Heathrow lodges appeal with Planning Inspectorate over protection of Cranford against take-offs

Countries with most visitor to UK are still France, Germany, USA, Ireland, Netherlands

Protesters line route of Tour of Britain to campaign against Gatwick flight paths

Heathrow seeks 20-year landing charge deal with CAA so investors will fund 3rd runway

Heathrow flight path trials branded an “omnishambles” by councillors, given no prior warning (and then asked to back 3rd runway)

Anger as Heathrow’s latest flight path trials subject thousands to unacceptable noise levels

Concerns raised at Stanwell meeting on Heathrow expansion plans for incinerator, flood pit and car park

UK/China agreement to raise number of return flights each is allowed from 31 to 40 per week, and from 6 up to 9 airports

BackHeathrow postal survey described as of the “do you support expansion of Heathrow or the boiling of puppies” variety

Heathrow claim 60% of MPs back 3rd runway. Survey actually reveals it was only 55 MPs out of 95 interviewed. Not 650.

Lib Dem Pre-Manifesto 2014 – definite opposition to any new south east runway, taking account of climate impact

Campaigners call on CAA to suspect consultation on City Airport flight paths

Meteorite lands in Nicaragua capital

A small meteorite which may have broken off an asteroid caused a 12m-wide crater near Managua's international airport, Nicaraguan officials say.



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HACAN to distribute 50,000 copies of newspaper “Third Runway News” setting out reasons against it

Woodland Trust asking Gatwick respondents to send a photo of themselves, to prove to Gatwick they are real people

CBI report hopes to get Airports Commission to back a huge hub – for ever increasing aviation

Boris Johnson: 3rd runway at Heathrow would be a ‘disaster’ – adamant on “need” for new estuary airport