Meet the Blackpool Airport traffic controllers with decades of experience taking up their old seats
Steve Ashcroft and Cesar Aguirre-Mainar have both taken up their old seats in the control tower, bringing their wealth of experience and knowledge back to the Squires Gate Lane hub. Steve worked at Blackpool Airport for nearly 25 years having initially joined as a trainee in 1988.
The addition of two experienced staff members strengthens the airport’s capability to provide an uninterrupted air traffic control service to its customers during its operating hours of 7am until 9pm. The airport is also supporting the development of air traffic control assistants by funding and supporting their training to become air traffic controllers.
“We’re expecting the volume of air traffic to grow considerably as more people choose Blackpool to fly into as part of executive charters, training flights and general aviation.
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