The man in charge of delivering Heathrow’s third runway has revealed the airport operator’s procurement plan.
Heathrow Airport Ltd will begin procuring construction partners at the end of this year, with construction of the third runway scheduled to begin in 2021, said Heathrow expansion programme director Phil Wilbraham in an exclusive interview…
Gatwick’s acquisition by French infrastructure giant Vinci has been approved by the European Commission.
The Commission approved the acquisition under the European Merger Regulation, saying it gave no cause for competition concerns due to the limited overlap between the other trading activities of the merging parties. Vinci announced plans to buy…
Rival Heathrow expansion groups Arora Group and Heathrow Hub are set to clash over the government’s Aviation National Policy Statement (NPS), according to a legal document exclusively obtained by New Civil Engineer.
According to the document, Arora Group will claim that it can deliver its expansion plan under the current NPS,…
Atkins has been named as lead designer and project manager for Birmingham Airport’s plan to transform its terminals.
The consultant will manage the upgrade and extension of the airport terminals and oversee the airfield reconfiguration, as part of the airport’s master plan. Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, will help Birmingham…
Southend Airport owner Stobart Group has made additional cash reserves available to upgrade its runway.
Additional space will be created on the runway as part of the work to enable more airpcraft to fly from the airport, a Stobart spokesman has told New Civil Engineer. In a trading statement released yesterday,…
A trio of politicians is leading the charge against the proposed third runway at Heathrow.
They have called for other airports to be expanded as an alternative to the Heathrow proposal. Speaking to New Civil Engineer outside the High Court in London, shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith and Liberal…
Singapore’s £956M ($1.25bn) Jewel Changi Airport complex will open to the public on April 17, it has been revealed.
The unveiling of the complex, designed to reflect Singapore’s reputation as a “city in a garden”, has arrived five years after plans for it were first revealed. The doughnut-shaped Jewel complex comprises…
Those against Heathrow’s third runway will put their case before the High Court over the next two weeks.
Five legal challenges against expansion - from local councils, environmentalists and London Mayor Sadiq Khan - will be heard at the High Court in London from today. The full hearing has arrived after High Court…
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is looking for contractors to deliver a £700M programme of works at Manchester, East Midlands and London Stansted airports.
The programme, known as the Major Capital Works Framework, is set to run for five years from the autumn, with the option to extend for a further three…
United States airports need more than £97bn in infrastructure upgrades by 2023, the country’s aviation trade body has revealed.
Its report Terminally challenged: Addressing the infrastructure funding shortfall of America’s airports, the Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), revealed that US airport infrastructure needs a total of £97.7bn ($128.1bn) in funding in…
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