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Findings of British Social Attitudes Survey coincide with years of lobbying and government U-turn on Heathrow expansionThe number of people opposed on environmental grounds to expanding airports and travelling by plane has dropped sharply in recent years, according to government research.In 2010, a narrow majority backed unlimited plane travel if it meant building new runways, but more than twice as many people now prefer airport expansion to curbs on demand.
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Wednesday, 30 August 2017
The Guardian
- Fall in number of people opposing air travel on environmental groundsFindings of British Social Attitudes Survey coincide with years of lobbying and government U-turn on Heathrow expansionThe number of people opposed on environmental grounds to expanding airports and travelling by plane has dropped sharply in recent years, according to government research.In 2010, a narrow majority backed unlimited plane travel if it meant building new runways, but more than twice as many people now prefer airport expansion to curbs on demand.
Times Online
- Fewer people favour planet over air travel [Subscription]The number of people opposing air travel on environmental grounds is in decline, despite criticism over plans for expansion at Heathrow, figures show.
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- Security alert shuts down Liverpool John Lennon Airport An army bomb disposal unit attended a suspicious package at Liverpool John Lennon Airport after the terminal building was evacuated around 6pm, file photograph.
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- Planes fuelled by waste could take off from British airports As part of plans to promote clean alternative fuels, the government is offering funding for projects in the UK to develop low carbon waste-based fuels for planes and lorries, with matching funding from industry. The government is already planning to revolutionise the motor industry with ultra-low emission electric cars, and now we are going further and investing in a new generation of fuels which will power our aircraft and lorries. Trials of sustainable jet fuel, made from waste materials, have taken place in Europe and North America, and now the launch of a UK competition will see Britis...
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- American to unbundle fares on some transatlantic routes American Airlines is responding to transatlantic LCCs with an unbundled “basic economy” product, an executive for the carrier told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily in an interview. read more
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- Alaska Airlines to operate Virgin Atlantic A320s through 2020s Alaska Airlines will keep the Airbus A320 fleet it got through its acquisition of Virgin America for at least 10 more years, an executive with the carrier told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily. read more
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