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<p>The final business case for the St Helena Airport was approved by Andrew Mitchell
in 2011, based on feasibility and design work agreed by previous Ministers prior to
2010.</p><p>Since taking up her position at the department, the Secretary of State
has ensured that concrete actions are taken so that the airport is operational. A
range of technical work to assess wind conditions has been undertaken and a series
of successful test flights have been completed. A tender for air services was launched
in December 2016. The Secretary of State has also established an independent quality
assurance panel; appointed to bring fresh eyes to the challenges and to cross check
the technical judgements being made.</p>
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