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Gatwick to get second runway in £1.5bn sale

21.10.09
Gatwick airport is set for a multi-million pound makeover after it was sold for £1.5 billion ... more

Gatwick to get second runway in £1.5bn sale

21.10.09
Airport operator BAA will sell Gatwick for £1.5 billion pounds to Global Infrastructure Partners, the owner of London City Airport ... more

British Airways' City jet stranded on day two

30.09.09
'Curse of BA' struck its latest big launch when the plane operating its new business-only service from London City Airport broke down... more

Bottoms up for climate change as protesters target RBS HQ

01.09.09
Climate activists have staged a series of “rambling” protests through London... more

Green activists target business from secret Climate Camp

24.08.09
Government departments, banks and big businesses on alert as thousands of climate change protesters prepare to bring chaos to London... more

City Spy: RSPCA on alert as the fur flies at BA

15.07.09
British Airways trade unions’ eye-catching demonstration of live lemmings at the annual meeting almost didn’t happen... ... more

Campaigners blast 'brazen' expansion of City Airport

09.07.09
Council's decision to allow the expansion of London City Airport is been slammed by green campaigners... more

British Airways banking on City to Wall Street flight of fancy

22.06.09
British Airways launches business-only flight from London City Airport to New York's JFK as it tries to fight back from its worst ever financial crisis... more

Plane protesters lock down jet with 'human wheel clamp' at City airport

10.06.09
Five protesters in pinstriped suits and bowler hats chained themselves to a private jet at London City Airport... more

Gatwick race hots up as City Airport bid rejected

19.05.09
The battle for Gatwick Airport intensified as it emerged that the owner of London City Airport had a £1.3 billion bid rejected... more

Skis out for summer

10.05.09
Even as the last of the snow fades you can enjoy an active skiing course on a stunning glacier by morning, then bathe in Swiss Alpine sunshine in the afternoon, says Felice Hardy... more

Cheaper, nicer, better – the train, plane and boat travel alternatives every Londoner should know

27.02.09
Even in the transport black hole that is Britain, there are pockets of travel quality - the Evening Standard reveals how to travel in comfort and style... more

Infrastructure group halts Gatwick bid

16.02.09
Aviation: A consortium comprising private equity group 3i's infrastructure arm and two Canadian pension schemes has pulled out of the bidding for London's Gatwick airport, a source briefed on the matter said... more

Now City of London Corp gets political

09.02.09
So Labour is to put up candidates for the City of London Corporation elections. Labour says it wants to "highlight what is wrong with the established governance of the City of London, and how its largely unaccountable leaders have brought Britain to recession"... more

BA's Walsh is under fire as he stacks up merger moves

04.12.08
British Airways boss Willie Walsh is under growing pressure as it emerged that his brinkmanship in trying to pull off three mergers at once could backfire, leaving the flag carrier partnerless and isolated... more

£25 fingerprinting charge could double ID card cost

06.11.08
The cost of one of the Government's new identity cards could virtually double, it has emerged... more

City Airport's profits fly high

16.10.08
Aviation: Docklands-based London City Airport's after-tax profits flew up 50% to £15 million last year as turnover rose 30% to a record £58.5 million... more

AIG sells stake in City Airport

30.09.08
Transport: Beleaguered insurer American International Group has reached a deal to sell its 50% stake in London City Airport to its partners in the venture... more

Orange Rockcorps and rhymes for the workers

29.09.08
There was plenty of good-natured revelry at the first ever Orange RockCorps show for excitable young volunteers ... more

Mayor backs 50% increase in flights from City Airport

31.07.08
A major policy U-turn by Boris Johnson has opened the way for the expansion of City Airport, but a final decision is likely to be delayed... more

Switch flights to City Airport 'to ease pressure'

29.07.08
Heathrow was dealt a blow as an influential report called for more flights to operate out of a rival airport... more

Comment: City flying

29.07.08
Today's report from specialist aviation consultants on the potential for expansion at London City Airport supports the case for easing strains on Heathrow by redistributing passengers away to the South-East's other runways and onto rail... more

Comment: London needs stronger air links

29.07.08
The latest sign of the turmoil in the airline industry, caused by high oil prices and the economic downturn, is news of a merger between British Airways and Spain's Iberia... more

Councillors give the green light to the twisty tower of Docklands

16.07.08
Planning permission has been granted for a 45-storey twisting tower of private flats on the former site of the London Arena in Docklands... more

Cheer for investors in AIG as chief goes

16.06.08
Shareholders in insurance giant welcomed the ousting of Martin Sullivan after two quarters of record losses... more

Infrastructure duo raise £5bn

12.05.08
Infrastructure assets being seen as long-term stable income flows as credit crunch bites ... more

Berry goes for business vote with green web directory

18.04.08
Sian Berry has launched a website to encourage people to use green businesses in London... more

Docklands to be surfers' paradise

17.09.07
Forget Newquay, dudes! The surf will soon be up - in London's Docklands.... more

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