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Wednesday, 06 June 2018

BBC News

• Heathrow Airport: Councils set for third runway legal fightA coalition of local authorities will mount a legal fight over Heathrow's third runway if the government does not alter its plans, says a council leader.
• Heathrow third runway backed by Carwyn JonesThe first minister said a third runway would benefit Wales and western Britain.
• Heathrow runway to 'change lives'Opponents say ministers' approval of plans for a third runway is a
• Heathrow expansion 'not anything like Carillion'Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the Airports Commission, says expansion will be a success.
• Heathrow Airport: Cabinet approves new runway planMinisters say
• Only a man can run an airline, says Qatar bossQatar Airways boss Akbar Al Baker says his job has to be done by a man because it is

The Guardian

• Heathrow's third runway gets go-ahead from Chris GraylingTory splits mean government may have to rely on Labour and SNP to win parliamentary vote
• The Guardian view on Heathrow expansion: better never than so lateA third runway at Heathrow airport is ultimately indefensible on environmental grounds

The Independent

• Dublin Airport to trial an honesty-based food and drink outletDublin Airport is to trial an honesty-based food and drink outlet, with a view to rolling out such a scheme at locations throughout the international airport's two terminals.
• Heathrow expansion: the key questions answered'Doing nothing is not an option,' was the view on airport expansion from the then-transport secretary Alistair Darling in 2003

The Telegraph

• Heathrow expansion: Third runway approved as Government sets aside £2.6bn compensation for residentsThe Government is expected to face tough opposition from its own and rival members of parliament after it set out long-awaited plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport this afternoon.

Times Online

• Expanding Heathrow is the right decision for the country - Kwasi Kwateng, Gavin Shuker [Subscription]After decades of debate and delay, the government has finally taken a step towards Heathrow expansion. We strongly welcome the Airports National Policy Statement delivered by the secretary of state for transport in the Commons on Tuesday.
• Heathrow runway: SNP promised 16,000 new jobs in exchange for backing project [Subscription]The parliamentary battle for Heathrow’s third runway was effectively over before it even began when the SNP government in Holyrood came out in support.
• Heathrow runway Q&A: the what, the where, the when (and the if) [Subscription]Heathrow wants to build a two-mile runway at its northwest, increasing flights from 480,000 a year to 740,000 and the number of passengers served to 130 million a year. However, it would run into the M25, which may have to be sent into a tunnel, and would require the demolition of almost 800 homes.
• Let’s expand Gatwick airport, not Heathrow [Subscription]The creation of a third runway at Heathrow is one of those terrible ideas that refuses to die. The longest-running dispute in British politics took off again yesterday as the cabinet approved plans for the expansion to go ahead. A final vote will be held in parliament within weeks.
• Can Grayling land a third runway? [subscription]Not a “historic moment” from Chris Grayling. And which one is that, you ask? Him finally getting sacked after the myriad screw-ups on the railways? Apparently not. It’s the Heathrow third runway. Again.

City AM

• Heathrow expansion timeline - The key moments leading up to plans taking offHeathrow's bold plans to build a third runway have faced a great deal of turbulence in the 15 years since they were first tabled by the government in 2003. Proposals were batted around by four separate governments, and have faced opposition from a number of prominent MPs such as Boris Johnson and Zac Goldsmith, on top of a raft of resident and campaign groups.

The Mirror

• Stansted named second worst airport in the world - with two more from UK in bottom 10Only Kuwait International was a bigger flop after Stanstead was found to have terrible time-keeping for takeoffs and landings and had a poor Twitter rating from passengers

The Sun

• PLANE 'NO' FROM TORY Councillor vows to go to court to block expansion plans for Heathrow AirportSimon Dudley, Conservative head of Theresa May's Windsor and Maidenhead council, said he will mount a legal challenge if plans for a third runway go ahead

Sky News

• Govt approves Heathrow's £14bn expansion planHeathrow Airport chief executive John Holland-Kaye talks to Sky News about how a third runway will provide opportunity across Britain.
• Controversial Heathrow expansion gets government go-aheadMPs will be asked to vote on expanding Heathrow airport within weeks after the government gave the go ahead for a third runway.

London Evening Standard

• Qatar Airways CEO claims only a man could handle his 'challenging' jobThe CEO of Qatar Airways has sparked controversy by claiming that only a man would be able to do his job.

Get West London

• Heathrow Airport expansion: How your MP reacted to Cabinet announcement approving third runwayThe Cabinet may have approved Heathrow Airport 's plans for a third runway - but judging by the response of many west London MPs they are going to have a battle to get it accepted in Parliament.

New Civil Engineer

• Cabinet approves Heathrow expansion COMMENT Heathrow’s expansion plan has been officaily backed by government. In “an historic moment” transport secretary Chris Grayling revealed revised expansion proposals as part of the final Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), triggering the run-up to a parliamentary vote on the third runway within the next 21 days.

Aviation Industry

• Lufthansa’s Spohr sees no hurry for NMALufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr believes Boeing’s proposed new middle-of-the-market aircraft (NMA) will not arrive before “the end of the next decadeâ€�, several years behind Boeing’s own preliminary timeline. read more
• British government backs London Heathrow expansionThe British government has given its long-awaited backing to the expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport in a major milestone toward the construction of a third runway. read more
• FAA eyes drone traffic demonstration test sitesThe FAA will use its officially designated unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) test sites to demonstrate a low-altitude UAV traffic management (UTM) system for drones, as required by Congress. read more

Other News Sources

• Caller's Remarkable Proof Of How Loud It Is Living On Heathrow's Flight PathClive Bull didn't believe this caller's claim of how loud the planes coming until Heathrow are... but this unbelievable moment changed his mind.