by SASIG | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
20 October 2010 European Union Transportation Commissioner, Siim Kallas, discussed future challenges for aviation in Europe at the first meeting of the Aviation Platform. The Aviation Platform has been set up to give strategic advice to Mr Kallas in order to establish...
by SASIG | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
25 October 2010 Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond, delivered a speech to the Airport Operators Association (AOA) in which he discussed the Coalition Government’s current stance and policies on aviation. Mr Hammond detailed measures the current...
by SASIG | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
14 October 2010 The Coalition Government has committed to reviewing its public bodies, with the aim of increasing accountability for actions carried out on behalf of the state. Prior to the review, the Department for Transport (DfT) withheld 15 public bodies, however,...
by SASIG | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
19 October 2010 Further recess dates have been announced for both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The Leader of the House of Lords is to announce additional dates in due course. Please note that all dates are provisional. House of Commons Christmas: 21...
by SASIG | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
19 October 2010 Early Day Motion (EDM) 582 was put down on 19 October 2010 by John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington, Labour): That this House recognises that there is a climate emergency and that the catastrophic destabilisation of the global climate represents one of...
by SASIG | Oct 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
17 October 2010 The operator of East Midlands Airport has revealed the volcanic ash disruption earlier this year cost the airport around £600,000. The eruption of the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajoekull, in May 2010 caused UK airspace to be shut for six days. East...
