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May 4
2012
Boeing ‘Dreamliner’ offers only marginal noise benefit »
The Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ was flown in to Britain for a number of demonstration flights this week, with the company’s press release announcing that it has “larger dimmable windows, bigger bins” and environmental credentials to boot.
Apr 26
2012
Aviation minister confirms no new runway policy at Heathrow »
A significant speech was delivered by Transport Minister Theresa Villiers MP at a Transport Times event on 19th April considering ’the case for new hub capacity’.
Apr 5
2012
Aviation should be included in the the UK’s carbon budgets, Government advisers recommend »
See also this press statement.
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has today recommended that emissions from international aviation be formally included in the UK’s carbon budgets.
Mar 29
2012
Runways, emissions and the EU ETS: why Tim Yeo is wrong »
This week Tim Yeo MP announced that he had changed his mind about Heathrow expansion and now supported the idea of building a third runway. He had two reasons: that the economic case in favour has changed, he says, and that aviation is now part of the EU ETS.
Mar 23
2012
Draft aviation policy delayed till summer »
The draft aviation policy due out by the end of March is to be delayed till summer, the Government has now confirmed, despite assurances only a few days ago that the consultation would be ready for publication as scheduled in the Department for Transport’s business plan.