London’s Other Airports
12 ‘London’ airports you may or may not have heard of.
aviation
Concorde Could Become Thameside Attraction
A decommissioned Concorde jet currently languishing at Heathrow airport could get an unlikely lease of life, as a new tourist attraction on the Thames. A £22 million plan would see the superannuated, supersonic aircraft transported onto a double-decker floating pontoon near to the London Eye. …
Planes In “Near Miss” Over London
Photo / O.F.E. A report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch has described a near miss between a private jet and a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 earlier this year as a “serious incident”. The two planes were flying over Hackney on July 27th when they …
Yankee Environmentalists Take Inspiration From Swinging London (Probably)
Even as the Tories ready their secret fleet of Sipson bound bulldozers, our transatlantic cousins at Gothamist are having their own airport related tomfoolery with an organisation calling itself the Manhattan Airport Foundation. The group’s proposition, conveyed by a very professional website complete with quality …
Airport Expansion: East vs West
Image / Route79 By chance or design, two reports released today advocate, respectively, the building of a new island airport and the expansion of Heathrow. The British Chamber of Commerce made the sure-to-be-unpopular boast that a third runway at Heathrow would pack an additional £30 …
Weekend Break In Baghdad?
Image by jamesdale10 Airline BMI is considering setting up a daily flight between London and the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a report in the Financial Times, the carrier thinks the gradually improving security situation, and the country’s “desperate” need for investment, offers a great …
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 …
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. …
Ooh, aye, BAA, we don’t want no third runway
Two aviation stories in one day? Reports reach us that a major protest is taking place this afternoon near Heathrow. Now then – the row over a third runway is well-developed. In one corner, pro-expansionists cite the economic benefits to the local area, to London …
