Prime Minister Andy Burnham has declined to back a third runway at Heathrow, saying the views of Londoners should be heard before he takes a position on the project.
Charlotte Mercer · 2 min readThe Climate Change Committee says Heathrow cannot expand consistently with UK climate targets under current policies and has called for aviation to fully address its emissions by 2050.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readTransport Secretary Heidi Alexander has given NATS one week to investigate the air traffic control failure that caused around 2,000 flight cancellations, while ordering a separate independent CAA review.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readTransport Secretary Heidi Alexander has summoned NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe after a major air traffic control failure caused more than 1,000 flight cancellations and widespread disruption across UK airports.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readA technical failure in NATS' flight processing system caused widespread disruption at major UK airports, with Gatwick departures temporarily grounded and Heathrow, Manchester, Stansted and other airports hit by delays and restrictions.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min read