Non-passenger Operations
Private aircraft based at the airport include a Boeing Stearman. Two museums, the RAF Manston History Museum and the Spitfire and Hurricane memorial, are located on the northern edge of the airfield. These museums offer displays of the aerodrome's military heritage.
Cargo airline DAS Air Cargo, who used a maintenance hangar at the airport, were taken over by Continental Aviation Services in November 2007. The facility was used for maintenance on their own aircraft as well as those of World Airways, Omni Air International, Gemini Air Cargo, and Avient Aviation. The company went into administration in early 2009. AvMan Engineering Ltd took over the hangar a few months later. AvMan Engineering have CAA approval to work on BAe-146 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft and engines.
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