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20 Years Ago: Aviation House – Gatwick Airport
The new office Headquarters of the CAA’s Safety Regulation Group was designed to increase the efficiency of the group and to improve staff communications …
SSDA 2009 – Ryanair Maintenance & Training Hangar, Stansted
With a clear span of 125m Ryanair’s new cavernous hangar can accommodate up to five Boeing 737s. Not far from Stansted’s main runway and within sight of …
Aircraft hangar gets a lift
A whole raft of equipment, including two 100t capacity mobile cranes, have been used to lift the 90m long trusses for a new hangar at Kent’s Biggin Hill …
Corus Student Awards 2008
A terminal building and control tower for a regional UK airport or a pedestrian and cycle bridge over a river were this year’s competition requirements. The …
Major works progressing at Heathrow Airport
Refurbishment work at Heathrow Terminal 4 is currently on going with a new and improved check-in hall and airside lounge being constructed. The extended …
SSDA 2008 – Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport
Terminal 5 will handle approximately 30 million passengers per annum and makes a significant statement on the world travel scene. The design of Heathrow …
Double truss ready for take off
Barrett Steel Buildings has lifted the first of four 125m-long steel trusses on a design and build contract for the roof of a new maintenance hangar at …
Terminal 5 up and running
Heathrow’s £4.3bn Terminal 5 officially opened for business on 27 March, six years after construction work first started on the mega project. The …
Bridging the airport link
An eye-catching steel walkway and bridge has recently been erected at Dublin Airport as part of the on-going expansion project. Martin Cooper reports. …
April 2008 – T5 sets world standard
Congratulations to all members of the construction team that delivered BAA’s new Terminal 5 at Heathrow on time and to budget. It is a great achievement …