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The boss of London’s Heathrow Airport said on Tuesday that construction of its new runway would go ahead despite incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s long-standing opposition to the expansion of Britain’s biggest airport.
New committee set up to oversee railway policing in Scotland
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Wednesday, 24 July 2019
BBC News
- BA pilots vote in favour of strike action over key summer periodThe British Airline Pilots' Association says 93% of its members have voted in favour of industrial action.
The Telegraph
- Heathrow third runway is a 'done deal' claims airport boss [subscription]eathrow boss John Holland-Kaye believes neither Boris Johnson nor the Court of Appeal will be able to block the building of the third runway.
Times Online
- BA strike ‘will cost airline £40m a day’ [subscription]A proposed strike by British Airways pilots will cost the airline up to £40 million a day and prove “enormously disruptive” for passengers, the carrier admitted yesterday.
Reuters News
- Heathrow boss confident new runway will go ahead, despite past opposition of PM Johnson The boss of London’s Heathrow Airport said on Tuesday that construction of its new runway would go ahead despite incoming Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s long-standing opposition to the expansion of Britain’s biggest airport.
The Sun
- NOT MY BAG Heathrow airport CHAOS as baggage system failure forces hundreds of passengers forced to fly without their luggagePASSENGERS had to fly off on their summer holidays without their bags last night following more problems with the luggage systems at Heathrow Airport.
Sky News
- BA fails to block summer holiday strike vote by pilotsBritish Airways (BA) has lost a legal challenge to a strike vote by pilots, bringing closer the threat of summer holiday travel chaos for its customers.
London Evening Standard
- British Airways strike dates 2019: Will my flight be affected? Why are BA pilots striking? If the strikes go ahead, they could cause travel chaos for thousands of British Airway passengers this summer
Other Regional Press
- Bristol Airport unveils accelerated plans to become carbon neutral by 2025The airport has published a 'carbon roadmap' setting out how it will achieve its goal of being a 'net zero airport' by 2050 and the means it will use to become 'carbon neutral' within six years.
- Royal Borough will take part in Heathrow expansion appealThe Royal Borough will be involved in the appeal granted to a coalition of councils and environmental groups opposed to Heathrow's third runway.
Aviation Industry
- EDITORIAL: There’s no shame in buying a flight ticketAttention-grabbing as it might be, the flight-shame movement to persuade people to not fly is misinformed and misguided. read more
- British Airways loses legal action to block pilot strikesBritish Airways (BA) on July 23 failed in a legal attempt to block a planned strike action by pilots, but immediately said it intends to appeal the decision. read more
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- Third runway will be ‘critical for new PM’ says Heathrow bossThe head of Heathrow airport has insisted the expansion project will go ahead despite opposition from the incoming Prime Minister.
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- Future of flight looks to nature in Airbus 'bird of prey' designThe spread wingtips and tapered tail of Airbus's "bird of prey" design the has gained "rapturous" praise at the Royal International Air Tattoo in the UK.
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