Tag: united kingdom

• Gatwick Airport

  Gatwick Airport started out as a modest little airfield in 1931, that was privately owned by Home Counties Aviation Services, later being taken over by Airports Limited. Once in hands of Airports Limited, the aprons, taxiways and a terminal were constructed. Gatwick opened its doors to passengers in 1936, and passengers were able to reach […]

• Heathrow Airport

  Situated on the outskirts of greater London, Heathrow Airport is the largest airport in Europe, and is one of the busiest and best connected airports in the United Kingdom. It is also commonly classified as the European Mainport so it sees a lot of commercial traffic in addition to the civilian traffic that has made […]

• Farnborough

  Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom held at the Farnborough Airport. Next airshow: July 14th – 20th, 2008 This biennial airshow is an opportunity for more than a thousand civilian and military aerospace manufacturers to introduce new aircraft and aviation-related products to potential customers. Billions of dollars are exchanged at this airshow, which makes this a unique […]