An award-winning daily business journalist is taking flight from the regional press for a new role at Manchester Airport.

Adam Jupp, left, is set to leave his role as associate editor at the Manchester Evening News to take on the newly-created position of head of external affairs at the airport.

In his new role, which he starts in November, Adam will oversee the work of the press office, public affairs and community teams at Manchester Airport and also sit on its senior leadership team.

Adam has worked at the MEN since 2010, leading its business coverage including Greater Manchester Business Week.

He was previously head of business at the paper but has latterly been associate editor overseeing business, advance content and what’s on.

Before that, he worked in his native North East as chief reporter at the Newcastle Chronicle, The Journal and the Sunday Sun, where he led a series of campaigns, including one which called for the scrapping of Air Passenger Duty.

Ken O’Toole, the airport’s managing director, said: “Adam will bring with him an extensive knowledge of our business and the external issues and audiences that we engage with on a daily basis.

“As the airport continues to go from strength-to-strength, it is more important than ever that we are able to communicate in the most effective means possible our thinking and interact with the stakeholders who have a vested interest in what we do.”

Adam has won a number of award during his time in journalism, including being named the North East Journalist of the Year, Investigative Reporter of the Year, North West Business Writer of the Year and winning of the Kate Adie Prize for Initiative in Journalism.

Adam said: “I am delighted to be joining Manchester Airport at such an exciting time in its evolution. There are few, if any, more important businesses to the economic health of the region and the North of England as a whole.

“It sits at the heart of the biggest issues affecting the North West, ranging from devolution and progress towards creating a Northern Powerhouse to delivering the road, rail and aviation infrastructure needed to unlock its true potential.

“Most importantly, as the airport prospers, every person living in Greater Manchester benefits due to the nature of its ownership and it will be great to be a part of that.

“It has been a privilege to work for some of the nation’s most respected news brands, including my home-town paper and, most recently, the MEN, which is now the most read regional title in the UK.

“I have loved my time as a frontline journalist and have worked with some great people over the years but am extremely excited about this new challenge.”

Manchester Airport is now the UK’s third busiest airport and has recently announced a £1bn transformation programme.