Manchester Airport Group Projects
Key facts
Value of projects
- West apron: £21.6 million
- Remote stands: £3.6 million
- Taxiway upgrade: £30 million
- Terminal 3 apron (Phase 1): £6.1 million
- A380 adaptations: £29 million - £35 million
Faithful+Gould provided project management services to MADL for a number of major upgrade projects:
- 5 new fully serviceable wide-bodied aircraft stands and associated taxiways (£20 million)
- 2 new remote aircraft 'roll-on, roll-off' stands aimed at low cost airlines (£4 million) with through taxiways
- Upgrade of existing taxiways, needed as a result of increased passenger traffic and new heavier aircraft at the Airport
- A new T3 Apron incorporating 3 new remote operation stands for the low cost sector
- Upgrade/adaptation of taxiways and associated stands to accommodate the new A380 plane
Phase 1 of the scheme, which was complete in 2009, included the widening of one of Manchester's major taxiway routes from Runway 1. It also included the complete reconstruction of a pier-served aircraft stand to accommodate larger, heavier aircraft.