Results tagged “Friends of the Earth”

Two weeks ago British Airways' subsidiary Cityflyer welcomed the first in a fleet of new aircraft to London City Airport.

The impetus behind the introduction of Embraer jets - aside from the reduction in operating costs - is 50 per cent cut in emissions.

Newham Council has defended its decision to give planning permission to London City Airport to increase flights by 50 per cent.

Councillors voted to accept the plans at a meeting in Newham Town Hall on Wednesday evening.

Anti-expansion protesters will head to Newham Town Hall on Wednesday night for the latest meeting on City Airport's plans to increase flights.

The proposals, which will see the airport's flight cap increase from 80,000 to 120,000 a year, were approved by Newham councillors last October, but more objections will be heard at an "update meeting" in East Ham.

Friends of the Earth has made a late bid to stop the increase of flights at City Airport using race equality laws.

A meeting of the Development Control Committee at Newham Council was planned for Wednesday night to discuss the outline approval made by councillors last October.