Airport News
Below are news items relating to specific airports
Urgent review needed on decision to increase City airport flights
Date added: 24 February, 2010
The London Assembly has called on the Mayor to conduct an urgent review of the
decision by Newham Council to give permission for a 50% increase in flights at
City Airport. In a unanimously agreed motion the Assembly points out the growing concern that
increased flight numbers, and changing flight paths, will add to existing nuisance
from overflights experienced by residents in many boroughs. Economic benefit
must be balanced against the problems it causes.
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80 Dassault Falcon 7X pilots qualify for London City operations
Date added: 24 February, 2010
More than 80 Dassault Falcon 7X pilots have completed the flight training required
to operate at London City airport. To operate at City, the approved aircraft and
flightcrew must demonstrate proficiency in the steep angle 5.5 ° approach and must
be capable of operating from the airport's short runway - 1,320m (4,327ft) for
landing and 1,200m for take-off. The EASA has certified the 7X for London City
and may be able to fly from the US direct. (Flight Global)
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Conservatives ‘will block Stansted runway’
Date added: 23 February, 2010
Uttlesford MP Sir Alan Haselhurst has confirmed that the Conservative party will
keep their promise and block any plans to build a new runway at Stansted Airport.
In a statement yesterday the MP said that his party ‘will not approve the construction
of a second runway.’ (UK Airport News)
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Heathrow third runway plan unfair, High Court told
Date added: 23 February, 2010
Plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow are a "breach of natural justice" because
the consultation process was unfair, the High Court has heard. Nigel Pleming QC, appearing for the coalition, told the court the government
had failed to provide adequate reasons for its decision, and "There was a consultation process here, but the decision made was fundamentally
different from the subject matter of the consultation. That difference was such as to make it conspicuously unfair." He asked Lord
Justice Carnwath to quash the decision and order a further period of full public
consultation.
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Heathrow runway opponents launch legal challenge at the High Court to stop expansion
Date added: 23 February, 2010
A coalition of 6 local councils, green groups Greenpeace, CPRE and WWF, and residents have
mounted a legal challenge to government plans for a 3rd Heathrow runway. The
coalition's lawyers will argue that the government's consultation process for
Heathrow expansion was fundamentally flawed, and there is no evidence to support
the government's claim that there will be enough public transport to serve the
new runway. The coalition is saying the expansion decision is at odds with the
UK's overall climate change targets
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Heathrow third runway ‘ £21.7bn boost to UK economy’
Date added: 23 February, 2010
The British Chambers of Commerce has suggested a 3rd runway at Heathrow would provide a £21.7bn boost to the UK economy, and would be the single largest benefit from 13 key transport projects that would boost the economy by £85bn. The BCC said spending on key UK infrastructure projects must not be cut despite tight public finances. (BBC)
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EasyJet maintenance company shuts down at Stansted losing 345 jobs
Date added: 22 February, 2010
The maintenance company that oversees the easyJet fleet is to close operations
at Stansted airport, throwing 345 aviation engineers out of work. The company, which is controlled by part of the Abu Dhabi Government, has told
workers that it is selling the lease at the airport and moving the operation to
its Zurich headquarters. EasyJet has committed to make cuts of £190 million a
year across its business by 2012. Maintenance will move to Malta. (Times)
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Glasgow Airport ‘more likely’ to be sold as trade lags Edinburgh
Date added: 21 February, 2010
Pressure on BAA to sell Glasgow Airport is set to intensify after new figures
revealed it is lagging behind Edinburgh in winning new airlines and passengers. Glasgow is said to be struggling to replace the lost business from the collapse
of Flyglobespan, while Edinburgh is getting new flights. Glasgow would find it "difficult to get other carriers to commit to backfilling"
this year, and is less attractive than Edinburgh as an inbound destination. (Scotsman)
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Flybe announce Edinburgh – Kent flights
Date added: 20 February, 2010
Regional budget airline Flybe is to start daily passenger flights between Edinburgh
Airport and Kent International Airport (Manston). The new route will operate between
27 May to 30 October. The new service is the first daily scheduled route from Kent since airline EUjet
collapsed in 2005. (UK Airport News)
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Durham Tees Valley gets support from top MP William Hague
Date added: 19 February, 2010
William Hague has offered a personal plea to local people to support their local
airport and use it, but said that building a new runway at Heathrow would not
guarantee the region access to the capital. Mr Hague, the Shadow Foreign Secretary and Richmond MP, was discussing the airport's future with its director and the PPC. He said the airport had had a huge knock with a loss of the regular flights to London,
so passenger numbers are down by more than a half on the previous year.
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