Aircraft

PICTURES: Loch Lomond set to launch seaplane services from Glasgow river front

By Kate Sarsfield

Scotland's Loch Lomond Seaplanes is set to become the first commercial operator in the UK to take-off and land from a city centre waterfront, following approval late last month (July) from the UK Civil Aviation Authority for its float-equipped Cessna Caravan.

The authority has already given the go-ahead to Loch Lomond to launch the regular on-demand charter service from the River Clyde in Glasgow, which is scheduled to start by the end of August.

The company, which operates a five-seat Cessna T206 Stationair for ad hoc charter and sightseeing tours around Scotland, plans to offer a similar service from Edinburgh within 12 months and is actively seeking to acquire a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver to service routes from the Scottish capital.