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Heathrow action group opposes plans for third runway
Residents Action Group Elmbridge (RAGE) is campaigning against changes to flight paths and questions MP Dominic Raab's failure to publicly back or oppose the third runway
Thursday, 19 November 2015
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- 'Nonsense' claims against RAF pilotsA man accused of shining bright lights into the cockpits of RAF planes during night flights on Anglesey made some
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- Indian carriers fined over fuel surchargeIndiGo, Jet and SpiceJet penalised $40m for ‘acting in parallel’ on cargo fuel surcharges
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- Gatwick Airport makes a case for expansion as passenger numbers leapRevenues rose 5.2 per cent to £411.8m in the six months to the end of September, pushing earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation up 6.8 per cent to £241m. Meanwhile, profit before tax hit £135.2m.
Other Regional Press
- Heathrow action group opposes plans for third runwayResidents Action Group Elmbridge (RAGE) is campaigning against changes to flight paths and questions MP Dominic Raab's failure to publicly back or oppose the third runway
- Anti-Gatwick expansion group plays down passenger recordGatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC) said larger planes and fewer empty seats explained the airport reaching a record-breaking 40 million passengers per year. Read more: http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/anti-gatwick-expansion-group-plays-down-passenger-record-1-7073296#ixzz3rvfnO0lI
politics.co.uk
- Expanding Heathrow will help the economy to take offLong before the Airports Commission delivered their unanimous recommendation to expand Heathrow, the market had delivered the same unambiguous response. The airport has been full for a decade. There’s a queue of airlines wanting to put on more flights from Heathrow but there simply isn’t the space.
Aviation Industry
- Air Canada flight attendants approve 10-year contractAir Canada and CUPE say the airline's flight attendants have approved a 10-year agreement reached with the carrier last month. The union said in a statement that the agreement was accepted by a narrow margin, but did not provide a voting margin.
- American Airlines makes changes to loyalty programAmerican Airlines will switch the way members of its AAdvantage loyalty program earn rewards from the number of miles flown to the amount spent for a ticket. read more
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- 'Challenging' duty and tax free sector hits Gatwick per-pax retail incomeUK. Buoyed by the busiest six months in the airport’s history with a record 23.5 million passengers (+4.7% year-on-year), Gatwick Airport posted a +5.2% rise in revenues to £411.8 million (US$626 million) for the half year ended 30 September 2015.
- Heathrow action group opposes plans for third runwayResidents Action Group Elmbridge (RAGE) is campaigning against changes to flight paths and questions MP Dominic Raab's failure to publicly back or oppose the third runway
- Smart technology could slash global emissions by 15% The spread of mobile devices and and uptake of smart technology could help reduce global GHG emissions by up to 15% by 2030 - more than the current footprint of the EU and the US combined - according to a new report from Swedish communication technology company Ericsson.
- British Airways ranked as least efficient major transatlantic airline British Airway has ranked last in a new analysis of the fuel efficiency of the 20 largest airlines that fly transatlantic routes.
- Gatwick hits 40 million passengers a year for first time GATWICK broke the 40 million passengers a year mark for the first time last weekend and is rapidly approaching full capacity.
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