Coventry Airport air museum to expand
15.05.11
Coventry air museum have announced ambitious expansion plans that they hope will increase the number of visitors to the site, the Coventry Telegraph reports. The Airbase museum, based at Coventry Airport, want to increase footfall and also to operate corporate events as part of the plans.
Bosses hope to secure the long-term future of the aviation museum, the only one of its kind in Europe where aeroplanes are maintained and prepared for flight, by developing its facilities for children and businesses. Clive Dickin, Airbase director, said: ‘We plan to attract more primary school children to the site. We feel what we have to offer here would complement what they learn in school. We also intend to open one of hangars up to corporate events in addition to our conference centre.’
Airbase, which is home to more than 30 vintage planes operated by Air Atlantique Ltd, was officially reopened last month. Starting from August, its managers plan to roll out a range of new initiatives including more educational resources for children and sessions for engineering students in further education. They also plan to increase the area it covers by at least 16,000 square feet, with the potential to build a new visitor centre.
Mr Dickin said: ‘The heart of Airbase is about keeping the spirit of working planes alive, so as well as static planes in hangers we run working planes. People won’t get to see anything like this anywhere else.'
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