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August 2016
21.08.16 Helicopter operator responds to 180 search and rescue calls in first year at Lydd Airport base
14.08.16 Council commissions £50k study into the future for Manston airport
July 2016
17.07.16 Theresa May tells Medway MP she won't revive plans for Thames Estuary airport
17.07.16 Manston Airport public inquiry to be held on its future
17.07.16 Manston airport change of use hearing cancelled
June 2016
04.06.16 Stone Hill Park planning application submitted on former Manston airport
May 2016
28.05.16 Thanet District Council abandons hunt for Manston Airport indemnity partner
14.05.16 Manston airport to be standby lorry park until end of 2017
14.05.16 Manston Airport owners to submit housing plans to Thanet District Council but MP Sir Roger Gale dismisses application
07.05.16 Manston set to celebrate its 100th birthday
April 2016
16.04.16 Lydd Airport to become permanent search and rescue helicopter base
March 2016
19.03.16 Rescue helicopters at Lydd Airport pose ‘nuclear risk’ to Kent
February 2016
18.02.16 Three potential investors come forward to buy Manston Airport
10.02.16 Manston airport to become manufacturing centre for life science companies
05.02.16 Lydd Airport £55m investment ‘set to create 200 jobs’
January 2016
27.01.16 RiverOak applies for Manston airport reopening
13.01.16 Kent airport records £1.3m loss
December 2015
22.12.15 “Real possibility of planes flying from Manston” as RiverOak renews plans to take over Kent airport
19.12.15 RiverOak launches new Manston airport bid seeking same powers given to London Paramount resort
16.12.15 Sir Roger Gale continues to bang Manston Airport drum as secretary of state ‘wishes him well’ in his effort to get it reopened
14.12.15 Lydd airport will buy back land to build runway extension
November 2015
29.11.15 Plans for Lydd Airport expansion will be ready for take off next year
25.11.15 Transport minister promises basic facilities at Manston Airport for operation stack
19.11.15 RiverOak’s bid to secure Manston Airport via CPO collapses as campaigners urge talks with other possible buyers
18.11.15 Manston: Thanet council leader and MP clash over airport's future
01.11.15 Thanet UKIP council leader under fire after Manston plan rejected
October 2015
31.10.15 Hopes slip away for Manston Airport after fiery council meeting
30.10.15 Thanet council rejects Manston Airport purchase plans
22.10.15 Manston Airport’s control tower seized by activists
13.10.15 UKIP Thanet council leader insists he remains committed to Manston compulsory purchase order
13.10.15 Activists stage Instro Precision 'drone' protest at Manston airport
12.10.15 Manston Airport negotiations crash as RiverOak accuses Thanet Council leader of stalling
10.10.15 Campaigners call for resignation of Thanet council Ukip leader over Manston airport
September 2015
27.09.15 Sports car in nasty Manston Airport smash
19.09.15 UKIP councillors resign from party after infighting over Manston Airport
03.09.15 Government turns to emergency powers to give green light to Manston as temporary relief Op Stack lorry park
August 2015
27.08.15 RiverOak takes Thanet council to task over failure to discuss Manston plans in person
25.08.15 Manston Airport protest rally at Thanet council offices as call for CPO intensifies
23.08.15 UKIP engulfed in internal row over Manston as leader sacks one of his cabinet members
22.08.15 Manston buyout plan stalls again as Thanet District Council demands more information from investors
19.08.15 Kent Police put under pressure County Council leader to say yes to Manston plan
18.08.15 Council leader hints at breakthroughs in discussions with RiverOak about Manston Airport CPO
14.08.15 Kent search and rescue operation to start with HM Coastguard at Lydd airport
12.08.15 Cash boost for Manston Airport compulsory purchase
11.08.15 Plans leaked for a Garden City at Manston "completely untrue" say owners
10.08.15 Manston Airport homes plans denied
07.08.15 Manston Airport group threatens lorry park blockade
07.08.15 RiverOak yet to give council details over where the money will come from to support buyout of Manston Airport
05.08.15 Manston will be 'temporary alternative' to Operation Stack
03.08.15 Manston Airport set for key role in Operation Stack
July 2015
17.07.15 Thanet District Council 'closer to Manston airport purchase'
13.07.15 Thanet council leader brands Manston airport lorry park plans 'daft'
11.07.15 'Plug-in' electric plane flies from Kent to France
11.07.15 Manston owners say use former airport as lorry park in place of Operation Stack
08.07.15 Thanet council to hire lawyers to examine RiverOak before purchase order
05.07.15 History to be made with first cross-Channel electric flight
03.07.15 Consultation over Stone Hill Park plans for Manston Airport site
01.07.15 Search and rescue helicopter training ahead of move to Lydd base
June 2015
28.06.15 Transport secretary could be quizzed over a £70k Manston Airport report
26.06.15 Government report into Manston Airport criticises Thanet council over Compulsory Purchase Order
25.06.15 Electric Airbus Airplane of the future to make its debut at Lydd airport in Kent
24.06.15 Pinewood Studio lawyers warn Manston Airport owners of copyrighted image use
20.06.15 Manston Airport owners fresh attackon Tory MPs over CPO proposals
20.06.15 TG Aviation sadness at Manston airport lease surrender
19.06.15 Manston Airport £1bn redevelopment plan unveiled
19.06.15 Manston Airport 'could reopen early next year'
18.06.15 Manston Airport bosses Cartner and Musgrave to unveil details of future use of land
12.06.15 Senior Conservatives battle over Manston Airport
06.06.15 'Debt fears' over new Manston Airport site owners
May 2015
26.05.15 Trevor Cartner speaks on the future of Manston
24.05.15 ‘Only a matter of time before Boris Island rises from grave’
23.05.15 Thanet Council votes to review Manston decision
22.05.15 Leader of Kent County Council, dismisses Thanet council plans for compulsory purchase order
21.05.15 Manston Airport: Ray Mallon, hired to change public opinion of redevelopment plans
17.05.15 One year on, the battle over the future of Manston Airport intensifies
16.05.15 Manston Airport 'would have lost £2.5m a year', document shows
13.05.15 Manston airport: CPO 'will not work' say owners after UKIP council pledges to buy the site
12.05.15 Manston Airport, council leader says council will try to buy the site with compulsory purchase order
08.05.15 Thanet District Council files police complaint over controversial Save Manston Airport campaign group leaflets
01.05.15 Manston developers unveil plans for old Airport site
April 2015
11.04.15 Manston Airport campaign gets 'double boost' from government
02.04.15 Five point plan revealed in latest bid to revive Manston Airport
March 2015
Manston airport owners say 'sums do not stack up' for return of flights and discredit RiverOak
28.03.15 Could Manston Airport still be saved?
27.03.15 Sir Roger Gale keeps up the pressure to bring Manston Airport back
26.03.15 Enterprise Zone could be extended to Manston airport site
25.03.15 Manston airport lost £100 million under private ownership and time for a 'B Plan' says Kent County Council
25.03.15 Manston Airport campaigners ‘shocked’ by Kent County Council report
25.03.15 New hangar at Lydd airport to cost £700,000 as bosses anticipate rise in demand
21.03.15 Consultants PwC appointed by government for Manston Airport review
18.03.15 KCC leader Paul Carter says MPs' report on Manston is a travesty of the truth
17.03.15 Multimedia academy and arena proposed for vacant Manston Airport site
15.03.15 Thanet council leader says no evidence of KCC support for Manston Airport
10.03.15 Manston Airport - supporters to hold a rally
06.03.15 Farage takes aim at government attempt to ‘kick Manston Airport into the long grass’
06.03.15 Manston airport: Government orders CPO review
February 2015
25.02.15 Government pledges help to see Manston reopened at meeting of Transport Select Committee
21.02.15 Manston loses search and rescue service
17.02.15 Danger of bird strike makes Lydd unsuitable for airport, claim campaigners
15.02.15 Manston Airport's future being considered at highest levels of government says minister
14.02.15 Manston Airport a top priority for South Thanet’s Craig Mackinlay
04.02.15 Manston Airport update: Parliament select committee grill key players
04.02.15 Manston Airport's former owner 'misled Thanet MP'
04.02.15 Man injured in Manston Airport 'explosion'
03.02.15 MPs to discuss Manston Airport's future
January 2015
27.01.15 Essential guide to: Manston Airport
24.01.15 Lydd airport : exclusive TV interview with new boss
22.01.15 Emails between Thanet District Council and legal firm cast doubt on Manston CPO
13.01.15 Thanet council says that Manston could still be an airport as it unveils draft local plan
07.01.15 Manston Airport compulsory purchase rejection called in
02.01.15 Work set to begin on hotly-contested Kent airport
02.01.15 Kent airport 70 miles from the capital is designated 'London Ashford'
01.01.15 Gatwick emergency landing proves need for Manston Airport says MP
December 2014
21.12.14 Manston airport owners reveal plans for manufacturing-based business park
19.12.14 Thanet council leader donated to Save Manston Airport group
17.12.14 Thanet councillors walkout of Manston Airport meeting
12.12.14 Thanet councillors reject Manston Airport compulsory purchase
10.12.14 Mudslinging as Manston Airport becomes 'total debacle'
09.12.14 Thanet Council's Manston Airport purchase report 'unfair'
04.12.14 Manston Airport purchase plan likely to be dropped by Thanet District Council
03.12.14 Council leader "optimistic" about future of Manston - but not as an airport
November 2014
16.11.14 Urban planners hired to regenerate Manston airport site
13.11.14 Environment Agency stops breaking of aircraft at former Manston Airport site
08.11.14 Consultants appointed to draw up Manston masterplan
02.11.14 Fight continues over Manston Airport
01.11.14 KLM boss: Manston airport was ‘missed opportunity’
October 2014
30.10.14 Manston Airport: Kent County Council's Mark Dance asks new site owners to leave the runway alone in case it becomes viable in a few years
24.10.14 RiverOak partners in Kent for Thanet council talks on Manston Airport
19.10.14 Manston Airport protest held as Thanet talks continue
17.10.14 New owners of Manston Airport donate land to Spitfire Museum
15.10.14 Teesside entrepreneur Chris Musgrave spearheading £1 billion Kent Airport scheme
07.10.14 Consortium's billion pound Manston airport plan
September 2014
24.09.14 Manston Airport site sold for manufacturing and homes
22.09.14 US company 'still ready to buy Manston Airport'
19.09.14 Leaked emails hint Thanet council support is waning for a compulsory purchase order of Manston airport as US group RiverOak meet councillors
19.09.14 MP offers 'moral support' to Manston Airport campaigners
18.09.14 Manston Airport bidder says cargo is the way forward
13.09.14 Lydd Airport appoints ex-Manston CEO as new boss
10.09.14 Music festival takes off in support of Manston Airport
August 2014
29.08.14 Manston airport: US-based RiverOak refuse to rise to comments by Ann Gloag raising 'serious concerns' about their corporation
27.08.14 Manston airport: Campaigners fighting to reopen Thanet airfield admit a split in their camp creating rival group could damage their efforts
24.08.14 Potential Manston airport buyers RiverOak respond to Airports Commission report
21.08.14 Partners sought by Thanet council over Manston Airport future
18.08.14 Manston Spitfire museum is one of county’s best
14.08.14 Council must ditch idea of buying Manston Airport, lobby group says
09.08.14 Manston Airport: Why I shut it by owner Ann Gloag
02.08.14 Thanet Council to form Manston Airport business plan
July 2014
31.07.14 Manston airport: More than 700 lots auctioned off - from fire engines to TVs
30.07.14 Manston Airport would need 'hundreds of millions' to succeed
27.07.14 American firm steps in to help save Manston Airport
27.07.14 Support for Manston Airport purchase bid
22.07.14 Manston Airport campaigners head to No 10
20.07.14 Manston meeting draws large crowds
18.07.14 Kent County Council cools Manston Airport purchase speculation
17.07.14 Taiwan government officials visit Manston airport by helicopter to assess whether it is an investment opportunity
15.07.14 Video: Kent airport celebrates 60th anniversary
15.07.14 Taiwanese investors set to visit Manston airport
12.07.14 Manston Airport debate halted as councillor thrown out
11.07.14 Manston Airport: TG Aviation lose High Court bid to return to the airport
11.07.14 Manston Airport: 7,700 sign compulsory purchase petition
03.07.14 Manston Airport: Dozens of items of equipment to be sold at online auction by owners on July 30 and 31
02.07.14 TG Aviation High Court injunction over closure of Manston Airport is adjourned
June 2014
30.06.14 Manston Airport owner Ann Gloag meets in London with Thanet Council leader Cllr Iris Johnston and a civic delegation
28.06.14 Manston airport: Flight training company in High Court to bid to allow flights
20.06.14 Manston Airport reopening hopes raised
19.06.14 Keep Manston open, UKIP leader tells airport authority
14.06.14 Thames Hub airport on Isle of Grain: Foster and Partners submit response to Airports Commission saying relocating habitat will cost £500m
11.06.14 Departure Heralds new era for Lydd London Ashford Airport
10.06.14 Manston airport: Potential compulsory purchase order and doubts over land values for developers could scupper development plans for Ann Gloag
04.06.14 Manston Airport owner Anne Gloag should 'give airfield to people of Kent'
01.06.14 Holiday flights take off from Lydd Airport
May 2014
31.05.14 Big protest at Manston Airport
27.05.14 Manston owner 'plans to turn airport site into garden city'
26.05.14 Anger at Ann Goag as she closes Marston airport in Kent after buying it for just £1
25.05.14 Stagecoach boss under attack over homes plan on £1 Kent airport
22.05.14 Manston Airport: Thanet council cannot yet issue Compulsory Purchase Order
22.05.14 Manston Airport campaigners hold march to call for site purchase
21.05.14 MP backs calls for compulsory purchase of Manston Airport by local council
20.05.14 Manston Airport campaigners consider further action
19.05.14 Cllr Iris Johnston to ask Ann Gloag not to close Manston Airport
16.05.14 Manston Airport staff finish work as it closes down
16.05.14 Transport secretary urged to keep Manston Airport 'technically open'
16.05.14 EastEnders actor in emergency landing at Manston hours before its closure
15.05.14 Businessman in Manston Airport bid 'tried to mislead court'
14.05.14 Manston Airport: Unite says another offer by RiverOak Investment Corp is expected as it launches grievances against management
11.05.14 Plans for 1000 homes on 'redundant' Manston Airport site discussed
11.05.14 Aviation firm fears for future if Manston Airport closes
08.05.14 Union fury after Manston Airport closure announced
08.05.14 150 jobs to go as Manston Airport shuts
07.05.14 Manston Airport to close on 15 May
06.05.14 Formal offer to buy Manston Airport rejected
05.05.14 Formal offer made for Manston Airport
01.05.14 Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale calls for review of cargo traffic to divert business to Manston Airport
01.05.14 Tories hit out at Manston airport night flight policy
April 2014
28.04.14 Manston Airport buyer 'may have been found'
27.04.14 Manston Airport fight fund launched
18.04.14 'Two weeks' to find Manston Airport buyer says North Thanet MP
17.04.14 MP says Manston Airport owner has 'genuine care' for staff and is hopeful a buyer can be found
13.04.14 Manston Airport: Charter flight operator moves to Lydd
12.04.14 Operators pull out of Manston as unions fight to save airport
11.04.14 Manston Airport: Consultation period extended after union and owner talks
09.04.14 Manston Airport: KLM 'will not return'
08.04.14 Developers say Manston Airport suitable for housing as uncertainty remains over its future
04.04.14 Government help sought as Manston Airport faces closure
04.04.14 Manston Airport future "looks brighter" says union
04.04.14 Manston workers present business plans to save airport
03.04.14 Manston Airport bidder withdraws purchase offer
02.04.14 BA flight from Helsinki forced to land at Manston Airport due to fog at Heathrow
01.04.14 Lydd Airport's £25m expansion plans underway
March 2014
30.03.14 Hundreds attend Manston Airport closure meeting
29.03.14 Manston Airport purchase-offer letter sent to owner
27.03.14 KLM suspends flights from Manston Airport
27.03.14 Union looks for new jobs for Manston Airport staff
26.03.14 Manston Airport: Roger Gale says 'potential buyer' found
24.03.14 Manston Airport campaigner "horrified" by potential closure
22.03.14 Manston Airport fears grow as KLM flights after April 8 no longer available for booking
22.03.14 Rolling Stones land at Manston Airport after cancelling world tour in wake of death of Sir Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott
21.03.14 Manston Airport 'could close within three weeks'
21.03.14 Manston Airport: Ryanair and BA freight blows behind closure
20.03.14 Manston Airport holds consultation over possible closure
07.03.14 Lydd Airport closed overnight after air crash
06.03.14 New cargo plane that takes off like a helicopter being developed at Lydd Airport
February 2014
02.02.14 Manston to Amsterdam - an experience that will change opinion
January 2014
25.01.14 Kent Lydd Airport nuclear accident fears 'misconceived
23.01.14 Lydd Airport bird threat claims 'unmerited'
22.01.14 Last-ditch bid to stop Lydd Airport expansion
15.01.14 Legal challenge against the expansion of Lydd Airport
December 2013
13.12.13 Manston Airport welcomes nearly 500 passengers from four planes diverted from Heathrow in thick fog
13.12.13 BA passengers forced to sit on board diverted plane for 7 hours after fog forced it to land at Kent airport
12.12.13 Manston Airport lands BA flights from Scandinavia when Heathrow shuts due to fog
02.12.13 Infratil confirms Manston Airport sale
November 2013
30.11.13 Manston Airport sold to Stagecoach founder for £1
30.11.13 Council leader: Manston Airport will be 'successful and vibrant'
30.11.13 Manston Airport issues sale statement
October 2013
30.10.13 Sir Roger Gale MP says Manston Airport must be used to cope with aviation demand in short term while the government seeks a long-term solution
28.10.13 Ambitious plans to revitalise Manston Airport and east Kent to be unveiled
19.10.13 Industry expert: Manston airport will survive despite £1 sale
15.10.13 Infratil sells Manston Airport for £350,000 to Stagecoach founder
04.10.13 Eurostar’s Amsterdam link no threat says Manston Airport boss
03.10.13 Plans for Manston Airport railway station drawn up
September 2013
13.09.13 Seven new rescue helicopter bases to be built at UK airports
03.09.13 Lydd Airport runway extension plans on track
August 2013
31.08.13 Lydd Airport on course with expansion plans
17.08.13 Manston overcomes wind farm planning hurdle
13.08.13 Teenager heads for Kent in 'youngest pilot' record bid
07.08.13 Major alert as smoke reported pouring from KLM plane on runway at Manston airport
July 2013
27.07.13 Manston chasing 20 million passengers
26.07.13 Manston could ease congestion at Heathrow and Gatwick, say bosses
19.07.13 Vattenfall confirms Manston Airport radar deal
17.07.13 BBC Video: BA Airbus A380 superjumbo touches down in Kent
15.07.13 BA Airbus 380 lands at Manston today
02.07.13 Manston Airport bosses confident of KLM flight future
June 2013
22.06.13 South East Airshow at Manston Airport today
13.06.13 Manston to host BA A380 superjumbo for training
May 2013
16.05.13 BA to use Manston for A380 training
February 2013
19.02.13 Goodwin Sands airport off east Kent coast would 'boost entente cordiale'
17.02.13 Extra new jobs for KLM flights from Manston
08.02.13 Environmental boost for Manston Airport night flights
December 2012
30.12.12 Manston chief executive says offshore airport plan 'all nonsense'
12.12.12 KLM to start Kent - Amsterdam flights in April 2013
06.12.12 Manston Airport high-speed railway link talks
06.12.12 Transport minister to visit Manston Airport today
November 2012
17.11.12 Flights between Manston and Amsterdam to create 28 jobs
14.11.12 KLM announce new twice-daily flights from Manston to Amsterdam
06.11.12 Daily flights from Manston Airport to Amsterdam seem 'done deal'
October 2012
30.10.12 High hopes KLM Amsterdam flights to take off from Manston Airport
21.10.12 Huge response to Manston’s KLM flights survey
09.10.12 BBC Radio Kent to host airport debate
September 2012
29.09.12 Shhhhush... Quiet cargo plane jets in to Manston Airport
27.09.12 KLM to consider daily link from Kent’s Manston Airport to Amsterdam
08.09.12 Pro-Manston Airport group holds first meeting
05.09.12 Could reshuffle indicate expansion at Manston?
May 2012
26.05.12 Council rejects Manston Airport night flights plan
25.05.12 Council verdict due on Manston night flights
19.05.12 Night flights not 'make or break' for Manston Airport
16.05.12 Prestwick and Manston airports owner Infratil earnings beat forecast
April 2012
21.04.12 Minister says Manston could help ease south east airport capacity crunch
08.04.12 Council to object to Manston Airport night flights plan
March 2012
31.03.12 Locals against Manston Airport night flights plan, council says
11.03.12 Manston Airport sale ‘attracts interest’
10.03.12 Prestwick and Manston airports for sale
February 2012
06.02.12 New jobs at Manston Airport
Janaury 2012
29.01.12 Council cancel £50,000 Manston Airport night flight research
26.01.12 Report questions Manston Airport’s noise claims
23.01.12 Free family fund day at Manston Airport
07.01.12 Business group makes fresh call for night flights at Manston Airport
December 2011
25.12.11 Giant plane at Manston Airport for Cirque du Soleil
02.12.11 Kent Airport gets new freight development manger
01.12.11 Kent Airport stops selling fuel to Iran Air
August 2011
19.08.11 Kent airport may shut if more night flights not allowed
14.08.11 Kent airports to get extra Olympic flights
July 2011
19.07.11 Kent airport celebrates busy Open
June 2011
20.06.11 Row over Kent Airport’s request for £600,000 ‘sweetener’
May 2011
28.05.11 Manston Airport night flights ‘would create 3000 jobs’
19.05.11 More summer routes take off from Kent Airport
18.05.11 Work underway on new Manston Airport radar
March 2011
26.03.11 Manston Airport launch operational review
January 2011
28.01.11 Kent Airport plans horse expansion
24.01.11 New radars for Kent Airport
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