Construction for Heathrow’s third runway could be held back until the airport can prove expansion will not make London’s air quality worse, deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross has revealed.
In a letter to the Commons transport committee, Shawcross said the Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), which MPs will vote on…
Mott MacDonald and Ramboll have won the contract to design the new Stansted Airport arrivals hall and expansion of the departures hall.
Plans to expand the airport were announced last year. They include building a new, dedicated arrivals terminal. The existing arrivals terminal will then be reconfigured to become part of a newly…
Bam Nuttall has given details of the new £85M 75,000 m2 concrete deck extension it is to build at London City Airport.
The deal was first reported in New Civil Engineer last year and is part of the airport’s £480M development programme. It will support eight aircraft stands, a parallel taxiway…
MPs must vote on Heathrow expansion “as quickly as possible” to avoid the UK’s aviation industry lagging behind France and Germany, Heathrow’s chief executive has warned.
Heathrow experienced its fastest growth in five years in 2017 with passenger numbers hitting 78M, according to its end of year results, released today. But…
British Airways (BA) chief executive Willie Walsh has told MPs they should not trust Heathrow Airport’s owner to deliver expansion on time and within its £14bn budget.
Walsh told the Commons transport committee he had no confidence Heathrow Airport Ltd could deliver expansion within its estimated cost of £14bn – a…
The government could be in line for a lengthy legal battle with Transport for London (TfL) over the non-disclosure of information about future traffic levels for the Heathrow expansion, a senior director at the transport body has warned.
Speaking to New Civil Engineer, TfL director of city planning Alex Williams said…
A joint venture featuring Balfour Beatty has landed a massive $1.95bn (£1.4bn) contract to design, build, finance and operate (DBFO) a new automated people mover at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The contract was awarded by Los Angeles World Airports to the LAX Integrat Express Solution (LINXS) JV, led by Balfour…
Transport for the South East (TfSE) is preparing to launch as the overarching transport body representing those in the South East but outside London.
The new body, which will cover Berkshire and Hampshire to Kent, will work with local authorities, stakeholders and businesses to develop an integrated transport strategy for the…
The supply chain looking to deliver Heathrow’s £14bn expansion plans, including a new runway over the M25 motorway, is to get the chance to showcase its engineering strengths to the airport’s decision makers.
Bidders for Heathrow logistics hubs are gearing up to show airport representatives what they can deliver, as the…
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has dismissed claims it vetoed an alternative runway plan put forward by independent expansion campaign Heathrow Hub.
Speaking at a Commons transport committee hearing this week, transport secretary Chris Grayling told MPs Heathrow’s new north-west runway had been chosen as the government’s preferred option partly because the…
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