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Seems Chadwick is on a narrative control offensive right now. Constant posting of AI slop designed to quell the growing cynicism over the project. Yesterday he was confidently telling people that there’ll be no impact on Sandtoft, in spite of the fact that since DSA closed Sandtoft has become...

It is perhaps a sign of Peel strengthening their position and weakening the position of CDC/SYMCA. I doubt we’ll see the politicians openly discussing this as it detracts from the momentum they’re trying to show. Maybe Peel will happily wave off the lease now? But ultimately an airport restricts...

With the Raytheon contract I admit I missed a glaring point in the document. They only had the right to break prior to the signing of the contract. The contract was signed 5th August which means the council are now tied in to paying for it, which will be paid in stages over various milestones...

So just days after the council announce yet another procurement program to purchase new fire equipment, Coppard today has reiterated that he won’t sign a bad deal, and that it’ll take as long as it takes. Meanwhile Grant Thornton appear to have doubled down on their red rating citing ongoing...

Some interesting job roles have been advertised by Humberside Airport today. One Customer and Commercial Services Manager and one Marketing and Engagement Executive. Both I believe are brand new roles, and crucially both are with a view to marketing the airport within the travel trade, build...

I think he was just offering his opinion on where things stand in the absence of any real update being offered. He’s just hypothesising. Not a clue what this exciting announcement carrot dangling exercise refers to, but there’s less than 5 days left of the current exit clause with Raytheon...

Well it does appear to be unfunded. LDRS reporter Harry Harrison has put out a video saying he caught up with Coppard after the meeting yesterday, apparently Coppard ‘hinted at some exciting update’ but again that’s exactly what Jones said. He apparently said that his comms strategy has been to...

I don’t think it’s dead yet, it’s just in procedural no man’s land. I do wonder why they’ve not appointed a PMO yet, cost perhaps? They also won’t be drawn on how much money they do have left for the project but again we can’t be surprised about the lack of transparency by this point. It will...

It’s another bunch of meaningless words. She read out an ‘update’ at SYMCA board meeting today and this ‘look forward to making the mist exciting announcement yet’ was pure optics, they’ve been saying stuff line this for years. It’s too much of a coincidence that the questions are being asked...

I think the interesting thing was that the post he put up gave the impression, intentionally or otherwise, that he was at the event. It was only when someone asked him whether he’d asked questions of Peel that he said he wasn’t there. They buy into the confirmation bias, I’ve seen one or two...

As expected, the Yorkshire Post appear to be pivoting. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/why-the-change-in-position-on-the-doncaster-sheffield-airport-lease-renegotiation-deadline-9011531 Chadwick has launched a full blown offensive it seems. Now naming and shaming the...

Further, the LDRS reporter for DFP has posted on LinkedIn that he’s assured by ‘trusted’ people within the council that the project won’t run out of money end of September - presumably they’ve found a way to extend. He does note that 2 of the 3 conditions precedent have still not been met but...

The Yorkshire Post pivot appears to have started: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/doncaster-sheffield-airport-lease-negotiations-continue-amidst-running-out-of-money-concerns-8993443...

Agenda published for SYMCA board meeting on 15th September, can’t see DSA mentioned anywhere in it. Given we’re supposedly going to have to see funding before the end of September or it’s ’over basically’, are we actually seeing a managed decline that’s too politically controversial to actually...

It’s a shame you felt the need to slide the 'armchair expert' label back into a closing sign-off while claiming to seek common ground. A professional debate on macro-level network strategy and regulatory frameworks shouldn't require combative jargon. The core point remains: legal compliance...