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CBI hints at backing for expansion at Heathrow
The CBI has dropped a heavy hint that it favours an expanded Heathrow airport as it called for “spades in the ground” by 2020 to tackle the UK’s shortage of runway capacity and boost trade with emerging markets.
Transport authority cannot say when Merseyrail will get new trains to replace aging 36-year-old fleet
Merseytravel boss talks of 'modernisation and refurbishment' but says a new fleet is an 'option'
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The Guardian
- CBI appears to back Heathrow over Gatwick for airport expansionReport triggers controversy after press release appears to have been sent to Heathrow and back before being issued to rivals
- Boris Johnson: third runway at Heathrow would be a 'disaster'Johnson is calling for new Thames estuary airport, saying Heathrow expansion would cause too much noise pollutionBoris Johnson has rebuffed calls to back a third runway at Heathrow, saying it would be a "disaster".The London mayor said the expansion plans were "desperately short-sighted" and "barbarically contemptuous of the rights of the population", whose health he said would be put at risk.
The Independent
- CBI hints at backing for expansion at HeathrowThe CBI has dropped a heavy hint that it favours an expanded Heathrow airport as it called for “spades in the ground” by 2020 to tackle the UK’s shortage of runway capacity and boost trade with emerging markets.
The Telegraph
- Only with a new hub airport will Britain truly take offIt's madness to reopen the debate about a third runway at Heathrow. A new site is the answer, argues Boris Johnson
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- Opinion: Time to resolve the debate over airline capacityGTMC CEO Paul Wait says less talk and more action is needed in the airport capacity debate
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