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London City airport

City Airport View Is One Of The World’s Finest

The approach to City Airport has been ranked one of the world’s most beautiful.

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Terminal 5 “Working”, Allegedly

It’s no secret that the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 wasn’t the greatest success in British aviation history. The words “pissup”, “brewery” and “couldn’t organise a” were very much to mind as the umpteen-billion pound Richard Rogers-designed structure conspired to lose thousands of bags and …

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(Not) In The Air Tonight

Time was that travellers driving to Heathrow were greeted with the sleekly moulded contours of a model Concorde as they drove past the airport’s entrance roundabout, a sight rich with the promise of airborne dreams and the supersonic age. Sadly the 2000 crash-landing and post-9/11 …

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Plane Stupid

The ever-uncertain outlook for the aviation industry has prompted desperate actions by some airlines. BMI has been forced to deny the claim made by an employee that they will fly near-empty planes over the summer in order to preserve highly lucrative landing slots at Heathrow. …