Tag: Heathrow

Heathrow Gets the Go-Ahead…Again

The British Government has officially backed London/Heathrow’s proposal for increasing runway capacity in the southeast of England.  Announcing its decision in a written statement on October 25, the Department for Transport said building a third runway at the airport –

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Mega Airport London Heathrow Xtended

If you do any inter-continental travelling, you’re sure to have routed through Heathrow (EGLL) at some point. Although London has five airports in and around the city, Heathrow handles more traffic than all the others put together. With more than

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Carriers Co-locate at Heathrow

SkyTeam alliance member Delta Air Lines will operate exclusively from London/Heathrow’s Terminal 3 from September 14. The carrier will transfer its Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Philadelphia flights from Terminal 4 to join the New York-JFK, Boston and

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Heathrow Ramps up Noise Monitoring

London/Heathrow has begun the installation of 50 new noise monitors as part of a long-term plan to provide real-time noise measurements to local residents.  The airport is adding the new equipment, and upgrading its existing monitoring network, under the latest

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PIA Eyes SriLankan A330s

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has confirmed it is in negotiations with SriLankan Airlines concerning the wet lease of four Airbus A330-300s. The Pakistani national carrier has been looking for additional widebody jets to operate its new premier service, which is

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Heathrow Set to Welcome SWISS C Series

Swiss International Air Lines plans to introduce its new fleet of Bombardier CS100 airliners on flights between Zurich and London Heathrow this winter. From November 16 until December 10, the launch operator will fly the Canadian-built jet into London on

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