Airports gear up for battle over new runway
Battle lines are being drawn between Heathrow and Gatwick over which airport will be endorsed by the Airports Commission for a new runway.The commission today (December 17) announced its shortlist...
Battle lines are being drawn between Heathrow and Gatwick over which airport will be endorsed by the Airports Commission for a new runway.The commission today (December 17) announced its shortlist...
New runways at Heathrow and Gatwick have been included in the shortlist of options to expand airport capacity in the south-east.The Airports Commission, headed by Sir Howard Davies, said it would be...
Proposals for a new hub airport in the Thames estuary, known as Boris Island, could be excluded from a shortlist being drawn up by the Airports Commission for airport expansion.The project, which...
Designs for a new hub airport in the Thames estuary, dubbed Boris Island after London mayor Boris Johnson, have been revealed.The six-runway facility, which is officially known as London Britannia...
Leading British architect Lord Norman Foster has formally submitted plans for a new four-runway airport in the Thames estuary to the Airports Commission.The proposal for a new hub airport on the...
A new hub airport to the east of London would create “hundreds of thousands” of new jobs, according to London mayor Boris Johnson.Johnson has today (July 15) launched his preferred three options for...
London mayor Boris Johnson has presented evidence to the Airports Commission to back his call for a new four-runway hub airport.Johnson, who is one of the most vocal opponents of any expansion at...
Plans for a new airport in the Thames Estuary should be rejected and Heathrow expanded instead, a report by MPs has said.The House of Commons’ Transport Committee warned that a multi-billion pound...
London mayor Boris Johnson has put together a team of consultants to draw up plans for three possible sites he has identified for a new hub airport. Johnson and Transport for London have identified...