AIRPORTS WITH
A FUTURE
FP Airports specialises in strategies for retaining viable aviation infrastructure. We bring the people, ideas, expertise and capital to ensure that airports with a future, have a future.
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Where required, we partner with local authorities to deliver those outcomes. Operationally, economically and environmentally for the long term.
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We create sustainable strategies to position airports as integral growth drivers within local and regional economies. Our approach matches innovation, and resourcefulness with multi-sector expertise, a long-term perspective and quality of delivery.
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Our People
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
RAOUL WITHERALL
Raoul was founder and chief executive of a Plymouth-based big data, predictive analytics start-up which secured more than £30 million investment and created 50 hi-tech jobs in Plymouth together with a further 20 jobs in London. Raoul leads the strategic business planning and development work for FP Airports and has brought together the resources and team to deliver the group’s objectives.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANDREW TURNOCK
Andrew is a qualified operations specialist with over 15 years’ experience in senior management responsible for regulatory, safety and operational activity. Engaging across both public and private sector bodies, Andrew has extensive experience in project management, systems development and risk management and a proven capability to deliver critical business milestones.
DIRECTOR
ANDREW BYFORD
A respected figure on the global public transport stage, Andy Byford was Commissioner of Transport for London from 2020 during which time he steered TfL through the challenges rising from the Covid pandemic, oversaw the opening of the Elizabeth Line and secured a long-term funding deal with Government. Prior to TfL, Andy ran the New York City Transit and before that, the Toronto Transit Commission, Canada.
CONTACT
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FP Airports Ltd,
Genesis Building,
235 Union Street,
Plymouth PL1 3HN
United Kingdom
Tel: 01752 936194
Email: mail@fpairports.com
MEDIA COntacT
Alison Chambers
Emerald Media
alison.chambers@emeraldmedia.co.uk
T: +44 (0) 1420 560094
Plymouth firm to support reopening of Doncaster Airport
Plymouth-based FP Airports Ltd has won a contract to support the reopening and operation of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) alongside Munich Airport International (MAI). The two companies will work together with the airport’s operator FlyDoncaster, which is wholly owned by City of Doncaster Council.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) in South Yorkshire closed two years ago when its owner sought to turn the land over to alternative development. The intervention of City of Doncaster Council (CDC) resulted in the Council taking on a 125-year lease. MAI and FP Airports partnered in the bid to reopen and operate DSA.
The business case produced by Doncaster Council shows clear potential for both passenger and freight services at DSA which benefits from almost 3km of runway and 24-hour operations. DSA is located within one of the UK’s largest catchments where most other airports are now close to capacity. The airport is Doncaster Council's priority project for driving economic growth.
FP Airports has expressed continued interest in the reopening of Plymouth Airport and follows local developments closely. The company which has been in negotiations with key stakeholders recently produced new evidence of increased market demand for regional passenger services at the airport. In addition, FP Airports has received interest from a number of UK regional airlines that are open to looking at providing future services to and from Plymouth. The destinations of most interest include London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, the Channel Islands and Belfast.