For much of 2020, any talk of the global aviation sector was punctuated by a reference to the coronavirus pandemic. Declining passenger numbers, major airlines running into financial difficulties and significant aviation sector job losses have been at the top of the news agenda for months. But as the coronavirus vaccine…
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Green light for Inverness Airport train station
The Highland Council's planning committee has unanimously approved proposals which will see a new railway station built at Inverness Airport.
Future of Airports | How is climate change affecting infrastructure planning?
Climate change considerations are impacting decisions about the planning of new airports and expansion schemes – but what about existing airport infrastructure?
Luton Airport to scale back expansion plan in bid to save £1bn
Luton Airport, wholly owned by the town’s financially-struggling council, is scaling back its expansion plans to save “the best part of £1bn” on its original £2.4bn price tag, NCE sister-title Local Government Chronicle (LGC) has learned.
Heathrow restarts third runway house purchasing programme
Heathrow Airport’s controversial third runway received a boost this month with the airport resuming the purchasing of houses close to the proposed runway.
Luton Dart | Autonomous rail link between airport and station nears completion
Construction is nearing completion on Luton’s Direct Air-Rail Transit (Dart) project to connect Luton Airport with Luton Airport Parkway railway station.
Airlines to foot £500M Heathrow has already spent on third runway
The Civil Aviation Authority has given Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) consent to recover £500M of costs spent on its expansion programme under its next five year price control period.
Mothballed Heathrow rail link will not be revived until airport’s finances pick up
Network Rail staff working on the Western Rail Link to Heathrow have been moved on to other projects with no sign of the mothballed scheme restarting any time soon.
Grimshaw-Mott MacDonald team wins China transport hub competition
A design consortium led by Grimshaw and including Mott MacDonald has been selected as the winner of an international competition for Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub in China.
Arcadis to keep tabs on Heathrow and Gatwick growth plans
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has reappointed Arcadis as an advisor to its Economic Consultancy Services framework for an additional four years.