Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca – which developed the Oxford/Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine – has thrown its support behind the proposed expansion of Stansted Airport.
On Friday, the Cambridge-based firm told the public inquiry into the expansion that good connectivity to other locations with scientific “clusters” is key to the future growth of…
The proposed expansion of Stansted Airport is “incompatible” with the UK’s climate commitments, Aviation Environment Federation director Tim Johnson told the public inquiry into the proposal yesterday.
Johnson emphasised the changes needed to enable the UK to reach net zero by 2050. “We believe the application is incompatible with UK climate…
A public inquiry has begun to examine a local council’s decision to block expansion of Stansted Airport.
Opening statements were heard yesterday, with airport owner Manchester Airports Group (MAG) hoping to overturn Uttlesford District Council’s decision to block expansion of the airport. The airport’s application to increase passenger numbers from 35M…
Plans to bring Gatwick Airport’s second runway into regular use would only be possible with a government intervention to prevent other airport expansions, according to the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF).
Last week proposals to turn the airport's emergency northern runway into a routinely used second runway were given a boost, with…
Environmental scientists have criticised Australian plans to build a new airport and 2.7km runway in Antarctica.
Due to weather conditions, flights from Australia to Antarctica are currently only possible at the beginning and end of summer. The proposed airport - located at the Vestfold Hills in Princess Elizabeth Land - would…
A 10m hole beneath a runway at Manston Airport in Kent has now been repaired, following its discovery on Boxing Day.
The runway was being used as a mass Covid-19 testing site and makeshift lorry park over Christmas for HGVs travelling to France. Kent Fire and Rescue advised that it was…
Plans to turn Gatwick Airport’s emergency northern runway into a routinely used second runway have been given a boost, with investors backing the proposals.
According to the Mail on Sunday, Vinci Airports and infrastructure fund GIP have committed to funding the next stage of a scheme to upgrade the standby runway,…
London City Airport’s £500M expansion programme will grind to a halt following the completion of the first phase of works.
The airport has announced the completion of a new parallel taxiway and aircraft stands, marking the end of the first phase of work. The second phase of work has ben paused…
Proposals to build a £900M western rail link to Heathrow Airport have been delayed by several years.
Network Rail was originally preparing to submit its planning application for the Western Rail Link to Heathrow at the end this year. However, it was instructed to delay its application until the end of…
Construction of Heathrow Airport’s third runway is not guaranteed despite yesterday’s court ruling which lifted the ban on the expansion plan.
Environmental group Friends of the Earth – which challenged the third runway plan– said that expansion is still “far from certain”, while rival expansion bidder Heathrow Hub maintains that the…
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