Ravenair and Liverpool Aviation Services have started work on a £950,000 development of phase two of their Business Aviation Centre at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Ravenair moved its air charter and flying school operations from Manchester Airport in 1998 to a temporary site at the Liverpool Airport, employing 12 staff.

February 2002 saw the opening of the purpose-built, £1 million Business Aviation Centre which offers based and visiting aircraft operators a one-stop facility for general and business aviation at

the airport, vip passenger

lounge, kitchen, conference and operational support.

The extension of the facilities will double the capacity of hangarage and office accommodation available.

Ravenair and LAS currently employ 40 staff and additional new posts are expected to be created at the airport as a result of this next phase of the company’s expansion .

Ravenair provides flying training, aircraft charter and aircraft engineering support while its sister company Liverpool Aviation

Services provides executive aircraft and cargo handling, aircraft

charter brokerage service and refuelling on behalf of Shell

Aviation for large and small aircraft

at the airport.

Andy Gower, director of airport operations for Liverpool John Lennon Airport said: “Liverpool John Lennon Airport is delighted that Ravenair and Liverpool Aviation Services are investing further in their business at the airport.

“We have been very impressed with the quality of service they offer to customers and these additional facilities should ensure that they continue to make Liverpool John Lennon the first choice airport for a growing number of general and business aviation users.”