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Gatwick expansion: CAGNE will ‘continue to hold Gatwick’s feet to the fire’ after second runway decision

At first it seemed it was a green light for London Gatwick’s application for a 2nd runway that would have meant £2.2 billion of private investment, 17,000 new jobs and an additional 100,000 flights a year but then the light went to amber! Transport Minister, Heidi Alexander said she was ‘minded to approve’ the plans later this […]

4 Mar 2025

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Heathrow Airport Expansion: 2025 Proposals

In January 2025 the government said it would support proposals for a third runway at Heathrow airport. AEF and local campaign groups have expressed their sheer frustration and sadness that plans for a third runway at Heathrow are back on the political agenda. Expanding Heathrow airport is one of the most destructive infrastructure projects the […]

4 Mar 2025

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Bristol Airport Consultation On Further Expansion Branded As ‘Bonkers’

Bristol Airport has undertaken a consultation with local residents ahead of a proposed planning application that is expected to be submitted in the Summer of 2025 which will seek to grow the number of passengers from the current 10.4 million to 15 million per year by 2036. The Airport’s plans include a bigger terminal, further […]

4 Mar 2025

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Stay Grounded

Suggested text to submit to airport expansion planning applications and public inquiries – regarding cumulative emissions impact assessment: The increased emissions from these proposals would demonstrably increase the emissions profile of the airport, with no mitigation from any other UK airport shrinking its passenger numbers being included as part of the proposals. In its 2023 […]

29 May 2024

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Parliamentary event

On Wednesday 22nd May the No Airport Expansion network of local campaign groups and NGOs met with Members of Parliament in one of the function rooms at the Palace of Westminster. MPs whose constituencies included London and UK regional airports were invited and over 40 accepted the invitation. At the event, the No Airport Expansion […]

21 May 2024

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AEF’s view on the SAF Mandate

The Government’s SAF mandate aims to boost the use of alternative fuels, but making jet fuel from waste won’t solve the aviation emissions problem 25th April, 2024 The UK Government has announced the details of its ‘Sustainable Aviation Fuel’ (SAF) mandate, which requires increasing amounts of alternative fuels to be blended with kerosene from the […]

29 Apr 2024

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What we think about so-called Sustainable Aviation Fuel…

Alternative aviation fuels and the industry’s greenhouse gas problem: a briefing. The need to buy time for solutions and adopt the precautionary principle by not allowing airports to expand unless alternative fuels and new technologies are proven to work at the scale and pace required for the UK aviation industry to reach net zero by […]

9 Apr 2024

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Campaigners protest at start of 6-month Gatwick runway inquiry

Aviation campaign groups held a protest outside a Crawley hotel at the start of the 6-month planning inquiry to protest London Gatwick’s plans to bring the Norther Runway into more routine use. The groups were outside the Sandman Hotel as the examination process by the Planning Inspectorate started on the airport’s £2.2 billion planning application. […]

6 Mar 2024

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Challenging airport expansion

For the latest news and updates on recent and current airport expansion plans, visit AEF’s Airport Tracker. In 2019 the requirement for the UK to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 (with all emissions by that date needing to be balanced by greenhouse gas removals) became law. In April 2021, the Government announced that it […]

12 Feb 2024

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Greta Thunberg Joins Protest Against Farnborough Airport Expansion

Greta Thunberg joined Extinction Rebellion activists in Farnborough to protest against plans to expand the local airport that is a major hub for private jets. Farnborough Airport Ltd has submitted a planning application to Rushmoor Borough Council to increase the number of flights from 50,000 to 70,000 a year. The Swedish climate activist marched alongside local residents, […]

12 Feb 2024

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Eyes-on Bristol Airport

BAAN is developing a website tracker to check Bristol Airport is abiding by planning conditions

4 Nov 2023

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Evidence given to the Airport and Communities All Party Parliamentary Group

BAAN gave evidence to the Airport and Communities All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) meeting on 5 Sept 2023. Here is what we said…

4 Nov 2023

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