Author: Jake Meakin

18th October 2023 Earlier this summer, we were happy to welcome The Flying Reporter to Blackpool. The Flying Reporter conducts a series of Aerodrome Reviews all around the country in his PA28 Piper Arrow and publishes the video on his YouTube channel. As well as landing in Blackpool, we were able to give him a […]

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A spectacular tribute to one of the world’s most iconic fighter aircraft will be unveiled in this year’s Blackpool Illuminations display. 15 June 2023 The installation, which is a collaboration between the Blackpool Illuminations team and designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, will feature three replica Spitfires. It marks the first time that 3D printing technology has been […]

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Blackpool Airport was the 20th busiest airport in the UK in 2022, according to official aircraft movement figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority recently. In 2022, the airport handled 37,259 aircraft movements (take offs & landings), ranking the airport busier than Teesside International, Leeds Bradford, Coventry, Bournemouth and Southampton. The majority of the aircraft […]

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15 May 2023 Two Air Traffic Controllers have returned to work at Blackpool Airport after a period away, strengthening the team. Steve Ashcroft and Cesar Aguirre-Mainar have both taken up their old seats in the Air Traffic Control Tower, bringing their wealth of experience and knowledge back to the growing team. Steve worked at Blackpool […]

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21 APRIL 2023 Blackpool Airport played host to a special 105th birthday this week for a valued member of our general aviation community. Ernest Horsfall flew his light aircraft out of Blackpool Airport for almost 50 years, only stopping when his licence expired when at 93 years old. In addition, he spent years of his […]

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4 APRIL 2023 Blackpool Airport was a leading light at a recent airports and future of aviation conference. Steve Peters, Managing Director of the airport, spoke at the Airports Development & Future of Aviation Conference at the Concord Conference Centre at Ringway Visitor Centre last week. His presentation to 100 delegates in the aviation industry […]

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