Plans for Heathrow’s third runway to bridge the M25, described as a “deep joy” for engineers, have been slammed by a leading airline group.
International Airlines Group (IAG), which includes British Airways, has accused Heathrow Airport (HAL) of having no detailed risk or cost analysis for the proposal, which it says will…
The airport of the future will be at the centre of vast new residential and commercial developments creating an aerotropolis, according to a leading airport expert.
Speaking at New Civil Engineer’s Airports 2017 conference, Weston Williamson and Partners associate partner Alex Kirkwood said that with the introduction of cleaner and quieter aircraft,…
It is a modern day truism that big infrastructure projects must be better delivered.
But bridging the gap between the maxim and the application is an altogether different thing, and that is why Manchester Airports Group (MAG) project delivery director Tom Wilne spends his spare time thinking about a flower. This particular…
Crossrail services will stop at Heathrow as planned after the High Court dismissed Heathrow Airport’s (HAL) appeal over the amount it charges for use of its rail track.
Last May the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) ruled that HAL could not enforce its proposed charges for use of its Heathrow…
Mott MacDonald is to lead the consortium which will design an “airport of the future” at Auckland in New Zealand.
The Mott MacDonald-led consortium comprises architect Grimshaw, Australian based architect Architectus and local structural engineering consultant Holmes Consulting. It will produce the concept design for a combined domestic and international terminal.…
Crossrail may not stop at Heathrow Airport when the line opens in 2018, because of a dispute about the amount of money the airport has proposed to charge for use of a section of railway it built.
According to the Times, unnamed sources have said if the dispute is not resolved, Crossrail …
Heathrow Airport’s new runway will most likely extend over the top of the M25 in a project described as “a deep joy” for engineers.
Expansion director Phil Wilbraham said that Heathrow’s aim would be to leave the M25 in “at least as good a state” as when work started on building…
Birmingham Airport could build a new terminal building in or next to the High Speed 2 (HS2) Birmingham interchange station site, one of its senior officials has said.
Speaking at the New Civil Engineer Airports 2017 conference in London, Birmingham Airport head of planning Rob Eaton said it was working with project…
An innovative canopy structure set over new terminal buildings is at the centre of how Heathrow Airport plans to future-proof its expansion.
Speaking at New Civil Engineer’s Airports conference in London today, Heathrow expansion programme director Phil Wilbraham described how the airport planned to ensure its design feels fresh in the…
Innovations including the off-site construction of mezzanine levels to provide extra seating capacity at Stansted Airport are among the engineering solutions Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is putting forward to increase capacity.
MAG currently has a £1bn expansion plan at Manchester airport and a £500M plan for Stansted. MAG project delivery director Tom Wilne…
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