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26/11/2007
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Responding to today’s statement from the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP, on aviation security, Deputy Chair of the Airport Operators Association (AOA) Neil Pakey says:
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14/11/2007
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The Airport Operators Association, the body that represents the interests of the UK’s airports, has given a cautious welcome to the report by the Conservative Economic Competitiveness Policy Group, led by John Redwood MP.
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20/08/2007
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Appearing on Channel Four news last night (13th August), Airport Operators Association Head of Media and Public Affairs challenged a spokesman for the Heathrow Climate Camp to say which airport he would close to prevent climate change.
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14/08/2007
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The Airport Operators Association (AOA), the Trade Association that represents the interests of British airports, has appointed Robert Siddall as its new Chief Executive, with immediate effect.
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10/04/2007
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Airport Operators Association Chief Executive Keith Jowett has criticised the proposed Conservative tax increases on aviation as “an unworkable bureaucratic mess,” which will have “almost no environmental effect,” and amounts to a policy of “tough on travel, tough on the causes of travel.”
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11/03/2007
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The Airport Operators Association (AOA) today welcomed the government’s progress report on the 2003 Air Transport White Paper, which has reiterated the need for new runways in the South East, Midlands and Scotland.
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14/12/2006
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UK aviation today publishes its first progress report on the Sustainable Aviation strategy, designed to ensure that aviation can continue to deliver social and economic development and play its part in delivering a more sustainable future.
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07/12/2006
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The Chief Executive of the Airport Operators Association (AOA), the trade body that represents the UK’s airports, today criticised Chancellor Gordon Brown for doubling Air Passenger Duty (APD).
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06/12/2006
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Airport Operators Association (AOA) Chief Executive Keith Jowett has welcomed the Barker review of land use planning, which has recommended new procedures for decisions over vital infrastructure.
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05/12/2006
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IMPLEMENTATION of Government plans for airport expansion would boost the economy by an additional £13 billion a year, according to an independent in-depth study published today.
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04/12/2006
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The Airport Operators Association (AOA) has welcomed the release of the Eddington Transport Study into sustaining the UK’s productivity and competitiveness.
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01/12/2006
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The Airport Operators Association (AOA) has welcomed the findings of the Stern Report, which has called for global action to prevent catastrophic climate change.
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30/10/2006
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STATEMENT ON THE SECURITY SITUATION AT BRITISH AIRPORTS, 11th AUGUST 2006
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11/08/2006
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Aviation Minister Gillian Merron today reiterated the importance of implementing the Air Transport White Paper, which in 2003 laid out a strategy for airport growth over the next 30 years, is up for review.
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22/06/2006
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The Airport Operators Association (AOA) today welcomed the news that Cambridge University has been awarded a £760,000 grant to research the impact of aviation on the global and local atmosphere.
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07/02/2006
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The Airport Operators Association (AOA) today welcomed comments by Prime Minister Tony Blair to the Commons Liaison Committee, suggesting that any plans to reduce aviation through taxation would be ‘unrealistic’.
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07/02/2006
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The Airport Operators Association today welcomed the decision by the European Union to impose consistent rules on the management of People of Reduced Mobility at airports.
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15/12/2005
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The Chief Executive of the Airport Operators Association, Keith Jowett, today welcomed the announcement by the EU Environment Council that emissions trading is “the best way forward” for aviation.
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02/12/2005
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Airport Operators Association Chief Executive Keith Jowett has warned that unless airports are allowed to expand, up to 25,000 jobs could be at risk by 2015.
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26/09/2005
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Airport Operators Association Chief Executive Keith Jowett today criticised the campaign to ban night flights throughout the EU as “grossly irresponsible”, and accused the Green lobby of “playing with people’s livelihoods”, in a strong defence of the economic benefits of aviation.
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20/09/2005
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Airport Operators Association Chief Executive Keith Jowett has welcomed the statement from ACI Europe, the association of European airport operators, agreeing the details for aviation’s inclusion into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and calling for the EU to establish a road map for long-term global action on aviation emissions.
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06/09/2005
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A recent survey has revealed that 41 per cent of people questioned believe that air fares are still too expensive. Despite the growth of so-called ‘low cost’ or ‘no frills’ airlines, only 3 per cent thought that the cost of flying was too cheap.
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05/07/2004
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A new survey has indicated that 66 per cent of people have refused to alter their holiday plans despite the current international situation. Only 7 per cent of people said that they were less likely to go abroad.
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23/06/2004
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The UK’s airports are urging the inclusion of aviation in a European Emissions Trading scheme as soon as possible. The call, coming close on the publication of the Government Report on the UK’s Carbon Emissions, underlines the commitment of the industry to address its environmental impacts.
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25/03/2004
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Commenting on the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on the Budget and Aviation, Keith Jowett, Chief Executive of the Airport Operators Association, said:
“It is disappointing that the Committee haven’t sufficiently recognized the immense amount of work which has been and is being done across the aviation industry to address the issue of environmental impact.
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15/03/2004
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Paul Kehoe, new AOA Chairman and Managing Director of London Luton Airport outlines his vision for the airport sector.
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01/03/2004
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The Airport sector has welcomed the publication of the Government's White Paper on the Future of Air Transport in the UK
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16/12/2003
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The nation’s regional airports have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP calling on him to ensure that the regions don’t lose out in the forthcoming White Paper on the Future of Aviation in the UK.
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03/11/2003
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Details of the AOA Annual Conference in Edinburgh 3-5 November 2003
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23/10/2003
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Keith Jowett, Airport Operators Association (AOA) Chief Executive, commenting on today's report by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee…
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28/07/2003
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The Annual Conference of the Airport Operators Association will take place in Edinburgh from Monday 3 – Wednesday 5 November 2003.
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16/07/2003
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As the formal consultation on the Future of Air Transport in the UK closes today, the Airport Operators Association (AOA) has ruled out meeting the demand for air transport by building entirely new airports.
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30/06/2003
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Airport operations and safety specialists will gather in Manchester for the fifth Airport Operators Association (AOA) Operations and Safety conference. The Conference, which takes place over two days on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 June 2003, will be addressed by key speakers…
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08/05/2003
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Roger Cato, Airport Operators Association Chairman and MD of Gatwick Airport, today launched brand new training materials aimed at all those involved in airside driving. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which have separate but complementary safety responsibilities in the airside environment at airports, also attended the launch to show their support for the initiative.
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12/03/2003
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The new chairman of the Airport Operators' Association (AOA) will today warn the Government that Britain's airports are being left behind by their major European competitors.
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04/03/2003
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The body representing British airports is today calling for heightened international efforts to eliminate the noisiest aircraft from UK skies. The call is being made in a speech to the Annual Conference of the Airport Operators Association, taking place in Brighton today.
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14/10/2002
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Inaction in the face of growing demand for air travel is not an option, UK airports will tell Government today.
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23/07/2002
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British airports today welcomed Government proposals on reforming the planning system for major national infrastructure projects. Commenting on an announcement in the House of Commons made today by the Deputy Prime
Minister, the Chief Executive of the Airport Operators Assocation, Keith Jowett, said:
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18/07/2002
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Representatives from the country's business and general aviation aerodromes will today carry the message to MPs and Peers about the vital role of their sector within UK air transport.
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11/06/2002
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The UK could see over 100,000 new jobs at the country's airports over the next 10 years, it was claimed today.
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30/04/2002
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This year's AOA Annual Conference and Exhibition will take place between 8th and 10th October at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton. The announcement was made following a decision of the AOA Council today.
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12/04/2002
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The UK aviation industry faces a critically important year ahead, according to the new Chairman of the Airport Operators Association. The coming year will not only be crucial in determining the success of airports and airlines in recovering from the devastation caused to air travel by September 11, but also in determining the future direction of UK aviation policy for the next 30 years.
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05/03/2002
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Leaders of the country's airports will today set out their blueprint for the future of air travel in the UK. At a reception to be hosted by Gwyneth Dunwoody MP, Chairman of the Commons Transport Select Committee, the Airport Operators Association (AOA) will call for an aviation policy supporting the British economy, providing consumer choice and delivering effective measures to protect the environment.
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21/01/2002
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Reform of the planning system is vital to British jobs and economic prosperity, the body representing UK airports today stated. Commenting upon Government proposals to reform the planning process for major national infrastructure projects, today, AOA Chief Executive, Keith Jowett, said:
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17/12/2001
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The body representing UK airports today welcomed the whistle stop tour of UK airports by Transport Minister David Jamieson and called for targeted assistance to the industry in the wake of the Trade Centre terrorist attacks.
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25/10/2001
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At a fringe meeting hosted by the Airport Operators Association on October 2nd, Transport Select Committee Chairman Gwyneth Dunwoody argued strongly that the aviation industry and the travelling public must now keep their 'nerve' following the 'unimaginable' events of September 11.
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05/10/2001
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Government plans for a new aviation policy should not be delayed following the events of September 11th, UK airport leaders will warn today.
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28/09/2001
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The Government is being urged to make aviation one of its transport priorities for the new Parliament. The call will come at a lunchtime meeting today where the new Transport Minister, John Spellar MP, will make his first public speech on aviation in the presence of the leaders of Britain's main airports.
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06/07/2001
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The Government is being urged to take a 'once in a generation' opportunity to set the future direction of UK aviation policy by the body representing UK airports.
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20/04/2001
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Business leaders today joined airport operators in calling for a national aviation policy which can deliver sufficient capacity to meet both business and consumer needs.
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10/04/2001
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Air travel could become the 'preserve of the rich' if demand for it is artificially curbed in the future. The warning came from the newly elected Chairman of the Airport Operators Association -Managing Director of Leeds/Bradford airport, Ed Anderson.
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27/03/2001
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The body representing UK airports today branded claims linking those living near airports with cancer as 'irresponsible scaremongering'.
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02/02/2001
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The body representing UK airports today expressed a mixed response to a new international standard to limit aircraft noise
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18/01/2001
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Future demand for air travel will only be met if action is taken to properly address the issues of airport and air traffic capacity, according to the body representing UK airports.
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08/12/2000
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Britain could lose business to foreign competitors unless airport facilities and infrastructure improve
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25/10/2000
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Aviation Minister, Chris Mullin MP, welcomed the commitment given by UK airport leaders to sustainable growth of the industry and outlined plans for the Government’s Air Transport White Paper when he addressed the annual conference of the Airport Operators Association last week.
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25/10/2000
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UK airport leaders will reaffirm their commitment to sustainable growth of the industry when they meet today at the annual conference of the Airport Operators Association.
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13/10/2000
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The AOA has been carrying the message about the benefits of aviation to the economy to politicians of all parties this Autumn.
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12/10/2000
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Airports are turning the Government’s integrated transport proposals into reality across the UK.
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28/07/2000
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The Airport Operators Association today welcomed Government plans to tackle the issue of civil aircraft noise.
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21/07/2000
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AOA submission to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee
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04/07/2000
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Airports are vital to the economy - Prescott
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08/03/2000
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