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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has slammed the government’s “lack of commitment” to infrastructure projects around Heathrow, claiming there is no credible plan to reduce traffic increasing from expansion.

Heathrow is set for £650M of post-Brexit investment in 2019 to help fund the expansion of Terminal 2, in a show of confidence from investors.

A hefty boost to Kier’s bottom line from the sale of Mouchel boosted pretax profits for the six months to the end of December 2016, increasing them to £34.9M compared to £4.3M the year before.

Heathrow Airport has set out how it will seek to involve small and medium sized suppliers in its planned expansion programme which includes the third runway.

Engineering firm Arup and Knight Architects have submitted plans for a new bridge at Luton Airport, part of a wider planning application for a £200M mass passenger transit (MPT) system.

A strategy to reduce emissions from aircraft at Heathrow is reaching its limits, meaning that further emissions reductions need to happen from road traffic cuts.

Every Friday morning from 9am to 11am, Heathrow Airport Ltd’s “option steering group” meets to discuss 16 ongoing studies related to expansion and its proposed third runway.

The position and length of a third runway at Heathrow airport are the priority decisions for the team planning its third runway, expansion director Phil Wilbraham has revealed.

A tender for £115M worth of civils work for a new rail link at London Luton Airport (LLA) has been released.

A bid to win local support for Heathrow Airport’s expansion programme has begun with the publication of proposals to spend £700M on noise insulation for homes, and £40M on schools.