CONTACT NEWS HOME - Enterprise in Airport Management Regional Airports Limited (RAL) today is the private owner of London Biggin Hill Airport, located in South East London which specialises in supplying the services and facilities required by the Business Aviation sector of the industry. Please click here to learn more about London Biggin Hill Airport. View fullsize Rebuilding the Infrastructure Regional Airports Limited (RAL) was formed in 1990 to acquire and regenerate smaller airports in the UK following legislation passed in the Airports Act 1986. The business and assets of London Southend Airport were acquired in April 1994 and those of London Biggin Hill in May 1994. Both airports were in a rundown and loss making condition. In 2008, and after successful and extensive re-development of London Southend Airport, with planning consent for a new railway station and CAA agreement in principle for a runway extension, the business and assets were sold to Stobart Group Limited. View fullsize View fullsize A Wealth of Aviation Experience View fullsize Andrew Walters Andrew is a former military helicopter pilot and has since become an entrepreneur in the aviation industry. On leaving the Army he founded IML Air Services Group, which operated freight charter services to and from Africa and the Middle East, and developed a network of 150 offices in 35 countries operating as IML Air Couriers. In 1986 he sold the business and went on to found Regional Airports Limited in 1990 after attending the International Senior Management Programme at Harvard Business School Jock Lowe Jock is a distinguished former Senior Concorde pilot and Director of Flight Operations for British Airways. Jock joined the Board of RAL in 2002 and was instrumental in helping the company to resolve issues that led to the extension of the runway at Southend Airport considered vital for its future. A former Master of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigator, Jock continues to fly and remains actively involved in aviation projects, management and development. View fullsize View fullsize Michael Del Mar Michael joined the Board of RAL in 2005 after a long career in the City of London with S.G. Warburg and latterly UBS Investment Bank. Michael has a wide experience of advising both public and private companies on listings, fund raising and acquisitions, and was until recently also on the Board and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of the Johnson Services Group. News Mar 18, 2021 London Biggin Hill Airport breaks ground for The Landing Nov 17, 2020 London Biggin Hill Opens COVID-19 Testing Centre Oct 19, 2020 Jota Aviation Lands at London Biggin Hill Airport READ MORE Contact Us Name * First Name Last Name Email * Subject * Message * Regional Airports Limited Regional Airports Limited, Wellhouse Office, Well, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1TL. All Rights Reserved © Regional Airports Limited 2019 Powered by Squarespace