Heathrow Airport Limited’s (HAL) expansion plans are marching on after surviving five simultaneous legal challenges at the High Court mounted by rival bidders, environmentalists, London mayor Sadiq Khan and local councils.
In the end it was less of a survival and more of a trouncing as judges ruled against 26 grounds for challenge, with 21 not even held to be…
The Arora Group has launched the first stage of consultation on its proposals to develop Heathrow Airport.
The group is inviting feedback from the local community, residents, businesses, local interest groups, and other stakeholders, on its rival proposal to expansion plans by Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL). The consultation is set to last…
Galliford Try has begun work on a £4.4M project to build more aircraft parking space at East Midlands Airport (EMA).
At present, a large concrete area at the M1 end of the airfield is being widened to allow for up to four more aircraft to be parked at any one time.…
A group of High Court judges have rejected a legal challenge mounted against Heathrow Airport’s expansion plan.
Following a judicial review of the government’s National Policy Statement, High Court judges have supported Heathrow Airport Ltd’s expansion plans. The National Policy Statement was approved by MPs in June 2018, paving the way for…
Claims that Heathrow Airport Ltd’s expansion plans are uncompetitive have been rubbished by the airport’s operator.
Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has hit back at accusations filed to the High Court that it has a “monopoly” over proposals for the upcoming expansion and construction of a third runway. Heathrow Hub – which is…
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has railed against the UK’s “active support” for airport expansions, labelling it “beyond absurd”.
In a speech to MPs in Westminster she said: “The fact that we are speaking of ‘lowering’ instead of ‘stopping’ emissions is perhaps the greatest force behind the continuing business as usual.…
Oman is seeking to raise billions of pounds in funding as it looks to further expand airports in the country.
The state-owned Oman Aviation Group wants to raise up to £4.6bn to finance the expansion of state-owned Oman Aviation Group up until 2030, its chief executive Mustafa al-Hinaj told Reuters. Government…
The final design for the £6.5bn ($8.5bn) revamping of Chicago O’Hare Airport’s second terminal has been unveiled.
Chicago-based firm Studio Gang Architects is responsible for the winning design which was voted for by the public over four other finalists in January. Studio Gang Architects collaborated with firms including Solomon Cordwell Buenz and…
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is expected to submit its bid to run Sofia Airport later today, following months of delays.
Last month, Bulgaria’s transport ministry, for the fifth time, extended the deadline for submitting bids for the 35-year concession contract to run the airport. The deadline was most recently extended to…
Istanbul Airport will this weekend begin its reign as the home of Turkish civil aviation as the country’s Ataturk Airport is closed down to commercial flights.
The newly-built airport, anticipated to become the world’s largest, will become fully operational from Sunday after authorities transport 10,000 pieces of equipment from Atatürk Airport…
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