Construction of Southampton Airport’s runway extension can now begin after The Court of Appeal upheld Eastleigh Borough Council's decision to approve the plans.
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Worker dies on Gatwick Airport station project
A construction worker has died on Costain's £150m Gatwick Airport station upgrade project.
How did UK infrastructure cope with record temperatures?
Lineside fires, power cuts, buckled road and damaged runway – Britain’s record-breaking heatwave certainly made an impact on infrastructure.
Government remains committed to airport expansions
The government will continue to support “justified” airport expansions while working to make the UK’s aviation sector net zero by 2050.
Flying taxis and motorway-assessment drones benefit from £273M funding package
Ministers have pledged £273M to further the cause of futuristic air transport initiatives such as flying taxis, electric planes and rapid-infrastructure-assessment drones.
Tracking progress one year on from the Transport Decarbonisation Strategy
This time last year, the government published its long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan.
London City Airport restarts expansion plans
London City Airport has returned to expansion plans which were put on ice in 2020 due to the impact of Covid-19.
Airport design and construction must be driver towards net zero target
Wholesale aviation decarbonisation rests on new technologies some years away from scaled up implementation, so the built environment sector must do what it can to accelerate the decarbonisation of airports now.
Jacobs calls on airports to become hydrogen-ready
Airport owners and operators need to plan for the delivery and storage of hydrogen now if they are to be ready to fuel hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035, according to research by Jacobs.
Judge throws out Southampton Airport expansion challenge
A High Court judge has thrown out a legal challenge mounted against the expansion of Southampton Airport.