Airport News
Below are news items relating to specific airports
Birmingham International airport runway study flawed, say opponents
A cost-benefit analysis claiming that harm to the environment caused by Birmingham International Airport's runway extension will be outweighed by economic benefits to the West Midlands has been condemned as seriously flawed. (Birmingham Post)
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Windsor – Borough to totally oppose Heathrow expansion
The Royal Borough [of Windsor and Maidenhead] cabinet will recommend total opposition to plans for expansion at Heathrow. At a cabinet meeting on Thursday, councillors will finalise their response to the Government’s Heathrow proposals. (Slough and Windsor Observer)
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Mayor Ken Livingstone protests against Heathrow Airport expansion
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has said there is no case to be made for expanding Heathrow or any other airport in London or the south east and new runways and more planes would cause more carbon emissions, increasing the threat of catastrophic climate change. (Transport Briefing)
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Stansted Airport amends air quality figures
New research on air quality at and around Stansted Airport has seen BAA's technical team amend air quality information from the potential Generation 1 (or G1 - maximising the use of the current runway) development. Details submitted to the G1 public inquiry in relation to the planning application has to be clarified and the Secretaries of State are being notified. (BAA and SSE)
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Outrage at new plans for airport on marshes off Medway
Campaigners are angry at new plans by Bluebase for an airport close to the Hoo Peninsula and say they are ready for a fight. The prospect of an airport off Medway is a reality once again, after a business consortium went public on a scheme, currently in the hands of officials at the DfT. (Kent Online)
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Edinburgh airport – “cars pollute skies more than planes”, claim airport chiefs
(Greenwash warning!) CARS are bigger polluters than planes, according to new research into air pollution at Edinburgh Airport. A new study has revealed the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide are found in the airport's car parks, forecourt and approach roads, rather than on the main airfield. (Edinburgh Evening News)
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Expansion of Heathrow ‘will not boost economy’
The expansion of Heathrow is unlikely to boost the economy of London and the South-East, a report claims. It says the Government's projections of a £4.4 billion windfall are greatly exaggerated and based on flawed assumptions. It also questions the claim by ministers that the economy will suffer if expansion does not go ahead. (Evening Standard)
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Heathrow economic analysis ‘seriously flawed’
Opponents of plans to build a third runway at Heathrow airport have claimed that the government had based its support for the project on "seriously flawed" economic analysis. A report published by CE Delft, the Dutch consultants, cast doubts on the government estimates that expansion would bring economic benefits totalling £5bn. (Financial Times)
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Manston Airport – KCC chief backs Manston over new Thames Estuary airport
Kent County Council leader, Paul Carter, has hit back at Boris Johnson's call for a new airport in the Thames Estuary and suggests Manston instead. Mr Johnson is calling on the Government to reconsider plans for a new airport in the estuary instead of going ahead with the widely opposed plans for a third runway at Heathrow. (Kent Messenger)
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Carlisle Airport – protest over airport expansion plans
Around 20 green campaigners protested outside the offices of airport owner Andrew Tinkler at Parkhouse, Carlisle, to demand a public inquiry. They claim that an expanded Carlisle Airport could become an international air-freight hub for large 737 and 747 jets. (News and Star)