Britain’s second-busiest airport, London Gatwick, has been given a conditional go-ahead to expand. The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, is “minded to approve” the airport’s owners ...

A second runway at Gatwick Airport has been backed by government, providing measures to reduce noise are put in place. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was "minded to approve" the ...

NATS, the UK's main ATC provider, has implemented an advanced aircraft separation system at London's Gatwick Airport, which ...

UK air navigation service NATS has applied its intelligent arrival separation system to a mixed-mode single runway for the ...

The Government has said that sustainable aviation fuel means airport enlargements do not derail net zero targets, and as such it has also backed a new runway at Gatwick's bigger rival, Heathrow.

The Government has delayed a decision on a second runway at Gatwick despite its pledge to “defy eco-warriors” on the £2.2bn expansion. Heidi Alexander, the Transport Secretary, said she was ...

Heidi Alexander also said a decision on whether to back a second runway at Gatwick as well as a third at Heathrow would be ...

In a written parliamentary answer, she said: “Today [27 February 2025] I have issued a ‘minded to approve’ letter for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Development Consent Order (DCO ...

A second runway at Gatwick Airport could be approved today after the Transport Secretary insisted she is not a 'flight-shaming eco-warrior'. Heidi Alexander is due to give her decision on a ...

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