• UK Airport Operators launch new guidelines to reduce aircraft ground emissions

• Airports ready to work with Government on Per Plane Duty proposals

• ‘SINGLE POINT OF ACCOUNTABILITY’ NEEDED TO ADDRESS VOLCANIC ASH SITUATION

•Airports call for ‘single point of accountability’ to deal with volcanic ash disruption

•Airports, airlines and passengers need reliable information and clear, consistent communications

•Failure to act is resulting in confusion for passengers and mounting costs for airports and airlines

• UK AIRPORTS WELCOME PROGRESS BY CAA AND AIRLINES TO SAFELY MINIMISE ASH DISRUPTION

•AOA welcomes CAA announcement of new procedures from midday tomorrow

•Flybe the first airline to achieve agreement to use ‘Time Limited Zones’

• AOA STATEMENT ON REOPENING OF UK AIRPORTS

• UK airports are open and ready for flights

• Airports’ priority is making sure our passengers get on their way safely

• Flight schedules are still disrupted and passengers must check with airlines before travelling to the airport

• UK AIRPORTS CALL FOR UK TO REASSESS AIRSPACE CLOSURES

•UK policy on airspace closure is out of line with the rest of Europe and needs to change

• AOA STATEMENT ON UK FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS

•Passengers must contact their airline before travelling to an airport

• UK AIRPORT OPERATORS WARN AGAINST TAX INCREASES ON AVIATION

•Liberal Democrats proposal to raise £3.5bn from aviation will costs jobs says AOA Chairman

•A Per Plane Duty would disproportionately impact airports in the regions

• UK AIRPORTS SLAM FURTHER INCREASE IN FLYING TAX

•Rise in Air Passenger Duty means “more tax, paid by fewer passengers”, says AOA chairman

•APD increase will harm the recovery, and cost up to 18,000 jobs say airports

• Thales awarded ADS-B/WAM system contract

• AIRPORTS WELCOME CONSTRUCTIVE SECURITY DISCUSSION WITH GOVERNMENT

• AIRPORTS CONDEMN FAILURE TO HALT RISE IN AIR PASSENGER DUTY

• Chancellor misses opportunity to halt November 2010 rise in Air Passenger Duty
• AOA warns that the planned further increase in air tax will harm the economy and cost jobs

• AOA Annual Conference Award winners celebrate

The Hilton Metropole London saw award winners celebrate at the AOA Annual Awards Ceremony, the centrepiece of the Conference Dinner.

• AIRPORTS CONFIDENT THAT NATIONAL AVIATION CLIMATE TARGET CAN BE MET WITHOUT DEMAND LIMITS

• Letter from industry leaders to Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and ministers puts forward strategy for achieving goals it has been set
• AOA appeals to governments meeting in Copenhagen to take global approach and include aviation in robust climate change framework

• AOA WELCOMES SELECT COMMITTEE’S CALL FOR A RATIONAL DEBATE ON AVIATION

• Transport Select Committee report on the future of aviation is “level headed and welcome”, says AOA chairman
• Airports call for a positive approach to aviation which recognises its economic and social value, and manages its environmental impacts

• GLOBAL DEAL AT COPENHAGEN VITAL – ALTERNATIVES WOULD DEAL SEVERE BLOW TO ECONOMY, AIRPORTS WARN

• Thales completes major safety installation programme at UK MoD airfields

• Thales wins air traffic control systems contract for Belfast International and Cardiff airports

• SMART APPROACH JOINS THE QUADRATICA FAMILY

• LAST BANK HOLIDAY GETAWAY BEFORE STEALTH HOLIDAY TAX INCREASES

• White elephant projects and lack of cash creating UK transport crisis

• Thales achieves Cat III approval at Bournemouth Airport

• Thales UK wins Cat III ILS/DME navigation aids contract for Manchester Airport

• Marshall Airport Cambridge welcomes in the Airport Operators Association

• Heathrow will grow within environmental conditions

• Heathrow Decision “the Right Thing for the UK”

• "Heathrow's growth remains urgent and necessary" - AOA Chairman

• AOA Annual Conference Award winners celebrate

• PBR scraps Aviation Duty plans: AOA Comment

• AOA – Climate Change Committee’s proposals on aviation ‘counterproductive’

• Heathrow announcement "bad for passengers, business and the economy"

• AOA – Lib Dem claims that aviation is under-taxed are ‘wrong’

• Air traffic management reform imperative in drive to reduce aviation emissions

• EU ETS deal makes Aviation Duty plans ‘redundant’

• OEF REport

• WWF report misses the point on business aviation travel

• Government plans on Aviation Duty ‘bad for the economy and bad for the environment’

• Airports review must address urgent need for extra airport capacity

• T5 points to need for urgent planning law reform

• AOA – Airport expansion key to an improved passenger experience

• Changes to aviation duty need to be truly ‘green’

• National ID card scheme for airport workers offers scope for enhanced security

• Air Passenger Duty should be truly ‘green’

• Anti-aviation protesters have lost all credibility

• Greenpeace stunt does nothing to ensure aviation growth is sustainable

• Proposed Sale of London Southend Airport

• European Parliament decision on airport charges a ‘step backwards’

• Government must ensure adequate BIA resources are deployed on frontline at UK airports

• AOA urges passengers to check with airlines ahead of changes to baggage restrictions on 7 January

• Safeguarding

• European Parliament Vote on Aviation & Climate Change