FTA: Heathrow expansion vital to UK’s global trading position

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says increasing airport capacity in the South East of England is vital if the UK is to retain its position as a global trading hub. The association was responding to the UK Government’s Draft Airports National Policy Statement, and called for a swift resolution to discussions over the construction of a […]

Government told to make decision on expanding UK airport capacity

The UK government has squandered its opportunity to end decades of political dithering on expanding airport capacity in the South East of England, its Transport Committee says. The Committee, which supports building a third runway at Heathrow Airport, says the debate on expanding capacity has not moved on since the 1990s. The government has been […]