Bristol Airport bosses are still fully committed to expansion plans despite withdrawing the application to join the UK's list of "coordinated airports".
The application, which would allow Bristol Airport to operate night flights all year round, has been withdrawn due to the pandemic-driven drop in passenger numbers. The airport is currently…
It’s that time of year again!
On Wednesday (3 March), chancellor Rishi Sunak will dust off the world’s most famous red briefcase and outline where and how the government plans to spend its money. One year on from Sunak’s pledge to kickstart an “infrastructure revolution”, this year’s Budget announcement is the…
Lawyers fighting plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria have written to communities secretary Robert Jenrick asking him to stop the proposed expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA).
Leeds City Council approved the plans earlier this month - but critics oppose the scheme on environmental and noise grounds and say…
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has thrown its weight behind plans to expand Bristol Airport, as the airport owner attempts to overturn the council’s decision to block expansion.
In a boost for Bristol Airport’s appeal, the CBI said that expanding the airport would be a “significant step” towards the government’s…
A High Court judge has blocked the planned reopening of Manston Airport, in Kent.
A judicial review of the government’s decision to give the go-ahead has been launched, after Judge Justice Holgate ruled that the Department for Transport (DfT) failed to give “adequate justification” for approving the plans when he gave…
The London Plan – drawn up by Sadiq Khan and approved by Communities secretary Robert Jenrick – includes no provision for Heathrow Airport Ltd’s plans for a third runway.
In fact, the plan mention’s the mayor’s “strong objection” to Heathrow expansion plans on a number of occasions. This is despite advice…
Leeds City Council has approved plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport.
The council’s planning committee voted through the plans, with nine councillors voting in favour of the airport expansion and five against. The planning approval is subject to tightening of certain conditions such as limiting the number of night flights to…
The French Government has scrapped plans to expand Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport.
The French environment minister Barbara Pompili announced that plans for a fourth terminal at the country’s busiest airport would be spiked due to environmental and capacity concerns. The Terminal 4 expansion project would have added capacity for an…
A group of MPs, councillors and scientists has staged a last-ditch attempt to stop the £150M expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA).
Leeds City Council is due to make a final decision on the proposals on Thursday after council planners last week recommended the plans for a new terminal be approved.…
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) methods could be key to carbon neutral aviation, according to a new study published by researchers from Swiss university ETH Zurich.
The study – Role of Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization to Enable a Net-Zero-CO2-Emissions Aviation Sector – concludes that carbon neutral aviation is possible in…
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