Air passenger numbers may not recover to pre-Covid levels until 2024, London City Airport’s chief development officer has said.
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Ex-Heathrow expansion boss joins Keltbray in management shake-up
The former head of Heathrow Airport expansion Phil Wilbraham has joined Keltbray in a major shake-up of the firm’s senior management.
Construction of new station building begins at Gatwick Airport
Construction of a new station building at Gatwick Airport has begun.
Problem-hit Berlin Airport finally opens nine years late
The new Terminal 1 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER) opened at the weekend with the landing of the first two aircraft operated by easyJet and Lufthansa.
One week to go until the start of NCE’s Future of Transport virtual events
NCE’s virtual Future of Transport will kick off next Monday afternoon with the Future of Bridges conference looking at lessons learned from recent failures, challenges facing inspection sector and how bridge design needs to evolve to meet the carbon net zero challenge.
Aviation struggles will hit construction sector with 200 European airports facing insolvency
Almost 200 UK and European airports could go under due to the pandemic-driven drop in air travel, which could have a knock-on effect on contractors working in the sector.
Heathrow plea for extra £1.7bn knocked back by regulator
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has knocked back Heathrow Airport Ltd’s (HAL) plea for an additional £1.7bn to cover the impact of Covid-19.
Fate of Heathrow third runway in judge’s hands after Supreme Court showdown
A Supreme Court judge will have the final say on the Heathrow third runway proposal as the airport operator locked horns with environmentalists over expansion plans.
Heathrow claims Paris Agreement could not be applied to expansion plan
Former transport secretary Chris Grayling was not obliged to take into account UK climate change commitments under the 2016 Paris Agreement when preparing the Airports National Policy Strategy (ANPS) for the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport, representatives of Heathrow Airports Ltd (HAL) have claimed.
Heathrow and HS2 gear up for October court battles
The country’s two biggest infrastructure projects face key court battles this month.