Plans to extend the runway at Southampton Airport will be subject to a judicial review, it has been announced.
Campaigners have won the right to appeal Eastleigh Borough Council’s planning approval. The case is likely to be heard in the High Court next year although a date has yet to be…
Plans to expand London Luton Airport have been approved by the local council.
Under the plans, 1M more passengers will make their way through the UK's fifth busiest airport each year. It means London Luton Airport would be able to handle 19M people a year, up from 18M. A second phase…
Sir Peter Hendy has concluded his review of cross border connections in the UK.
As part of his final report he has outlined 11 recommendations which he believes should be prioritised to provide better transport connections between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In the report’s forward, the Network Rail chair…
The proposal to expand Luton Airport has taken another step forward as the council’s overview and scrutiny board has agreed to adopt the masterplan put forward byt London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) and Luton Rising.
The master plan details LLAL’s intention to increase the airport’s annual passengers from 18M to 19M…
An aviation climate declaration launched at COP26 yesterday has failed to place any firm limits on future airport expansions.
As part of the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition (IACAC), member states have committed to working together to reduce aviation CO2 emissions in line with the aim to limit the global average temperature increase…
Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial has decided it will no longer invest in Heathrow Airport following a decision by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to block a major increase in landing charges.
With Ferrovial being Heathrow’s largest shareholder, owning 25%, this decision places airport’s long-running plans for a third runway into serious…
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has released its assessment of the government’s Net Zero Strategy, saying it is overall “an ambitious and comprehensive strategy that marks a significant step forward for UK climate policy”.
The CCC’s 53-page report goes into detail on the Net Zero Strategy, and, while it is overall…
A government-commissioned report that recommended climate-driven restrictions on airport expansions has been removed from the government's online library the day after it was uploaded.
The report was among a raft of papers published alongside the Net Zero Strategy this week. Entitled Net Zero: principles for successful behaviour change initiatives, it outlines…
Work is now underway to create the new Inverness Airport station with the start of construction of the platforms at Dalcross.
The plans for the new £14M Scottish government-funded facility will see the construction of a two-platform station on the Aberdeen-Inverness line with step-free access via a footbridge with lifts. Work…
Construction has begun on Pittsburgh International Airport’s new $1.4bn (£1.02bn) terminal, the first to be built from the ground-up in the USA since the pandemic.
The new 213,000m2 building will incorporate clean-air technology, offer more space for social distancing, and offer 27,000m2 of outdoor terrace space for travellers – both before…
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