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Work made by Sussex councils on declaring a ‘climate emergency’ would be wiped out by the planned expansion of Gatwick Airport.
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- Cathay threatens to fire staff over 'illegal' HK protestsThe airline has already sacked two employees for conduct tied to demonstrations in Hong Kong.
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- Passenger plane crashes into fence at Gatwick AirportFlight to New York temporarily grounded as passengers forced to evacuate damaged plane
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- Heathrow on track to top 81m passengers after July boostHeathrow has said it is on track to top 81m passengers this year after new figures revealed that nearly eight million passengers used the airport in July. The hub airport has already flown 46m passengers so far this year, a near 1.5 per cent increase on the same time the previous year.
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- Hong Kong airport to resume all flights after protesters cause chaos by flooding terminalHong Kong airport has said it will restart flights after thousands of pro-democracy protesters occupied its main terminal and forced it to shut down.
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- Gatwick expansion branded a threat to ‘climate emergency’ progressWork made by Sussex councils on declaring a ‘climate emergency’ would be wiped out by the planned expansion of Gatwick Airport.
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- Europe predicts more than 70% of aircraft will meet ADS-B deadlineMonitoring data indicates that 70%-75% of European Union (EU)-registered large aircraft will comply with Europe’s automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipage deadline of June 2020, according to the agency charged with coordinating the effort. read more
- New FAA administrator Dickson: ‘No timeline’ for MAX returnSteve Dickson pledged in his first remarks as FAA administrator not to allow the Boeing 737 MAX to re-enter commercial service until he is “completely assured that it is safe to do so.†read more
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- Gatwick sets out £1.1bn five-year investment planGatwick Airport has set out its new five-year £1.11bn capital investment programme (CIP), highlighting more investment in automation and technology as an enabler of sustainable growth.
- The 5 things you may not have spotted in the masterplan for Heathrow expansionIt’s easy to get distracted by CGI images of new terminals and green spaces in Heathrow’s proposed expansion Masterplan. But behind the summaries and glossy images there are lots of hidden details it's very easy to miss. Advocacy group Stop Heathrow Expansion recently got their hands on the whole lot, and found some of the documents contain details that you might not have heard about.
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