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07/12/2009 |
| Welcome to the Airport Operator. This edition is published on the occasion of our 2009 Annual Conference which is being held at the London Hilton Metropole Hotel. |
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07/12/2009 |
| At the beginning of November AOA published a major study into the economic contribution of aviation to the UK economy, commissioned from the independent consultancy Oxera. |
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07/12/2009 |
| AOA launched its report into the contribution of aviation to the UK economy on Tuesday 3 November at the offices of Pinsent Mason in the City of London. |
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07/12/2009 |
| Up and down the land, in the 40 or so airports of this small island, where the recession is ever more keenly being experienced, an inverse equation is at work as Airport Chaplains find themselves rushed off their feet. |
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07/12/2009 |
| JD, as he was known throughout the UK airport industry, hailed from Westmorland, where he attended Appleby Grammar School. |
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07/12/2009 |
| After 54 years of service, Heathrow’s Terminal 2 has closed to make way for a stunning £1 billion replacement. |
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07/12/2009 |
| Minimising travel delays and disruption through the provision of advanced airport weather forecasting services and a tailored snow plan for control and clearance of snow and ice are essential tools for any airport during the winter season. |
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07/12/2009 |
| CT-DECT GateCom from CeoTronics is a wireless communications tool for use on the ramp for both operational and training purposes. |
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07/12/2009 |
| London Heathrow is the only UK airport to use QinetiQ’s Tarsier system to provide continuous radar detection of potential foreign object debris (FOD) on the runway. |
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07/12/2009 |
| By the end of the year, the Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis, is expected to publish details of a high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham, as well as a framework to extend the line to Scotland. |
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07/12/2009 |
| East Midlands Airport has entered into a world first with Gasrec – the UK’s first commercial producer of Liquid Biomethane (LBM) – whereby a six-month trial is being undertaken to run a Cobus 3000 passenger bus powered by LBM. |
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07/12/2009 |
| Bristol International Airport is committed to improving surface access through continuous investment and improvement across its ground transport infrastructure and network. |
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07/12/2009 |
| The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is a UK-led scheme seeking improvements in energy efficiency. |
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07/12/2009 |
| Edinburgh Airport unveiled its new departure lounge on 19 November – the first phase of a £40 million redevelopment of the terminal building. |
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07/12/2009 |
| Methods of pavement recycling have progressed to a new maximum in terms of quantity and technology at Isle of Man Airport, for targeting environmental benefit and a fixed budget. Jon Masters reports. |
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