Newquay Airport

Face to Face: Al Titterington

Business Cornwall pulls up a chair with Al Titterington, managing director of Newquay Airport.

This article was first published in the November 2011 issue of Business Cornwall magazine.

Air Ambulance foundation stone laid

Plans for a new home for the Cornwall Air Ambulance moved another step closer to completion with the unveiling of the building’s foundation stone.

Inside the magazine this month

In the November issue of Business Cornwall magazine we talk to Al Titterington, managing director of Newquay Airport.

These are not easy times for regional airports, and Titterington discusses many of the challenges the Council-owned facility faces.

He talks about impact felt by Ryan Air’s decision to quit the airport in 2010, and Air Southwest’s demise this year. He also looks forward to the opportunities presented by the recent announcement that it will become an Enterprise Zone.

Inside the magazine this month

Inside the October issue of Business Cornwall, we discuss some of the uses that businesses could have for superfast broadband.

In a roundtable meeting held at the Pool Innovation Centre in collaboration with Bush Telegraph, business leaders debated how superfast might – or might not – impact on the local economy. We discuss the opportunities it could present Cornish businesses and try to demystify some of the hype surrounding cloud computing.

Last day for Air Southwest

Today (Friday September 30) marks the last day of flying for regional airline Air Southwest.

Chancellor listens to dredging case

A Cornwall Councillor and local MP have pressed the case for the dredging of Falmouth Docks in a meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Enterprise Zone for Airport

Newquay Airport has today been named as one of a clutch of new Enterprise Zones across the UK…

Airline closure ‘a blow for economy’

Local MP Stephen Gilbert has spoken of his disappointment at the news that Air Southwest is to close down.

Air Southwest calls time

Air Southwest had announced that it is to cease all operations by the end of September.

Germany link returns to Newquay

Lufthansa has resumed its seasonal route from Newquay to Dusseldorf.