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Thursday, 02 July 2015

BBC News

• Heathrow growth 'could help Wales'Wales could benefit from the expansion of Heathrow Airport if direct links can bring visitors in more quickly, the deputy tourism minister says.
• VIDEO: New Heathrow runway: Possible flightpathHow might planes reach the new runway that has been proposed at Heathrow?
• VIDEO: Runways report devastating, say localsRunways report: Harmondsworth residents give their reaction to the Airports Commission report recommending a third Heathrow runway.
• Heathrow backed - now it's up to the politiciansNow it's up to the politicians
• Living under a flight pathResidents on proposed third Heathrow runway
• Airport decision by end of 2015 - PMDavid Cameron promises a decision on airport expansion by the end of the year and denies being
• Third runway 'good for Scotland'The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) welcomes recommendations for a third Heathrow runway, saying it would be good for business.
• VIDEO: 'London risks being bypassed'In an interview with the BBC the chairman of the Airports Commission, Sir Howard Davies, talks about the commission's support for a third Heathrow Airport runway.
• US airlines investigated over pricesThe Justice Department investigates if US airlines are colluding to keep ticket prices high.

Financial Times

• Cameron's Heathrow stance dealt big blowSir Howard Davies's unequivocal backing for third runway puts pressure on PM
• Airports panel backs Heathrow expansionDavies calls for ban on night flights to reduce noise level
• Reaction: UK airports panel decisionBusiness, political and environment groups give their verdict
• Q&A: Airports Commission reportThe key findings of the Davies report on airport expansion, and what happens next
• Heathrow expansion faces multiple hurdlesTory opponents whose constituents live under the flight path will fight to the end
• Heathrow plan ‘fundamentally different’Sir Howard Davies believes radical changes by the airport make its plan viable
• Danish court rules against RyanairCarrier must sign collective agreement with local staff or face blockade from trade unionists
• A convincing case for Heathrow expansionCameron must end years of dithering and back the Davies plan

The Guardian

• The Guardian view on expanding Heathrow: just say no | EditorialThe debate about where to build extra airport capacity has been a giant distraction. The climate demands drawing a line under aviation’s growthBritain finally confronted the point of a decision on a difficult question that it had ducked for far too long. Or, at least, that is how the Airports Commission presented its endorsement of an extra runway at Heathrow. The airwaves reverberated with the voices of the sort of men who never shrug off a boyhood Airfix fixation, arguing with burning intensity about whether the precise spec and coordinates of the Heathrow proposal, and its Gatwick rival, ha...
• Heathrow expansion risks deepening London's air pollution crisisA third runway could throw air quality standards and UK climate targets to the wind The UK government's Airports Commission has recommended that a new runway at Heathrow should go ahead, but only with a legally binding commitment to control air and noise pollution.If the government decides to act on Howard Davies' recommendation (and doing so would be a political minefield) Londoners will be forgiven for treating any air quality guarantees with a heavy pinch of salt. Continue reading...
• This Heathrow report got Cameron off the hook. But it won’t be the last word | Simon JenkinsHoward Davies thinks a trickle-down effect from the airport will benefit the whole country. This clearly cannot beGovernment inquiries are Britain’s bullfights. They are expensive, ritualised, interminable and the cause of lavish corporate expenditure. They all have the same ending: a man in a suit pirouetting over a pile of bleeding meat.The bleeding meat of Wednesday’s Davies report is London’s environment, apparently in need of yet more air, noise and traffic pollution at levels that should be unthinkable within the built-up area of a 21st-century metropolis. Continue reading...
• Cameron warned of Commons defeat if he fails to back Heathrow expansionSir Howard Davies’s independent airports commission report makes strong recommendation for third runway at HeathrowTory grandees are warning David Cameron that he will face a heavy parliamentary defeat if he fails to back a third runway at Heathrow airport, in line with the morning’s recommendation by Sir Howard Davies’s independent airports commission.The prime minister and the Tory chief whip, Mark Harper, have been told that the pro-Heathrow contingent in parliament – comprising a sizeable number of Tories, the Labour party, the SNP and the DUP – has a clear Commons majority. Continue readi...

The Herald

• PM in a holding pattern over Heathrow with no place to land, claims Labour's HattieSCHADENFREUDE, the joy of revelling in someone else's misfortune, is a rather popular pastime on the green benches.
• Risk of SCOTLAND could end up with even fewer connections to an expanded Heathrow than it has now unless the Government reforms how it uses public subsidies to support domestic routes, the Airports Commission has warned.

The Independent

• Heathrow Airport expansion: How the small village of Harmondsworth could be destroyed to clear space Those unfamiliar with Harmondsworth – one of three villages that would be destroyed should the Heathrow expansion go ahead – might be forgiven for thinking it is just another commuter village, but an impressive 600-year-old, Grade I listed barn and the 11th-century St Mary’s Church prove otherwise. 
• Heathrow airport expansion: Government will decide on plans by end of the year, says Cameron The Government will decide on airport expansion plans within a year, the Prime Minister has announced following the publication of a long-awaited report.

The Telegraph

• Sketch: Will there be a third runway at Heathrow? No ifs, no buts - and no answersAfter Sir Howard Davies publishes his report on airport expansion, David Cameron is asked whether he'll keep an old promise to oppose a new runway
• Government split on third runway ruling for HeathrowThe Prime Minister will

Mail Online

• What a third runway at Heathrow Airport could mean for travellers The building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport will see increased competition between airlines meaning lower fares for customers, it is claimed.
• David Cameron 'bullied by Boris Johnsonon Heathrow' over third runway David Cameron was accused of allowing himself to be ‘bullied’ by Boris Johnson yesterday amid signals he could ignore a major independent report calling for a third runway at Heathrow.
• Heathrow's third runway is welcomed by Alex Brummer who lives in flight path Several mornings a week, the first sound to be heard in my home close to Richmond Park in South-west London is the low rumble of the heavily laden jets heading for Heathrow, writes ALEX BRUMMER.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Leeds Bradford Airport boss backs third runway plan at Heathrow THE BOSS of Leeds Bradford Airport has backed a recommendation for a third runway at Heathrow, which he says would benefit Yorkshire's economy.

London Evening Standard

• David Cameron cabinet war as Airport Commission backs third runway for Heathrow David Cameron faced civil war in Cabinet today as the Airport Commission strongly and unequivocally backed a third runway at Heathrow.
• Jim Armitage: Heathrow is the only realistic solution for a third runway For business, there was never any competition.

This Is Local London Network

• Minister: 'Clear direction' promised by autumn before vote on Third Runway TRANSPORT Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told the Commons today the Government would give ‘clear direction’ by the autumn on how it planned to respond to the Third Runway recommendations.
• "No more traffic with expanded Heathrow", says director of environment Heathrow will provide a third runway without any additional airport-related traffic on the roads, according to its director of environment and sustainability.

Yorkshire Post

• Leeds business leaders welcome Heathrow reportBusiness leaders in Leeds have welcomed a long-awaited report which recommends building a third runway at Heathrow, saying it could bring a huge boost to the county.

Reading Evening Post

• Heathrow third runway: Reading Borough Council will study the small print Reading Borough Council's deputy leader wants assurances about public transport links to Heathrow Airport

Other Regional Press

• £10m pledge will kickstart Durham Tees Valley Airport's Southside development Initial plans include a new link road and first building for major Aero Centre Tees Valley - the new business park
• £10m scheme set to open up south side of Durham Tees Valley Airport for development Airport majority shareholder Peel Holdings pledges £5m to north-south link road plan at Durham Tees Valley Airport
• Airports Commission: Kent politicians and campaigners 'delighted' new Gatwick runway NOT recommended by Sir Howard Davies reportPoliticians and campaigners say they are

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Yusen Logistics upgrades Heathrow air freight capabilityYusen logistics is invested in relocating and upgrading its key UK air freight gateway at Heathrow as a result of the continued expansion of its UK air freight operations. The NYK group’s freight forwarding and logistics subsidiary said the new facility was now fully operational and provided “fully integrated, ultra-high security warehousing space with temperature controlled processing capability”. It said the facility fulfilled the stringent requirements for food and pharmaceuticals – both rapidly growing parts of Yusen Logistics’ business. It said the facility...
• CILT welcomes the airports commission’s final reportLeading logistics and transport professional body, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), has responded to the publication of today’s Airports Commission’s final report. The Commission has recommended the Heathrow North West Runway option, which was also preferred by the CILT, primarily on transport and logistics considerations. CILT therefore reminds the Government that its preference was based upon strict conditions to be laid down to guarantee that the environmental impact of this option is minimised.  The Commission's recommendations go a long way tow...

Aviation Industry

• Heathrow runway decision: industry urges actionITM calls for additional runway at Gatwick to be given go-ahead

Other News Sources

• Blackburn holidaymakers offered 'no support' by Jet2holidays after Tunisia terror attack BLACKBURN families caught up in the Tunisian terrorist attack have criticised their holiday provider for not giving them enough support.
• Heathrow flies above Gatwick: Reaction to Airports Commission recommendationHeathrow third runway described as
• Heathrow Airport third runway backed by Airports Commission Campaigners from all sides and politicians representing areas around the two airports - both of which border Surrey - have been reacting to the news
• FTA urges Government to act on Heathrow runway recommendationThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging the Government to make a quick decision on airport expansion in the south east after an ...
• Heathrow report 'steaming poo' for Cameron - senior ToryThe pre-briefing on Sir Howard Davies' report on airport capacity focused on the Gatwick caveat - we like Heathrow but Gatwick will do. The final report is written nothing like that.
• Heathrow third runway: business says 'pick up the shovel'It's taken a three-year investigation but today the Airports Commission announced what many had expected - that a third runway at Heathrow is the preferred option to expand the UK's airport capacity.
• New runway should be built at Heathrow rather than at Gatwick A long-awaited report into airport capacity has recommended that a new runway should be built at Heathrow rather than Gatwick.