BA's Concorde moved for £1.1m hangar
Manchester Airport’s retired Concorde is being moved from its base to make way for a £1.1m visitor centre.
The aircraft has been sitting at the aviation viewing park since making a final flight to the city in 2003.
But now the 97 tonne aeroplane is being moved 17m (56ft) away while engineers build its new hangar.
An education centre for school tours, corporate hospitality and a restaurant will also be part of the development, which is due to open in July 2009.
BA Airport operations director Andrew Holl said: “I am delighted that plans are getting under way to re-home this important piece of aviation history.
“Concorde is very close to our hearts here at Manchester Airport and the thousands of visitors feel passionately about her care for the future which this new hangar will offer.”
Construction work on the new hangar is to start in early spring.
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