SASIG Bulletin, Sep 2011 – Reg.l & Ind.y News
Contents:
SASIG 2011/12 Meeting Date
Friday 24 February 2012
Government News
No major changes to high-speed rail plan
UK ‘Carbon Reporting Framework’ formed
Energy & Climate Change Committee inquiry into consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions reporting
Philip Hammond, Transport Secretary, speech – ‘Building a sustainable future’
Office for National Statistics (ONS) published: ‘Air Passenger Duty Bulletin’ (July 2011)
Regional News
Costings for Birmingham Airport runway extension
Durham Tees Valley Airport Director pledges to turn around the airport’s fortunes
Driverless airport pods a reality at Heathrow Airport
Frontier Economics report claims ‘Heathrow losing out on new routes’
Regional airport operators call for Air Passenger Duty (APD) reform
Industry News
BAA Ltd. investigating buyers alongside challenging requirement to sell off Stansted
Airlines “lose quarter of value”
Ryanair clears the way for BA to take over Aer Lingus
Use your judgement to reconcile airport forecasts, planners told
National Infrastructure Plan “light” on aviation
Airlines to be investigated over debit & credit card surcharges
International Airlines Group (IAG) considers bmi purchase from Lufthansa
Incremental approach to reaching a global sectoral agreement on emissions
‘Fair Tax on Flying’ reports UK aviation tax increases may reduce trips in 2012
International opposition risks EU ETS success and European airline competitiveness
British Property Federation (BPF) calls for dialogue to break planning dispute
Thomson Airways plans its biofuel flight
Traffic Statistics
Punctuality of UK flights improves
Growth for European airlines, however international picture shows decline
Small growth in UK terminal passenger numbers but fewer transit passengers
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) traffic statistics (July 2011)