. It has a huge run way and was/is a big employer for the north east Kent region. I have heard that there have been some big players looking into taking the airport over. Will have to wait and see.

Game on · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2005, 11:27:41 AM »

EUjet were recruiting qualified firefighters up til about 2 weeks ago. Does anybody know how many were laid off and how many were kept on?

AnthonyB · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2005, 10:13:14 PM »

Wouldn't suprise me if Peel Holdings look it over, especially if there is business park potential at the site. But don't expect that to save airside ops - they bought sheffield, ran it down to a private flyers helipad & it's now shutting down to redevelop. Final cost - £1!

wee brian · « **Reply #9 on:** August 05, 2005, 09:09:34 AM »

Manston used to be an emergency runway for civvie jets in trouble. Where are they going now I wonder?

Game on · « **Reply #10 on:** August 05, 2005, 09:29:27 AM »

The runway will still be there, just won't be anyone to put the fire out!

messy · « **Reply #11 on:** August 05, 2005, 10:24:33 AM »

Quote from: wee brian

Manston used to be an emergency runway for civvie jets in trouble. Where are they going now I wonder?

How about Toronto?

They are quite successful in emergency landings I understand

wee brian · « **Reply #12 on:** August 05, 2005, 04:16:46 PM »

Arms out the window and flap like hell then!

peter1234 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 16, 2005, 06:48:18 PM »

Quote from: Game on

EUjet were recruiting qualified firefighters up til about 2 weeks ago. Does anybody know how many were laid off and how many were kept on?

13 of us where laid off and 16 remain. gutted

peter1234 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2005, 08:00:13 PM »

Quote from: Matt Akers

Sorry to hear about the lads at Manston Airport in Kent. Not a nice thing to happen, the lads and I wish you all the best of luck.

Matt

Do you know of anyone who might know of any airports that are recruiting fire fighters. I was one of the unfotunate lads to be laid off at manston, doesn't look like anything is going to happen up there in the near future.

Cheers

Pete

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