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Air cadets from Exeter’s 13 (City of Exeter) Squadron Air Training Corps have had a close up experience with an RAF Tornado at Exeter International Airport.  On their two hour visit today (13 August 2008), the cadets aged between 13 and 18 from the squadron based at Wyvern Barracks in Exeter were able to see […]

Becky Moore has been chosen as the iPod prize winner of Exeter Airport’s new website newsletter subscriber draw. The airport used a random number generator to pick the winner of the Apple iPod prize from the 580 new airport website subscribers following the closure for entries on Monday. The draw, which was scrutinised by the […]

The most prominent elements of the re-branding of Exeter International Airport have gone on show with the installation of new terminal signs and a new look website. Using the colour pallet from the Devon brand guidelines, the airport’s new logo reflects the vibrancy of the region and emphasises the focus on people.  The seven silhouetted […]

Over £124m of investment has been earmarked for the airport Exeter Airport’s forthcoming Master Plan will set a clear plan for growth and confirm Exeter as the airport of choice for the region and the principle gateway for Devon and Cornwall. The Department for Transport requires all UK airports to explain their future strategic framework […]

07/03/2008 – Donation for airport’s 2007 charity of the year, Hospiscare Travellers using Exeter Airport in 2007 were responsible for donating nearly £1,000 for the airport’s charity of the year, Hospiscare.  Hospiscare, which is Exeter’s local hospice, offering high quality care and support to people with life-threatening illnesses, recently audited their donations from the airport […]

£300,000 invested in new Caffe Ritazza A new air-side catering facility at Exeter International Airport will be open in time for Easter passengers in the Departure Lounge. The Airport’s catering provider, Select Service Partner, has invested over £300,000 in a new Caffe Ritazza which replaces the bar built when the airport lounge was expanded in […]

One Year until the westcounty switchover Digital UK started a 365 day countdown to digital television switchover in the westcounty at Exeter Airport on 8 April 2008. Campaign mascot Digit Al togther with Digital UK Regional Manager Bill Taylor launched the official one year countdown at Exeter International Airport and marked the ‘take off’ by using an aircraft, operated by locally based charter […]

Blackpool becomes the second airport within Balfour Beatty’s Regional & City Airports Group The Regional & City Airports Group, owners of Exeter International Airport, have purchased Blackpool International Airport from the Irish Property Group MAR for £14m. Blackpool becomes the second airport within Balfour Beatty’s Regional & City Airports Group, complimenting Exeter Airport which was […]

This year will see and end to the long and flawless passenger carrying duties of the Dakota. European legislation has decreed that all passenger-carrying aircraft must comply with certain criteria, whatever their age, and some of these modifications would be prohibitively expensive or impossible to carry out on the DC-3. So with the implementation of the EU-OPS legislation in mid July 2008, […]

The latest five year airport comparison figures published by the Civil Aviation Authority show that Exeter Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the UK. The data from the CAA, the UK’s specialist aviation regulator, illustrates a growth of over 200% from 2002 to 2007 and that 1,012million arriving and departing passengers used […]