City Airport expansion cleared for take-off February 4, 2015 London City Airport has been given the go-ahead for a £200m expansion by Newham Council. Airport chief executive Declan Collier yesterday welcomed the decision as “great result for the capital”. Under the plans, the airport will triple in size by 2023.
London City Airport given green light for £200m expansion by Newham council February 4, 2015 London City Airport has been given the go-ahead for a £200m expansion by Newham Council. Airport chief executive Declan Collier welcomed the decision as "great result for the capital". Under the plans, the airport will triple in size by 2023 so as to accommodate larger aircraft with routes extending beyond Western Europe to reach [...]
Gatwick and Heathrow told to compensate residents or risk thwarting expansion plans February 3, 2015 Heathrow and Gatwick airports have been warned by the UK's airports regulator that they must do more to compensate nearby communities if they wish to go through with their runway expansion plans. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) claimed that the two airports risked alienating local communities and losing political support if they did not improve [...]
Top City boss Martin Gilbert: Get a move on with London airport expansion February 2, 2015 Leading City figures – including the boss of a FTSE 100 company – are calling on the UK’s big political parties to make a quick decision on boosting London’s airport capacity. Nearly two-and-a-half years after the government set up a commission to look into the need for more runway space in the south east, politicians are [...]
London airport expansion: Parties must pledge action now before we fall further behind February 2, 2015 Today, the Airports Commission’s public consultation on the three shortlisted proposals for airports expansion – which include a third runway at Heathrow, extending an existing Heathrow runway, or a second runway at Gatwick – at long last comes to an end. By the time Sir Howard Davies publishes his final recommendations later this year, we [...]
Manufacturers want Heathrow expansion plan January 29, 2015 HEATHROW’S bid to build a third runway received a boost this morning after a leading business group added support for the plan just days before a consultation on airport expansion options closes. EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, conducted a survey that reveals 80 per cent of companies surveyed back expansion of Heathrow over rival Gatwick. The [...]
Don’t turn the clock back: Expanding Gatwick Airport is in everyone’s interest January 18, 2015 This summer, the Airports Commission will recommend where Britain’s next runway should be built. In simple terms, it comes down to a choice about the sort of country we want Britain to be in the twenty-first century. We all want Britain to grow and to prosper. The question is whether we pursue economic growth at [...]
Only Heathrow Airport expansion will allow Britain to win the global race for growth January 14, 2015 Vietnam Airlines’ announcement last week that it is moving its operation from Gatwick to Heathrow is good news for Britain, as it secures a direct route to an important growth economy, with more frequent flights and greater cargo capacity. It underlines that airlines can only make flights to many long haul destinations viable from a [...]
Gatwick Airport exec Nick Dunn slams Heathrow’s new runway bid as a backward step for Britain January 12, 2015 Gatwick management yesterday launched a stinging attack on Heathrow’s proposal for a new runway at the west London airport. Nick Dunn, Gatwick chief financial officer, said: “Expand Heathrow and we take a backwards step towards higher fares, less choice and the monopolies of the past. Only Gatwick can offer the win-win solution of a bigger [...]
Battle of the Runways: Gatwick and Heathrow’s war of words January 8, 2015 The gloves have come off in London’s battle for an extra runway. When Heathrow’s chief executive John Holland-Kaye threw an insult at Gatwick in a newspaper interview, naturally Gatwick’s chief Stewart Wingate was ready to throw one back, likening Holland-Kaye to the man behind of the UK’s most famous business gaffes. “In an interview from [...]