MPs slam ministers over aviation pollution
Press Review 8 June 2004
The government attempted to conceal the scale of the environmental pollution which will result from allowing air travel to triple, a committee of MPs said yesterday.
MPs slam 'maverick' transport department
News Article 7 June 2004
A committee of MPs has attacked transport ministers for being "superficial and evasive" about the damage being done by their aviation policies.
UK flights grounded by computer failure
Press Review 4 June 2004
The transport secretary has confirmed that a computer failure at the West Drayton air traffic control centre was the reason for widespread delays throughout the UK's airport network on Thursday.
Computer failure grounds UK flights
News Article 3 June 2004
The transport secretary has confirmed that a computer failure at the West Drayton air traffic control centre is the reason for widespread delays throughout the UK's airport network.
MPs' parking perk under threat
Press Review 2 June 2004
BAA shareholders are next month set to mount a fresh attempt to end the policy of giving MPs, MEPs and peers free airport parking passes.
ePolitixPlus Lookahead - A forward look at transport events over 2005
News Article 28 May 2004
ePolitixPlus Lookahead - A forward look at transport events over 2005
Law lords to issue DVT ruling
Press Review 14 April 2004
The House of Lords is set to be asked to rule on compensation payouts for the families of DVT victims after British Airways agreed to waive their potential legal costs.
Air expansion undermines green moves
Press Review 16 March 2004
The government's plans for a rapid expansion in the UK's aviation capacity will severely undermine the its attempt to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Commons environmental audit committee has warned.
Kennedy to target aircraft taxes
Press Review 1 March 2004
In a speech on the environment today Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy will say both freight and passenger planes should pay more in tax to offset their pollution costs.
Heathrow runway runs into trouble
Press Review 19 February 2004
The new Heathrow runway can only be built if passengers are charged £20 to drive to the airport and the M4 is buried in a five-mile tunnel, according to a Department for Transport study.
EU data plans 'half-baked' say peers
News Article 12 February 2004
EU plans to force airlines to hand over passenger data have been slammed as "half-baked".
More flights cancelled over terror warnings
Press Review 2 February 2004
The decision to cancel a number of flights to America at the weekend followed "serious and credible" intelligence of a possible terrorist attack, British officials said yesterday.
Government defends flight cancellations
News Article 1 February 2004
The Department for Transport has defended the decision to cancel more flights because of security scares.
Move to unify Europe's airspace
Press Review 30 January 2004
Brussels move hits cheap flights
Press Review 28 January 2004
