Latest Airports News

It is a modern day truism that big infrastructure projects must be better delivered.

Crossrail services will stop at Heathrow as planned after the High Court dismissed Heathrow Airport’s (HAL) appeal over the amount it charges for use of its rail track.

Mott MacDonald is to lead the consortium which will design an “airport of the future” at Auckland in New Zealand.

Crossrail may not stop at Heathrow Airport when the line opens in 2018, because of a dispute about the amount of money the airport has proposed to charge for use of a section of railway it built.

Heathrow Airport’s new runway will most likely extend over the top of the M25 in a project described as “a deep joy” for engineers.

Birmingham Airport could build a new terminal building in or next to the High Speed 2 (HS2) Birmingham interchange station site, one of its senior officials has said.

An innovative canopy structure set over new terminal buildings is at the centre of how Heathrow Airport plans to future-proof its expansion.

Innovations including the off-site construction of mezzanine levels to provide extra seating capacity at Stansted Airport are among the engineering solutions Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is putting forward to increase capacity.

Gatwick Airport is making the best of the government’s decision to choose Heathrow as the site for the South East’s new runway. It is still ready to step in at a moment’s notice if called upon by government to build a second runway. 

The Liberal Democrat manifesto launched today has reiterated its opposition to any new runways in the south east of England, including Heathrow’s third runway.