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Wednesday, 15 April 2015

ITV News

• Day of Action held over Heathrow third runway plansA day of action has been held near Heathrow to highlight "the devastation" campaigners claim will be caused by a third runway.

Financial Times

• Anti-graft drive grounds China jet salesCapacity constraints have shattered hopes that country’s fleet would triple in next five years

The Guardian

• Gatwick says passenger surge underlines need for new runwayAirport calls for swift post-election action on siting of new runway for south-east after total passengers through airport grows 8% to 38.7m in past year
• King's Cross airport? The outlandish plans for London that almost got builtFrom a rival to the Eiffel Tower that would have dwarfed the Shard, to a circular airport perched over King’s Cross station, Douglas Murphy remembers some ill-fated projects that could have transformed the capitalLondon has a great number of magnificent buildings and structures that came and went, that were demolished or destroyed. Buildings such as the original Palace of Westminster, Old St Paul’s Cathedral, the Euston Arch or the Crystal Palace are only available to us as paintings or photographs, tantalising in their absence.But there are other ways in which the development of the capital c...

City AM

• Airport row flies over Tory childcare announcementTHE CONSERVATIVES manifesto, published yesterday, fails to rule out expanding Heathrow a decision that could put pressure on Zac Goldsmith, the partys candidate in Richmond Park. Goldsmith said in 2012 that he would not stand as a Tory candidate if there was wriggle room� in his partys manifesto on Heathrow expansion, which he strongly opposes.

Mail Online

• Asiana Airlines plane makes crash landing and spins 180 degrees on runway There were believed to be 74 passengers and seven crew members on board the Asiana Airlines flight OZ162 when it was reported to have made a tailstrike and skidded off the runway.

Sleaford Standard

• ‘Extremely dangerous’ laser attack on aircraft flying over LincolnshireAn ‘extremely dangerous’ laser attack was carried out on a low-flying aircraft in Sleaford at midnight yesterday (Sunday).

Aviation Industry

• Labour pledges ‘swift decision’ on airport expansionCommitments outlined in manifesto but no mention of APD

Other News Sources

• NORTH EAST LEP OFFERS UP HEATHROW ADVERTISINGThe North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is offering companies in the region the chance to be part of a six-week advertising campaign at Heathrow Airport.
• 'It's got to be Gatwick' - Airport boss says there is only one choice for runway expansionThe CEO of Gatwick Airport has claimed up to 700,000 people could be affected by increased noise if the government approves plans for a third runway at Heathrow.