Airport News
Below are news items relating to specific airports
SSE embarks on a final mission: “NEVER AGAIN … but we’ll settle for 50 years”
SSE has launched the final stage of its campaign against major expansion at Stansted. The new initiative's key message is ‘NEVER AGAIN … but we’ll settle for 50 years’ and the objective is to secure a commitment that no additional runways will be permitted at Stansted until 2060 at the earliest. People in the area have suffered from uncertainty and repeated runway threats for 50 years, and they feel they deserve the guarantee of being left in peace for 50 more.
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United Utilities boss Charlie Cornish to be Manchester Airports chief
Charlie Cornish, a board director at FTSE 100 giant United Utilities is set to be named as the new chief executive of Manchester Airports Group. He is expected to succeed Geoff Muirhead, who has been at MAG for 22 years. MAG is the largest UK-owned airports operator and the 2nd biggest in the country after BAA, which is part of Spanish giant Ferrovial. Mr Muirhead was paid around £512,000 last year, including a bonus for MAG’s strong performance in 2007-08.
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Bristol Airport planning approval must be called in for public inquiry
SBAE are asking that the recent planning approval for the application by Bristol Airport should be called in by Eric Pickles. There should be a public inquiry so all the issues, in particular climate change, economics and green belt, can be properly considered. This is particularly important as Bristol is the first major airport application to be decided under the new Coalition government. Details of how to help and how to ask for the call-in. (SBAE)
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London Assembly meeting on City Airport deferred to autumn
The London Assembly Environment Committee’s 10th June public meeting on expansion at London City Airport has been deferred to the autumn. The deferral of the June meeting enables the Committee to conduct further background work, including a site visit. It also allows the Committee to await the outcome of the current JR of the decision to permit expansion and assess how it will impact on operations at the airport.
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Campaigners demand Bristol Airport inquiry
SBAE has said it would be urging the Sec of State, Eric Pickles, to hold a public inquiry into the expansion of Bristol Airport, following referral by North Somerset Council. Councillors voted to approve the expansion plans, subject to conditions, including referral to the Sec of State. N Somerset is asking the Government to consider the expansion's impact on climate change – and to rule on airportʼs plans to build a car park on green belt. (SBAE) Stop Bristol Airport Expansion spokesperson Jeremy Birch said: "We believe the Secretary of State must now send this decision to a public inquiry – and we will be calling for that. Expanding Bristol Airport has major implications for the regionʼs economy and for the countryʼs climate emissions. These must all be taken into account. There is currently no valid policy to support approval, leaving the decision open to legal challenge.
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BAA Heathrow announces: They are stopping all plans for a 3rd runway !!
BAA HEATHROW SAYS: "In response to the new Government's 'Coalition Agreement', Heathrow Airport today announces that it will stop work on the planning application for a 3rd runway." BAA also plans to stop buying properties in Sipson, after a period of notice lasting till June. Colin Matthews, BAA's CEO, said: "We recognise the importance of government policy in a matter as significant and controversial as runway capacity....The policy intentions of the new government are clear..."
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BAA STANSTED: Stansted to withdraw runway planning application
BAA Stansted says: "Stansted Airport today announces that it is withdrawing its application to build a 2nd runway at the airport. The move follows a clear indication that Government airports policy will change, following the recent General Election. Stansted will also withdraw, with immediate effect, the provision for assisted relocation within the home owner support scheme introduced at Stansted in 2004." They add that BAA believes "new airport capacity is needed in the South East of England, to strengthen the UK's international trading links."
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3rd runway plan for Heathrow and 2nd runway plan for Stansted scrapped by BAA
BAA today formally dropped plans for new runways at Heathrow and Stansted airports, bringing to a close one of the most controversial parts of the last Labour government's transport policy. BAA said late last year it was shelving its programme at Heathrow until after the election. BAA today said it would stop all work on a planning application for the 3rd Heathrow runway. It also said it was also withdrawing its plans for a 2nd Stansted runway. (Guardian)
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STOP STANSTED EXPANSION? YES WE DID!
Stop Stansted Expansion is about to organise the biggest party in its history following BAA’s humiliating climbdown over its plans for a 2nd Stansted runway. BAA formally withdrew its planning application for a second Stansted runway which if approved would have made the airport bigger than Heathrow. The planning application had taken BAA more than 4 years to prepare and cost the airport operator some £200 million - and badly damaged local communities.
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Bristol Airport expansion given go-ahead
Multi-million pound plans to expand Bristol Airport have been passed by North Somerset councillors. The £150m scheme was recommended for approval by 10 votes to two. Campaigners have argued that a 60% increase in passenger numbers up to 10 million per year was too high. More than 5,500 comments were submitted during a consultation of which 5,180 objected to the plans. The approval will have to be referred to the Sec of State at DCLG (Pickles) because some development is on green belt land.