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Controversial plans for compulsory identity cards which were due to be trialled by staff at London City Airport have been dropped.
Airside workers and pilots at City, as well as Manchester Airport, were to be the first to be issued with the cards later this year, in a Government scheme.
A fleet of new aircraft arriving at London City in September represents good news for everyone connected with the airport, according to Cityflyer boss Peter Simpson.
The airline, a subsidiary of British Airways dedicated to the Royal Docks airfield, is replacing its older RJ100 planes with new generation Embraer jets later this year.
City Airport staff who worked alongside a swine flu victim have been given the all clear by their doctors.
A Travelex employee was diagnosed with the H1N1 sickness on Friday evening and has been off work since.
Unemployed Newham residents are being given the chance to give their careers a lift-off thanks to a scheme being run by London City Airport.
The Take Off Into Work programme has been launched by the Airport in partnership with Newham Workplace and the East London Business Alliance.
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This week, Alan writes from E16 on the thorny issue of City Airport expansion.
Police have arrested five protesters after they broke into London City Airport and chained themselves to a private jet.
The incident, which took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning, was organised by environmentalist group Plane Stupid.
VLM Airlines at London City Airport is no more. A new airline has been formed which its owners say will be a stronger force at the Royal Docks airport.
The Belgian carrier VLM was taken over by Air France-KLM earlier this year with the aim of possibly amalgamating it with the company's own airline Cityjet, also based at London City.
DLR passengers have been promised an "immediate effect" on their journeys following the network's extended closure for improvements.
New sections of track at Poplar and Canning Town are to be linked into the existing network, prompting a nine-day closure of stations linking East India to Prince Regent and London City Airport.
Business has hardly been tougher in the world of aviation with the worldwide economy threatening to make a big dent in passenger numbers.
Yet despite the worldwide financial gloom, Swiss International Air Lines' UK general manager Gregor Koncilja is not overly worried.
The first sign the recession has hit London City Airport came this week.
Despite figures showing the Royal Docks airport had a record 2008, its chief executive Richard Gooding admitted this year had been slower, with January and February both down 10 per cent on passengers.
British Airways axed flights to Dublin this week, but moved quickly to quash rumours its commitment to City Airport was fading.
Flights from City to the Irish capital began in summer last year but were withdrawn on Monday, March 2.
DLR customers are waiting to gauge the impact of a re-opened Tower Gateway station on their daily commute.
The company has revealed the new timetable – and it’s a mixed bag for passengers who have complained of overcrowding on the Woolwich extension.
A British Airways plane came skidding to a halt on the runway after its front wheels "collapsed" at London City Airport.
Two people suffered minor injuries and one was taken to hospital after passengers evacuated the plane using emergency chutes.
Chaos continues on the London transport network as the snow carries on falling.
For those of you 'lucky' enough to have made it in to the office here is the outlook for the rest of the day.
A flurry of snow brought London's transport network to a grinding halt early on Monday morning.
Buses were suspended overnight and the Jubilee line was reduced to a limited westbound service as Transport for London came to terms with some of the heaviest UK snowfall in 20 years.
London City Airport’s owner is one of six groups which has lodged a bid for Gatwick.
The deadline for offers passed on Monday and saw Global Infrastructure Partners, which was founded by Credit Suisse and General Electric, finally make its move for the BAA airport.
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.
This year promises to be a challenging one for the aviation industry – battling a global financial meltdown and reduced passenger numbers.
However, London City Airport’s passenger figures are up and with a flight increase agreed by Newham Council there is scope for expansion.
British Airways has announced it is making a huge investment in aircraft for flights at London City Airport.
The airline's subsidiary BA CityFlyer held a press conference on Monday morning announcing the purchase of 11 new energy efficient jets.
CITY Airport’s interest in buying Gatwick remains strong with the bidding process due to start next month.
Global Infrastructure Partners, the owners of the Docklands airfield, is keen on expanding and is said to be keeping a close eye on the airport, which was put up for sale in September.
