The October edition of the AirportWatch bulletin
is attached, and it is also on the AirportWatch website at
The October bulletin contains:
Page 1
- Court of Appeal tells BAA to sell Stansted and
either Edinburgh or Glasgow
- UN Assembly (ICAO) fails to deliver on cutting
international aviation's carbon emissions
Page 2
- Statement by AEF, T&E and EDF on the failure of
the ICAO resolution to limit international aviation growth
Page 3
- Aircraft fuel use to increase 3 - 3.5% a year
for years to come, says ICAO - while they hope for 2% efficiency savings
- Statement from John Stewart, Chair of
AirportWatch
- Phillip Hammond says aviation has grown because
it has been lightly taxed and it should pay more
Page 4
- Bristol Airport ?150m expansion plans given the
go-ahead by government
- "End Domestic Flights" demos at London City
and Manchester Airports on 4th September
- Legal challenge by Fight the Flights against
Newham's decision, in London, on 18 - 19th November
Page 5
- BA plans major transatlantic
push at London City Airport
- TCN airspace changes postponed by NATS
following drop in flights
- More noise for London residents during
Heathrow runway repairs
Page 6
- Heathrow wins Carbon Trust award for saving
energy ......?
- Updates on Luton Airport - Noise policy fails
first test, and updates
Page 7
- Birmingham Airport ?65 million runway
extension scheme may get funding
- Plans to allow night flights from Manston
Airport (Kent) received by Thanet council
Page 8
- New Manston night flights blog spot launched
- Gatwick's plans to end playing `Second Child'
to Heathrow
- Southend gets an award for ...... obtaining
planning permission for a runway extension without a public enquiry
Page 9
- IATA says global airlines
show improved profitability, and 11% growth in 2010
- Ryanair to pull out of Belfast City Airport at
end of October
- Belfast City residents appalled by failure to
enforce noise regulations
- Living under a flight path 'can increase your
risk of heart attack'- New Swiss study
Page 10
- MIT study finds aircraft emissions at cruise
altitude contribute to 8,000 premature deaths per year worldwide
- Lydd Airport inquiry may cost the taxpayer
?150,000
- Global air cargo up +19.6% in August and up
23% in July
Hope you find the updates interesting.
There is a great deal more that has been going on,
but no space to include everything here.
different aspects down the right hand column.
Best wishes
Sarah Clayton
AirportWatch co-ordinator
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