| Sep 9 | Heathrow expansion irreconcilable with environmental policies, AEF ... AEF has submitted written evidence to an inquiry into whether the Airports Commission’s recommendation to expand Heathrow Airport can be delivered without breaching Government policies on environmental impacts. The Environmental Audit Committee had asked for evidence of whether the mitigations … |
| Aug 20 | The Heathrow 13 – Case Management Hearing 19th August 2015 Yesterday, we - the 13 Plane Stupid activists who occupied the northern runway of Heathrow Airport for over six hours on 13 th July - had our hearing at Uxbridge Magistrates Court. All 13 of us pleaded not guilty to both charges brought against each of us, and are now set to have a full two week trial, commencing on Monday 18 th January 2... |
| Aug 19 | Heathrow activists plead not guilty From Press Release: Today at Uxbridge Magistrates Court, the 13 climate change activists who blocked a runway at Heathrow airport pleaded not guilty. They are charged with aggravated trespass and entering a security restricted area of an aerodrome, forcing flights to be delayed and cancelled. The defendants will argue in court that the ru... |
| Aug 17 | AEF briefings: Airports Commission’s climate and economic analyses The Airports Commission has claimed that a new runway at Heathrow would deliver ‘up to £147 billion benefit’ for the UK. But this figure is based on analysis that takes no account of the environmental or surface access costs of expansion. The results generated by using the Government’s cost benefit methodology meanwhile, are dramatically differe... |
| Aug 11 | Pollution from aviation emissions has significant health impacts A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has estimated that long term exposure to aviation related ozone and fine particulates (specifically PM2.5, the smallest particles) contributes to 16,000 premature deaths a year worldwide, costing an estimated $21 billion a year. |
| Aug 5 | Support the Plane Stupid climate activists in court on 19 August! Last month activists staged a peaceful direct action at Heathrow Airport – less than a fortnight after the Airports Commission recommended a third runway at Heathrow. The action itself involved occupying the northern runway and erecting a tripod and fencing which the activists locked onto. A polar bear climbed onto the tripod. The action stopped... |
| Jul 17 | UK Government fines five aircraft operators for failure to comply w... Five aircraft operators, including the flagship Indian airline, Air India, have been fined by the UK Government for failing to comply with the European emissions trading scheme (ETS), Green Air Online reports. The fines, totaling £95,456, were for non-compliance with … |
| Jul 13 | Plane Stupid activists on Heathrow runway in climate protest From Press Release: 12 climate change activists from anti airport expansion direct action group, Plane Stupid, got onto the north runway at 03:30am this morning at Heathrow Airport by cutting through a fence, in a peaceful protest against proposals to build a new runway. The protestors say that going ahead with the recent Airports Commiss... |
| Jul 3 | The Heathrow noise sweeteners that act as a smokescreen for third r... The Airports Commission has finally published its report on UK airport capacity,emphatically supporting a third runway at Heathrow over its rivals – a Gatwick second runway or the Heathrow Hub option (a runway on the end of one of Heathrow’s … |
| Jul 3 | Airports Commission backs Heathrow 3rd runway Plane Stupid were very disappointed to hear the announcement from Sir Howard Davies this week that the Airports Commission unanimously backs a third runway at Heathrow. The worst part is that Sir Howard seems to have completely fudged the climate change implications. Here's a reminder why airport expansion is a terrible idea: We cannot mee... |
| Jul 1 | Davies Commission recommendations beset with environmental hurdles,... AEF urges the Government to reject the Airports Commission’s recommendation of a third runway at Heathrow, given its insurmountable environmental impacts and widespread opposition. |
| Jun 30 | Government must curb growing aviation demand to meet CO2 targets, w... The Government has until 2016 to set out an effective plan for limiting aviation emissions, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said today. The UK's official advisory body on delivery of the Climate Change Act used its 5th 'Progress Report' to Government to highlight the need for action on aviation, including constraints on demand. |
| Jun 30 | Runway recommendation under threat by Climate Committee report: Avi... MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Runway recommendation under threat by Climate Committee report: Aviation Environment Federation comment On the eve of the Airports Commission’s runway recommendation, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) today told Government it has until 2016 to set out an … |
| Jun 22 | New Heathrow flight paths website launched by London MPs A group of prominent London MPs have launched a new website and campaign about possible new flight paths over London at an event in Parliament. At the centre of the campaign is a map produced using Heathrow Airport’s figures showing … |
| Jun 19 | Aviation emissions to soar under Airports Commission proposals, new... With the Airports Commission expected to announce by the end of this month its recommendation for expansion at either Heathrow or Gatwick, AEF has published a new report showing why a new runway at either airport would be incompatible with climate change … |
| Dec 3 | Protests by Plane Stupid and Transition Heathrow in unity against a... Early this morning protesters from Plane Stupid and Transition Heathrow scaled the Heathrow Park Inn Hotel and dropped banners saying “Any new runway would be Plane Stupid” and “Runner beans not runways” in order to show resistance to the Davies Commission’s consultation proposing a future runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick. If Heathrow Airpor... |
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| Oct 13 | SEMA comment on Chinese investment in Airport City announcement P-AIRPORT LINK_ITV2000_Vimeo from Granada Reports on Vimeo . Responding to today's announcement that a Chinese construction firm will be involved in the Airport City scheme, Robbie Gillett from Stop Expansion at Manchester Airport commented: "Today's announcement is about pouring money into businesses that are reliant on aviation expanding from ... |
| Oct 13 | New plans to build 9000 carpark space on former greenbelt land From the Manchester Evening News - 17th Sep 2013 Councillors considering a planning application to build a 9,000-space car park at Manchester airport will visit the site next month. The visit has been welcomed by Wythenshawe residents objecting to the scheme, which has gone before a full council planning meeting. The plan, submitted by Mancheste... |
| Jul 11 | Pigs can fly, hundreds of them Back in November 2010, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Business Secretary Vince Cable, led the biggest UK trade delegation to China in 200 years. The government aimed to double UK trade with China over five years, and to narrow the gaping trade gap. This is indeed important for the UK economy, struggling to compete with China’s high va... |
| Jun 8 | Peter Johnson leaves Hasty Lane Having fought to save his family home for more than five years, Peter Johnson has finally been forced to leave Hasty Lane. Manchester Airport plans to demolish two properties at the site near Hale Barns to build more freight sheds - after recei ving planning permission in 2009 . As the Manchester Evening News reported however, Pete l... |
| Jan 31 | Manchester Airports Group buys Stansted Adapted from Manchester Evening News Adam Jupp 1) If Manchester Airports Group is owned by the 10 Greater Manchester councils, how can it afford to spend so much on another airport at a time when there are huge cuts to public services? The councils have not had to pay anything towards the deal, which is set to be finalised at the end of Fe... |
| Jan 15 | Airport City North: planning application submitted from BBC News Manchester Airport City North plans submitted (Nb: these plans were approved on 17th Jan 2013) Plans for a £650m business park at Manchester Airport have been submitted. Developers MAG said Airport City Manchester will include office space, hotels and manufacturing centres and will create 11,400 jobs. Manchester Airport's parent co... |
| Dec 14 | Build! Build! Build! Tory plans to demolish planning laws Guest blog: In the first of two blogs, Phil Martin from the A556 Lobby Group explains recent plans to steamroller local opposition to boost the construction industry. Of all the bloody cheek! At the recent gathering of EU leaders to thrash out spending over the next few years, the UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron suggested that cuts would have ... |
| Dec 1 | Manchester City Council approve plans for 'World Logistics Hub' Manchester City Council have approved the outline planning application for the 'World Logistics Hub' at Manchester Airport. The decision was made by eleven City Councillors of the Highways and Planning Committee meeting on Thursday 22 nd November 2012. At the meeting a local resident and representatives of Ringway Parish Council addressed ... |
| Nov 16 | Show of opposition at Planning and Highways Committee meeting - Thu... Thursday 22nd November 2012 Meet at 1.30pm, outside Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square (under the large Santa Claus), M60 2LA Please join us at Manchester City Council’s Highways and Planning Committee meeting next Thursday, for a show of opposition against the latest expansion plans at Manchester Airport. In this meeting the final decision wil... |
| Nov 3 | Save Sunbank! Wildlife Walk On Saturday 3 rd November around 100 local residents and campaigners took part in a protest walk against the proposed World Logistics Hub at Manchester Airport. The protesters braved the cold to take a route around the 90 acre former greenbelt site, which is threatened by the plans to build 43 cargo sheds and almost 1,500 car parking spac... |
| Oct 26 | Wythenshawe Area Committee 'recommends for approval' World Logistic... Objectors to the World Logistics Hub made representations to the Wythensahawe Area Committee last night. Residents from Ringway Parish Council, Hale Barns, Cheadle, Chorlton and other parts of Manchester raised a number of concerns to the 12 City Councillors relating to loss of green space, the inflated job creation figures in the Airp... |
| Oct 23 | World Logistics Hub planning application to be discussed at Wythens... Manchester Airport's planning application for a World Logistics Hub will be discussed at the Wythenshawe Area Committee meeting this Thursday 25th October 2012 . The agenda can be downloaded from Manchester Council's website: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/1762/wythenshawe_area_committee The meeting is scheduled for 7.30pm and is ... |
| Oct 7 | Save Sunbank! Wildlife Walk - Saturday 3rd November Saturday 3rd November 2012 Meet at 2pm at Hasty Lane, near Manchester Airport, WA15 8UT SEMA is organising a family friendly walk in the greenfields and woodlands of Sunbank in protest against Manchester Airport’s proposed plans for a ‘World Logistics Hub’. These plans will lead to the eviction of local residents, t... |
| Sep 13 | Residents begin fightback against World Logistics Hub Click here to sign the petition against the World Logistics Hub On Wednesday 5 th September Ringway Parish Council members were joined by members of the A556 Lobby Group, campaigners from SEMA and over 80 local residents to voice their opposition to the recent planning application submitted by Manchester Airports Group (MAG) which, if succ... |
| Aug 29 | Virgin criticised by environmental groups for introducing Heathrow ... As Virgin apply for a judicial review against their loss of the West Coast rail franchise, environmental groups unanimously criticised the company's green credentials last week for launching a new Manchester to London air route. From Business Green , 21 Aug 2012 Virgin Atlantic’s plans to start commercial flights from Londo... |
| Aug 19 | Government consultation on new Aviation Policy Framework In July 2012, the government launched its consultation on the draft Aviation Policy Framework . This is intended to replace the 2003 Air Transport White Paper. Its second paper, asking for evidence on whether more airport capacity, particularly hub capacity, is needed in London and the South East has been postponed until the Autumn. Airpor... |
| Aug 9 | Manchester Airport unveils plans to concrete former greenbelt land ... Manchester Airport has announced plans to concrete over former greenbelt land around Sunbank Lane to make way for a 'World Logistics Hub'. The area is currently home to residential houses and greenfields and also borders onto Cotterill Clough - a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Proposals to build on former greenbelt land The plans inv... |
| Apr 25 | Osborne delays launch of government aviation consultation to “summe... (Adapted from Airport Watch :) The aviation consultation that had been intended to start sometime between the Budget and the end of March 2012 appears now to have been postponed, to an unspecified date – probably some time after May. In his Budget speech, George Osborne said: "I also believe this country must confront the lack of airport capacit... |
| Feb 22 | Airport City - against and for From Manchester Climate Monthly: http://manchesterclimatemonthly.net/2012/01/20/airport-city-against-and-for/ Last week, accompanied by a certain amount of civic boosterism (always in short supply in Manchester), the £659 million “Airport City” project got the go-ahead . It will, in essence, be a whole wodge of offices, call centres, logistics c... |
| Nov 16 | SEMA response to government Scoping Document on new aviation policy Stop Expansion at Manchester Airport submitted a response to the Department for Transport's 'Scoping Document'. The response can be read here: http://www.aef.org.uk/ downloads/Stop_Expansion_at_ Manchester_Airport_response_ to_Scoping_Document.pdf The response was endorsed by Councillor Martin Eakins and Manchester Friends of the Earth. |
| Nov 4 | Ryanair marketing stall ejected by students Ryanair had to cancel a marketing event at the University of Manchester Students Union (UMSU) recently, after students dismantled their promotional stall in protest against the company’s record on the environment and workers’ rights. Ryanair had advertised to hold a stall from 12pm to 3pm on Thursday 29 October 2011. However, at 12.30pm, a group... |
| Oct 13 | Response deadline for Government 'Scoping Document' 20th October 2011 The closing date for submissions for the Government's 'Scoping Document' is approaching on Thursday 20th October 2011. The Scoping Document will help to draft new aviation policy to be released for public consultation in March 2012. The new policy will come into force in March 2013. Airport Watch, the national umbrella organisation uniting envir... |
| Jul 3 | Important News On FTF After almost 4 years of groundbreaking work and a legal challenge FTF are to merge with HACAN to become HACAN East London. FTF are honoured to be able to merge with HACAN who have a strong campaign history in ensuring that residents are represented fairly in all issues of aviation expansion and the associated environmental and health impacts. Th... |
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| Jun 9 | London City Airport Safety Risk : Cease all flights immediately - Flock of Swans in the London City Airport Crash zone - London City Airport admit swans pose a significant risk of bird-strike. - Airport tells residents a single swan can bring down a plane. London City Airport has continued operating flights while acknowledging that a flock of swans located in the airports Crash Zone pose a significant risk o... |
| May 31 | SEMA meeting - 2nd June 7.30pm Join SEMA for a public meeting this Thursday and Benchill Community Centre. It will be an opportunity to find out what the airport's plans are, how it will affect local communities and how to move forwards. For more information or to contribute to the agenda contact manchesterairportontrial@gmail.com |
| May 26 | The Camp at the End of The Runway 27th-29th May Just as the airport thought that the trial had ended and they were in for a quite summer, Manchester Airport on Trial in conjunction with Manchester Climate Action have swung into action fo organise a weekend of camping, exploring and workshops down at the airport! From Friday the 27th May to Sunday 29th May a temporary camp will be set up in th... |
| May 3 | London City Airport to start paying it's own Police Bill At Last....... London City Airport is to start paying it's own Met Policing Bill which they have expected Tax Payer to Pay for years. Tax payers have been paying over £5.5 million a year for this private hedge fund owned businesses security. They refused to pay while expecting to be allowed to expand their business in one of the most densely pop... |
| Apr 12 | Sir Simon Milton We are extremely saddened to hear that Sir Simon Milton, Deputy to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, passed away in hospital yesterday. FTF were invited to meet with Sir Simon at City Hall and found him willing to listen to residents concerns and a very courteous and polite individual. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very ... |
| Mar 23 | Airportwatch Statement on the Budget: APD on Business Jets AirportWatch, the national network of airport community campaigns, welcomes the Chancellor’s proposal in the Budget to tax flights taken on private business jets. HACAN Chair John Stewart, who chairs the network, said “This move is long-overdue. In the forthcoming consultation we will be urging the Chancellor to raise Air Passenger Duty by at le... |
| Mar 23 | High Court setback serves to help campaign take off This is an article from This Docklands 24 on the FTF Campaign. You can read it from HERE... A negative High Court decision would derail many campaigns, but for Fight the Flights (FTF) it has had the opposite effect. Membership for the group, which was formed in 2008 in response to the application to increase London City Airport (LCA) flights by ... |
| Mar 22 | FTF Launches Legal Challenge Fund Appeal FTF to Appeal High Court Decision In 2009 Newham Council voted to approve the 50% flight expansion at London City Airport, taking the current annual air traffic movements up to 120,000 a year. With the help of our lawyers at the Friends of the Earth’s Rights & Justice Centre, we legally challenged the decision at the High Court in November 2... |
| Mar 3 | Aviation wants YOU to PAY and it'll scream and scream and scream un... Today we see a fightback from the aviationisatas to the campaign against those dirty tax dodging firms who simply don't want to pay their dues in the UK. Aviation are crying about how hard life is in their business, this is something they excel at. Despite all the freeloading they already do at the expense of tax paying residents in the UK they ... |
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