Airport News
Below are news items relating to specific airports
Redhill Aerodrome submits planning application for hard runway
Date added: 27 July, 2011
Redhill Aerodrome submitted a planning application for the development of a hard runway to replace its 3 grass runways. The application and supporting Environmental Statement proposes the construction of a hard runway of 1199m x 30m, a taxiway link and more. The aerodrome says this would enable more reliable operations of fixed wing aircraft throughout the year and overcome the problems of water logging, which means the runways now have to be closed.
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Court of Appeal refuses Southend campaigners application for JR on Southend Runway extension
Date added: 27 July, 2011
An appeal by SAEN in the Court of Appeal against the decision to refuse a Judicial
Review of Southend Council's grant of permission for a runway extension has failed.
However, SAEN says it is not the end of the story. Their legal team are exploring other options and there are further decisions to be
made by the Sec of State before the Airport can start building - including a decision
on the stopping up of Eastwoodbury Lane which is not due till September.
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Flybe steps in to save Cornwall route – Newquay to Manchester
Date added: 27 July, 2011
Flybe has stepped in to save the Newquay to Manchester route which is being dropped
by Air Southwest at the end of September. Flybe will start a four-times-a-week service year-round on October 30 with fares
from £29.99 one way including taxes and charges.
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BAA considers appeal to EU human rights court over forced ‘fire sale’ of two airports
Date added: 25 July, 2011
BAA is considering appealing to the European Court of Human Rights in a last-ditch
attempt to avoid having to sell 2 airports, saying having to sell them now is
unfair as they will fetch a poor price. Last week the CC issued what it claimed was a final ruling, after years, that
BAA must sell Stansted and Edinburgh or Glasgow. BAA's Spanish owner, Ferrovial,
is considering a judicial review, which even if unsuccessful could delay a sale
process until 2012.
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Wandsworth residents worried over possible Heathrow emergency flight measures abuses
Date added: 24 July, 2011
Campaigners have warned they will be "up in arms" if BAA abuses new emergency
measures at Heathrow to introduce more flights. John Stewart said the Government's task force has proposed granting BAA more flexibility
to land planes on both runways to avoid disruption at critical times, such as
severe weather and the Olympic Games. But it is vital that there are safeguards which to ensure BAA does not abuse its new-found freedom.
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Tree pruning around Southend Airport leads to fears about low flights
Date added: 23 July, 2011
The pruning of trees in the flightpath of Southend Airport has caused concerns
about low-flying aircraft. Trees in the council-owned Millennium Park have been
cut back. Airport bosses said because the trees could obstruct planes, it is a
legal requirement for the work to be done by the council. Councillors and residents
fear it suggests planes will fly low over densely-populated areas. Just how low
are these planes planning to fly over homes?
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Stansted, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports’ fate in balance as BAA mulls sell-off order
Date added: 20 July, 2011
BAA says it may seek a judicial review into the competition watchdog's ruling
it must sell Stansted, and this would prolong the legal wrangle that has continued
since a commission investigation concluded three years ago. It is thought Glasgow
is more likely to be sold as it underperforms Edinburgh, but Edinburgh could be
favoured if BAA needs to maximise sale proceeds to cut its debts. Now MAG has
cooled its interest in buying one of the airports.
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Southend Air Traffic Control Tower and Station opened
Date added: 19 July, 2011
Minister for the Thames Gateway, Bob Neill MP, opened the first of the airport’s
completed new development projects – a state-of-the-art air traffic control tower,
which has actually been operational since March. Southend airport is also working
on various developments, including a new dedicated train station - now open, with
services to Stratford - new terminal building, runway extension and a new hotel.
They want this to make money from the Olympics
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BAA must sell off two airports
Date added: 19 July, 2011
The Competition Commission has givenits final ruling, that BAA must sell 2 of
its UK airports - Stansted followed by either Edinburgh or Glasgow. The sale process
will start in 3 months "or sooner if undertakings are accepted from BAA in the
meantime," the CC said. This follows a provisional ruling on the sales made in
March this year and ends a two-year saga which began in March 2009 when the CC
made what was seen then as a final report on BAA's airport ownership.
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SSE says: Time for BAA to accept defeat at Stansted
Date added: 19 July, 2011
Stop Stansted Expansion has condemned BAA’s suggestion that it will apply for
judicial review of today’s final verdict from the Competition Commission ordering
BAA to sell Stansted Airport by the end of next year. SSE say the uncertainty has gone on far too long and BAA should now respect the CC's ruling
and the courts and sell Stansted as quickly as possible. BAA should not be allowed
a repetition of the previous lengthy appeal process.
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