A special New Year commitment to staff training and development
Exeter International Airport has made a special New Year commitment to staff training and development by making a Skills Pledge. The Skills Pledge, led by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), is a voluntary commitment by organisations to support all employees to develop their skill levels to at least Level 2, the equivalent of 5 […]
New hoardings cut the use of electricity by 70 per cent
Newly installed hoardings at Exeter International Airport will cut the use of electricity by 70 per cent when compared to the previous adverting panels. Airport Partners who hold the airport’s contract for on-site advertising, commissioned Vivid Media to carry out the work and in collaboration with Creative Agencies. They have replaced the old 12 metre […]
Work has started on the new air-side shopping facility
Work has just begun on the development of the new air-side shopping facility at Exeter International Airport. WH Smith, the airport’s newsagent and confectionary provider, are investing over £110,000 in a new unit which will be open in readiness for the February school half term passengers. The Airport’s Managing Director Jamie Christon said; “We […]
Vehicle Save provide superior minibus for Corporate Aviation clients
Exeter based Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing Limited has teamed up with Exeter International Airport to provide a superior minibus for their Corporate Aviation clients. The vehicle contract hire company has this week provided a new exclusive nine seat people carrier to transfer VIP passengers between their private aircraft and the airport terminal. The […]
Jamie Christon takes over as the Managing Director
The Regional and City Airports’ board of directors have today (17/12/08) announced that from 1 January 2009 Jamie Christon will take over as the Managing Director of Exeter International Airport. RCA, the company set up by Balfour Beatty Capital to run the airport, also announced that John Spooner, who has held the position of Interim […]
Fireman gives long service donation
A donkey-riding therapy charity for children with special needs in Sidmouth is closer to reaching its target for new play equipment this week thanks to one of the airport’s firemen. Dale Smith who has been working as a fireman at Exeter Airport for 20 years donated his £200 Long Service Award on Wednesday 5th November as […]
å£400,000 of retail and catering facilities
The passenger experience at Exeter International Airport will be enhanced next spring with the introduction of a further £400,000 worth of improvements to retail and catering areas. New contacts between the airport’s owners and its concessionaires; WH Smith, Alpha Retail and Select Service Partner (SSP) have brought about an agreement for greater investment in airport […]
End of Island's scheduled jet service
Flybe is to mark the passing of an era on 26-Oct-08 by offering passengers the opportunity to fly on its very last BAe 146 flight when the aircraft makes its final positioning flight from Guernsey to Exeter. Not only will this be Flybe’s last 146 flight but the end of what is currently the only […]
Over 150 responses have been received during the consultation period
The Exeter Airport Draft Master Plan consultation period has closed following twelve weeks of interaction with the community, customers, stakeholders, employees and local residents. Exeter’s production of a Master Plan meets with the Government’s request for all UK airports to produce a strategy setting out how future development and expansion will be achieved. Following the […]
Exeter based airline continues to go from strength to strength
Flybe, one of Europe’s largest and most successful regional airline, has today (08/09/08) announced record financial results for the year ending 31 March 2008, with a 46% increase in turnover to £535.9 million and an underlying profit before tax of £35.4million, representing an improvement of £20m over the previous year. With global airline losses […]
