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Friday, 31 January 2025

BBC News

• Reeves changes mind over Leeds airport expansionRachel Reeves has said she would now support any expansion, despite previously opposing the plans.
• No targets for aviation or farming in UK climate planThe UK has set an ambitious goal to radically reduce carbon emissions by 2035.
• Heathrow's third runway can be built in 10 years, Reeves saysThe chancellor says she wants to see planes start using the new runway in the next decade.

Financial Times

• Wizz Air issues second profit warning in six months as plane grounding costs soarLow-cost airline hit by engine problems that have taken a fifth of its fleet out of action
• Heathrow third runway flights will take off ‘within a decade’, says ReevesChancellor also vows bat tunnels will not be used in UK infrastructure projects as she defends new growth measures
• UK forecasts small role for green airline fuel by 2040 despite Reeves’ claimsGovernment’s models suggest Sustainable Aviation Fuel will take years to make significant impact

The Guardian

• Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials sayNational Transportation Safety Board announces recorders are now at a lab for evaluation; operation to recover bodies continuesFull report: cockpit voice and flight data recorders recoveredVictims: world champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed planeVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?Reagan national’s main runway is the busiest in the United States, with more than 800 daily takeoffs and landings.The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated nine accidents or incidents at the airport this century, including two that were fatal, records show...
• How did Washington DC plane crash unfold? A visual guideMore than 60 people are believed to have died after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a US army helicopterWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesFirst confirmed victims include figure skating championsAn American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard collided with an army helicopter carrying three soldiers while landing at Reagan National airport in Washington DC on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport changes for 2025 travellers including night flights, routes and McDonald'sChanges affecting all Birmingham Airport travellers

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Government would back further expansion plans for Leeds Bradford AirportThe Government has said it would back further expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) if the owners produced plans.

Bucks Free Press

• Chancellor: Heathrow Airport’s third runway can be built in the next decadeHeathrow Airport’s third runway can be built in the next decade, Rachel Reeves has said, as she aims to boost growth amid the UK’s gloomy economic outlook.

Aviation Industry

• AEF expresses frustration at the renewal of Heathrow expansion plansAEF today expresses its frustration and sadness that plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow are back on the political agenda. Expanding Heathrow airport is one of the most destructive … The post AEF expresses frustration at the renewal of Heathrow expansion plans appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.

Other News Sources

• The one major problem Heathrow must solve before expanding according to Surrey's transport bossA third runway will bring more passengers and staff