Airports
London City to become even more bizav friendly
Next month London City Airport (LCY) will officially open its purpose-built Jet Centre for business aircraft.

Next month London City Airport (LCY) will officially open its purpose-built Jet Centre for business aircraft. One month later it expects to take delivery of a new Falcon 900EX that the airport management will operate in the executive charter market, as well as for the airport’s private owner, Irish entrepreneur Dermot Desmond.

Last year LCY management opted to run the Jet Centre itself rather than award a contract to one of several leading executive aircraft handling groups that had bid to manage the new FBO. According to managing director Richard Gooding, the airport could not accept the bidders’ insistence that it shoulder the investment for the $3.6 million Jet Centre, as well as handling all sales and marketing for the venture.