Skuds’ Sister’s Brother

I have never given much thought to zeppelins before, so one statistic in a programme on channel Five tonight stopped me in my tracks. It was one of those popular technology-type programmes. The sort which usually features massive buildings or bridges. The one tonight was about airships.
The amazing statistic was the speed of the […]

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Crawley Observer, 29/8/7, page 5
Gatwick ‘not for sale’
Crawley News, 29/8/7, page 2
Gatwick Airport ‘to be sold within a year’
If its in the papers it must be true…

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The BBC website has a late contender for the title of headline of the year, with this :
Flatulence leads US jet to divert

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I couldn’t believe some of the stuff in this article in today’s paper, and the bit next to it.
Living in a town where the economy is pretty much dependent on the aviation industry, its interesting to read about how the business model for these economy airlines works, but isn’t it amazing what we will tolerate […]

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I have no doubt that the boy who died in a plane crash in Essex did well to aim his plane at a park and narrowly avoid blocks of flats and playgrounds. It is quite possible, maybe even probable, that his plane had a mechanical fault and that even the most skilled and […]

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A big welcome to Britain for the Airbus A380, which touched down at Heathrow this afternoon, after a quick flypast of the various factories where bits of it were made.
I was watching this on Sky News, which we have projected onto one of our wallscreens at work, and realised it was just over a year […]

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The more serious papers, and especially their business pages are following the story of BAE Systems wanting to sell their stake in Airbus, but I don’t think it is really interesting the general public - apart from those whose livelihood depends on it of course.
I think this is a shame, and not just because of […]

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I found this story in today’s G2 more than a bit depressing. Living in another airport town it is of some relevance to me as well.
I’ll be honest, I had never heard of the village of Sipson. I just assumed the growth of Brentford, Slough and Uxbridge had resulted in urban sprawl around […]

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Boy is it windy out there tonight! In the time I have lived in Crawley I have noticed that it seems to be very prone to winds. When its not windy, its likely to be foggy.
It must have taken a real genius to decide that its the ideal place for Britain’s second-busiest airport!

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Just a reminder to any Broadfield/Crawley readers that tomorrow afternoon sees the highlight of Broadfield’s social calendar - the summer fete at the community centre.
Unfortunately we couldn’t solicit any donations suitable for an auction, so I won’t have to do that. I’m relegated to just reading out the raffle numbers.
I blame […]

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