St Albans councillors are opposing plans to expand Luton Airport due to environmental concerns.
Proposals put forward by airport owner Luton Rising involve expanding the existing terminal, building a second terminal and making best use of the existing runway. However, a report prepared by officers in St Albans ahead of a…
Campaigners opposing the expansion of Bristol Airport will take their fight against the plans to the High Court.
Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) has lodged an appeal against the Planning Inspectorate’s recent decision to approve the expansion, after raising more than £20,000 to cover legal fees. BAAN believes the expansion will…
Other UK airports planning expansions are likely to take a confidence hit following Leeds Bradford Airport's decision to pull its £150M expansion proposal, according to aviation experts.
Yesterday the airport’s chief executive Vincent Hodder announced that the airport is scrapping its plans due to the “excessive delays” and the decision to…
Plans for a major expansion at Leeds Bradford Airport have been scrapped following months of intense scrutiny.
The airport’s chief executive Vincent Hodder announced that the £150M expansion plans were being pulled in response to the “excessive delays” and the decision to hold a public inquiry into the development. Instead the…
The Department for Transport (DfT) will reveal the next steps for a Heathrow southern rail link when it publishes the long-awaited Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP).
Responding to a written question from Lord Berkeley, transport minister Baroness Vere confirmed that the DfT will “announce the process for securing a private sector…
Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has awarded a contract to a JV between Sisk and Lagan to undertake its €325M (£269M) Dublin Airport Airside and Landside civil engineering framework.
Lot 1 of the framework is part of DAA’s Capital Investment Programme for Dublin Airport, which includes infrastructure work being overseen by Bechtel…
Aecom has partnered with Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) to develop infrastructure for zero carbon aviation.
The collaboration will see Aecom provide infrastructure services for HAV's pioneering hybrid aircraft, Airlander. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding which sets out the basis and scope of a long-term infrastructure partnership. Aecom…
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has said the Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened the strategic case for expansion – despite experiencing the worst year in its history.
The airport's results for the year ended 31 December 2021 – published today – show that passenger numbers fell to 19.4M, the lowest since 1972, and…
Manchester Airports Groups (MAG) has appointed AmcoGiffen, Eurovia Infrastructure, Kier Construction and Network Plus services to its £700M Major Capital Works Framework.
The airport operator – which manages Manchester, East Midlands and Stansted airports – will look to these four firms to deliver medium-sized civil engineering projects valued between £3M and…
Aviation experts have criticised Heathrow's new sustainability strategy, claiming it does not adequately factor in expansion emissions and relies too heavily on the development of negative emission technologies.
Heathrow Ltd published its new sustainability strategy - Heathrow 2.0: Connecting People and Planet – last week. The strategy sets ambitious targets such…
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