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Adam Aspinall Mercury 20 Feb 11
Three Birmingham airport passengers have died since its dedicated 24 hour paramedic service was controversially axed to save cash last year.
The controversial move to axe the paramedic service was said to have saved the airport £200,000 a year, but it sparked safety fears from concerned employees warning that it could result in deaths…
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Express & Star 18 Dec 10
Flights were suspended at Birmingham Airport until further notice while snow was cleared from the runway, and drivers were reporting treacherous conditions on main roads.
A number of main roads around the region appeared to have not been gritted, with motorists struggling on Wolverhampton, Dudley and Walsall’s ring roads.
Walsall, Aston Villa, Birmingham and non-league football matches have been postponed…
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B'ham Post 25 Nov 10
Regional transport body Centro will be asked to stump up another £10 million towards the £32 million cost of moving a major road to allow Birmingham Airport’s runway to be extended.
Birmingham City Council is already paying £15 million and the airport a further £7 million on top of the £65 million it will cost to extend the runway itself. The seven West Midlands councils which make up Centro own 49 per cent of the airport’s shares…
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BBC News 19 Nov 10
Expected to re-open noon Saturday
All flights at Birmingham Airport have been suspended and the runway closed after a small private jet carrying a liver for transplant crashed nearby.
Two people were taken to hospital after the plane came down in foggy weather…
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BusinessDesk 17 Nov 10
Government chiefs visited Birmingham to hear how the city and surrounding area is tackling transport issues.
The committee said it had chosen to visit the second city because of its extensive transport network and systems such as the M6 Toll motorway, ‘spaghetti junction’, New Street Station revamp and expansion plans for both the Midland Metro and Birmingham Airport…
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BusinessDesk 2 Nov 10
The chief executive of Birmingham International Airport Paul Kehoe outlined the challenges faced by the aviation industry during the current economic climate during a prestigious lecture.
Mr Kehoe was guest speaker at the annual Crystal Lecture hosted by the University of Wolverhampton Business School and the Chartered Management Institute. Now in its 17th years, the lecture is targeted at the local business community…
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Express & Star 28 Oct 10
Passengers flying to Europe from Birmingham Airport were facing further disruption today after flights were grounded due to strikes by airline staff in France.
A total of eight flights, including three Ryanair flights, were cancelled including one departure to Ibiza due to leave at 7.25am today and a flight to Murcia in Spain at 1.10pm…
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Edward Stephens B'ham Post 29 Sep 10
Birmingham Airport has become only the second in the country to operate flights to the former Soviet republic of Armenia.
The new service was launched on Tuesday when an Airbus A319 of Armavia Airlines touched down at Birmingham from the Armenian capital Yerevan.
The airline will now operate flights to Yerevan and on to Delhi every Tuesday, departing Birmingham at 06.55…
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Jon Griffin B'ham Post 27 Sep 10
Birmingham Airport’s final salary pension scheme is set to be retained in a major boost for nearly 400 workers – despite a deficit of £26million.
A “dogged” campaign by Unite the union has led to a likely partial compromise which would see a modified pension scheme still based on airport employees’ final salaries, it has been revealed…
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Jon Griffin B'ham Mail 22 Sep 10
Birmingham Airport is changing its name – by officially jettisoning its “International” tag.
Airport bosses have agreed an extensive rebranding exercise which will see the complex revert to Birmingham Airport instead of BIA, it has been revealed.
Logos and signage will be changed ahead of next spring’s merger of the complex’s two terminals into one facility as part of a new £13 million redevelopment. The change of identity will see new shops and restaurants created and the security area increased for passengers…