Airport News
Below are news items relating to specific airports
BAA invented ‘green’ jumbo to help win Heathrow case
BAA used the low emissions figures of a non-existent green jumbo to help clinch the environmental case for a 3rd runway. The twin-engine 450-seat "virtual" jet was invented for the environmental modelling after BAA realised it would otherwise exceed the limit for noise and pollution. But no such plane is even on the drawing board. The new 4-engine jets would cause a disproportionate amount of noise and pollution, if a 3rd runway was built. (Sunday Times)
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(Robin Hood, Doncaster) Airport boss unconcerned about £1m monthly loss
NEW airport boss Mike Morton is confident of Robin Hood's future despite it losing £1m a month and struggling to attract airlines. Reports of losses were confirmed by its new director who took up his post last month. He admits they are losing around £1 million a month, and will not make a profit for the first two years. Peel sees freight flying as a key area in the airport's development and will soon seek approval for round-the-clock flying. (Doncaster free press)
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Aberdeen airport keeps an ear to the ground for noise monitoring
A four-day noise monitoring operation will be carried out around Aberdeen Airport from tomorrow, as part of the planning agreement reached with Aberdeen City Council which allows 24 hour operations. The variation means fixed-wing flights can take off and land at the airport at any time. sites to be monitored include Gilbert Road, Bucksburn; Greenburn Road, Bucksburn; Cordyce View, Dyce; Union Row, Dyce; Dyce Drive, Overton and Newton Farm, Kirkhill. (BAA)
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(Carlisle) Government clips Stobart Air’s wings
Stobart Air are mystified why the government called in its planning application to Cumbria County Council to develop Carlisle Airport and launch freight and passenger services. Stobart Air has extended its option to buy the airport for another six months. Stobart Group proposed to enter into an option to acquire the airport for £15m in March, and pulled out of the public inquiry because it can't ascertain why the government was so concerned. (Road Transport.com)
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Leeds airport terminal project will go ahead despite economy
The boss of Leeds Bradford Airport says he is confident that a multi-million pound terminal redevelopment will go ahead as planned. John Parkin has told the YEP that a formal planning application will be submitted in early 2009. Bridgepoint has pledged to invest £70m on a major modernisation of the airport and the plan is to grow passenger numbers from their current 3m to more than 5m by 2012/2013. (Yorkshire Evening Post)
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Newcastle Airport expansion offers new jobs hope
Multi-million pound plans to expand the region’s biggest airport have been revealed. Airport bosses claim more than 1,500 jobs could be created by the development of a £20m business park. The airport has bought out Samson Aviation, which currently occupies buildings and land to the south of the main site, and plans to redevelop the entire south side of the airport to grow business aviation and other light aircraft activity. (Chronicle) .
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The World’s Top 50 Cargo Airports
The rapid growth in cargo traffic at airports in Asia and the Middle East may be slowing down, but the expansion remains the dominant feature on a world cargo trading map that is tilting decidedly toward the regions. Tables show the top 50 cargo airports worldwide, and the top 40 in Europe, as well as the cargo tonnage and the percentage change from 2006. (Air Cargo World)
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Caroline Lucas in talks with European Commissioner over Heathrow Air Quality
Green MEP for the South East Caroline Lucas has met with the European Commissioner for the Environment - Stavros Dimas - to discuss the controversial expansion of Heathrow airport, and the UK government’s failure to meet EU air quality targets. The UK will need to apply for a derogation – a temporary exemption – on the targets set under the EC Air Quality Directive, if it tries to expand Heathrow. (Caroline Lucas)
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(Robin Hood, Doncaster) Peel’s Yorkshire airport loses £1m per month
Peel Holdings has admitted that Robin Hood Airport near Doncaster is losing about £1m per month. The Manchester-based property group blamed the financial problems on higher taxes, oil prices and security costs. The manager said that with over a million passengers a year, they remain optimistic. (Crain's)
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Gatwick ‘is too small’ – says Ascend survey
Most aviation professionals believe Gatwick does not have the capacity to cope with growth in the next 5 years, according to a survey by Ascend, an aerospace information company. They say Gatwick and Heathrow airports should be expanded to relieve congestion while access to airports should be improved. Those polled included plane-makers and aviation financiers.