by SASIG | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
18 January 2011 The recently announced Airbus A320neo “eco-efficient” aircraft has gained its first firm customer as Virgin America ordered 30 of the new engine option aircraft as part of a commitment to buy a total of 60 A320s. The airline has yet to...
by SASIG | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
18 January 2011 London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has backed a report – ‘A New Airport for London’ – calling for a new airport in South-East England. Overseen by Daniel Moylan, Deputy Chairman of Transport for London, the report claims the economy...
by SASIG | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
18 January 2011 Denis MacShane (Rotherham, Labour): Asked the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on mobilising resources to permit the maximum functioning of Heathrow during the recent severe weather....
by SASIG | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
18 January 2011 The Environmental Research and Consultancy Department (ERCD) of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has produced its annual report on noise exposure contours at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted for 2009. This is a detailed report that includes scale...
by SASIG | Jan 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
17 January 2011 Work has started on installing two wind turbines at East Midlands Airport. The turbines are part of the commitment to make group operations carbon neutral by 2012 and are due to be operational in March 2011. They will produce about 5% of the...
by SASIG | Jan 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
17 January 2011 Airbus has received a late rush of orders, helping the European aircraft-maker record higher sales in 2010 than US rival Boeing. Airbus received 644 new orders in 2010, worth £53 billion ($84 billion) at full list price – of which 200 were placed in...
