Gatwick airport would be hit hardest by new London runway plans December 9, 2014 Gatwick airport would take the biggest hit if a new runway was built in London, while Heathrow stands to gain the most from expansion plans, a new report out today claims. Credit ratings agency Moody’s has concluded that a new runway on site or at Heathrow would be bad for Gatwick, as expansion would mean [...]
Stansted owner Manchester Airport Group calls for further rail investment in south east December 9, 2014 The airport group which owns Stansted has called on the government to increase investment in rail infrastructure in the south east. Neil Thompson, chief financial officer at Manchester Airport Group, made the comments yesterday as the company reported its results for the first half of the 2014 financial year. The firm posted an eight [...]
Gatwick chair Sir Roy McNulty in complaint about Heathrow-funded campaign group December 3, 2014 Gatwick airport chairman Sir Roy McNulty has written to the Airports Commission to complain about a campaign group funded by Heathrow, which he claims is made to look like a grassroots operation. The Back Heathrow group has come in for heavy criticism after it emerged that a series of glossy leaflets, delivered to homes in [...]
City leaders demand firm pledge on London airport expansion November 11, 2014 Sir George Iacobescu leads businesses’ demand for parties to pledge London airport expansion City leaders and business groups are demanding firm promises from politicians to expand airport capacity in London, amid fears it will be kicked into the long grass yet again. Aware that they could be in for a major bust up with the [...]
Politicians must pledge action on airport expansion now – and end 40 years of failure November 11, 2014 The Airports Commission launched its public consultation on the three listed options for airports expansion yesterday. This follows the Commission’s clear recommendation that London and the South East needs one additional runway by 2030. Given this critical milestone in the journey to getting a political decision to build a new runway, it’s worth taking stock [...]
Third runway at Heathrow will deliver more economic benefits than Gatwick, says Sir Howard Davies – but both underestimated costs November 11, 2014 A third runway at Heathrow has the potential to deliver significantly more economic benefits than other alternatives such as expanding Gatwick, according to an independent commission led by former CBI boss Sir Howard Davies – although both options are likely to cost more than expected. In an update published this morning, the Airports Commission said [...]
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye wants the City to speak up for airport expansion November 3, 2014 For most of us, airports are a necessary headache a couple of times a year. For others, they are the root of all evil. Which is probably why the debate over airport expansion has rumbled on for so long and become one of the most divisive in modern British politics. Somehow along the way, the [...]
Don’t politicise airport expansion: Heathrow is the only option for a global UK October 9, 2014 AS PARTY conference season comes to an end and we close in on the 2015 general election, it is critical that the future of the UK’s aviation capacity is not politicised. When the Airports Commission hands down its recommendation next year, the country needs a quick decision from government with cross-party support. This debate isn’t [...]
Why there’s nothing anti green about airport expansion September 10, 2014 IN RECENT years, a misplaced and damaging idea – that expanding the UK’s airport capacity is environmentally unsustainable – has permeated the public consciousness. Exacerbated by political gridlock on the question of new runways, it’s a myth that needs to be urgently corrected. As anyone in the UK’s business community will know, export-led growth can [...]
Was the Davies Commission right to rule out Boris Island as an option for airport expansion? September 2, 2014 Stewart Wingate, chief executive of Gatwick Airport, says Yes. We share the mayor’s passion for London, as well as his desire to maintain its status as the best-connected city in the world. But what is needed above all is certainty that additional airport capacity will be delivered. And while ambitious, the Thames Estuary airport option [...]