NCE’s virtual Future of Transport will kick off next Monday afternoon with the Future of Bridges conference looking at lessons learned from recent failures, challenges facing inspection sector and how bridge design needs to evolve to meet the carbon net zero challenge.
The week will continue with Future of Airports on…
Almost 200 UK and European airports could go under due to the pandemic-driven drop in air travel, which could have a knock-on effect on contractors working in the sector.
Data published by Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe), which represents airport operators, shows that 193 out of Europe’s 740 commercial airports…
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has knocked back Heathrow Airport Ltd’s (HAL) plea for an additional £1.7bn to cover the impact of Covid-19.
In July, HAL submitted a request for an additional £1.7bn to be added to its regulatory asset base (RAB) “to help protect it from the consequences of the…
A Supreme Court judge will have the final say on the Heathrow third runway proposal as the airport operator locked horns with environmentalists over expansion plans.
Lawyers for Friends of the Earth urged the Supreme Court to uphold an earlier court decision which effectively ruled Heathrow's third runway proposal as unlawful…
Former transport secretary Chris Grayling was not obliged to take into account UK climate change commitments under the 2016 Paris Agreement when preparing the Airports National Policy Strategy (ANPS) for the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport, representatives of Heathrow Airports Ltd (HAL) have claimed.
Representing HAL, Lord Anderson QC told…
The country’s two biggest infrastructure projects face key court battles this month.
Heathrow Airport Ltd heads to the Supreme Court in its bid to overturn a previous court ruling which effectively ended its expansion plans. Meanwhile, on the same day, Bechtel and HS2 Ltd will appear at the Technology & Construction…
The government may provide additional support to the aviation industry as a “last resort” due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In response to a written question in the House of Commons regarding targeted support for the sector and its supply chain, MP for Witney Robert Courts described aviation as…
The proposed runway extension at Southampton Airport is now “actually needed” to ensure the airport’s survival, according to Winchester MP Steve Brine.
Plans for a 164m extension at the northern end of the runway have been opposed by environmentalists - but in the House of Commons this month, Brine highlighted the…
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has “wasted” money on two ongoing tunnel refurbishment schemes, the aviation regulator has ruled.
A Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) economic performance review concludes that HAL acted “inefficiently” on refurbishments of a cargo tunnel and road tunnel servicing its terminals. The cost overrun of both schemes combined is estimated…
Extending one of Heathrow Airport’s existing runways is the only feasible way left to expand the airport, expansion bidder Heathrow Hub claims.
Heathrow Hub founder Jock Lowe claims that the group’s runway extension scheme is “cheaper, greener and more sustainable” than third runway proposals put forwards by Heathrow Airports Ltd (HAL)…
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