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Making Connections: Improving the UK’s domestic aviation connectivity with a new four runway hub airport
Making Connections: Improving the UK’s domestic aviation connectivity with a new four runway hub airport York Aviation and Oxford Economics have published the report 'Making Connections: Improving the UK's domestic Aviation Connectivity with a new four runway hub...
Airports Commission: Conflicts of interest disclosure
The Airports Commission has published documentation of members (Sir Howard Davies, Professor Dame Julia King, Richard Burnett, Sir John Armitt and Vivienne Cox) register of interests, stating any potential conflicts with their work in the Commission. Full...
Inner Thames Estuary feasibility studies: call for evidence (Update)
The Airports Commission have published responses received to the call for evidence relating to the Inner Thames Estuary feasibility studies. The full list of respondents and their responses can be found here. The Commission have also received a number of...
Airports Commission: Meetings with stakeholders
The Airports Commission have published dates of meetings that Sir Howard Davies and members of the Airports Commission have had with stakeholders. Full details of the meetings can be found here.
Airports Commission: Meeting minutes
The Airports Commission have published the minutes from Commission meetings for the period November 2012 to December 2013. The notes have been redacted in order to remove certain personal data. Full meeting minutes can be found here.
House of Commons Library Standard Note – ‘Aviation: airport regulation’
House of Commons Library Standard Note - 'Aviation: airport regulation' This note sets out the regulatory framework at UK airports, including recent reforms in the Civil Aviation Act 2012, and explains the role of the regulator, the CAA. The 2012 Act introduced a new...
Airports Commission – Use of the UK’s existing airport capacity: call for evidence
Use of the UK's existing Airport capacity In its Interim Report the Commission looked at the possibility of moving traffic between London airports, or away from London airports, to obviate the need for new runway capacity. The Commission’s forecasts suggest that...
House of Commons Library Standard Note – Aviation: Noise Pollution
House of Commons Library Standard Note (SN00261) Aviation:Noise Pollution Aviation noise is a source of constant annoyance to those who live under airport flight paths and for those subject to lower levels of disturbance caused by low flying smaller aircraft and...
UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) publishes recommendations to help drive improvements in the way the aviation industry manages aircraft noise
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published a series of recommendations which they believe will help drive improvements in the way the aviation industry manages aircraft noise. More people in the UK are affected by aviation noise than any other country in...
Inner Thames Estuary Feasibility Study – Transport for London’s response to call for evidence
Inner Thames Estuary Feasibility Study - TfL Response to Call for Evidence This report is the response by Transport for London on behalf of the Mayor of London to the call for evidence on an Inner Thames Estuary airport issued by the Airports Commission earlier this...
Next SASIG Meeting 16th February 2018
The next full SASIG meeting will be held on 16thFebruary 2018 at the Local Government Association Group Office at 18 Smith Square, London. Full details and the agenda will be published nearer the time.