Gatwick Airport Interim Master Plan.
Newsletter 86 - January 2008.
Newsletter 85 - October 2007.
Newsletter 84 - April 2007. Airport Expansion. Government Progress Report. Noise getting worse. Low flying aircraft.
Newsletter 83 Ferrovial Gatwick. New night flight rules. Civil Aviation Bill. Public Opinion. 167 CO2 balloons a minute!
Newsletter 82 Expansion plans under review.
Newsletter 81 - September 2005. Gatwick and climate change. Night flight proposals. Runway widening for A380.
Newsletter 80 - April 2005. The new master plan.
The White Paper
The White Paper on the Future of Air Transport can be obtained by telephoning
0845 100 5554 but it costs £25. The summary is free. The White Paper is also
available on the Dft web site at http://www.dft.gov.uk/about/strategy/whitepapers/air/.
PQs Rule Our Runway
In autumn 2003 the Ministerial answers to a series of
Parliamentary Questions put down by Rt Hon Francis Maude MP
showed why a new runway at Gatwick won't work.
For a summary of the Answers click here. For the full text of the Questions and Answers click here
GACC - Response to Consultation paper.
GACC's response, submitted in May 2003, gives the full reasons why any new runway at Gatwick must be ruled out. Click here for further information.
Other publications
FLY NOW,
GRIEVE LATER
A study published in June 2005 by Brendon Sewill, Chairman of GACC uses academic research to
show that of all the things that ordinary people do, flying has the biggest
impact on climate change; that aviation is set to become the world’s most
polluting industry; and that the rapid growth in air travel is largely due to
its worldwide tax-free status. The external costs of air travel – which the
government agrees should be paid by the industry – are much higher than
previously estimated. Published by the Aviation Environment Federation. See http://www.aef.org.uk/
THE HIDDEN COST OF FLYING
Why aviation should pay
fuel tax and VAT. DfT computer results showing that if it did
so, no new runways would be needed in UK. By GACC Chairman
Brendon Sewill.
Useful Links
Airport Watch (UK campaign against airport
expansion)
Aviation Environment Federation
Department for Transport
Find who
is your MP
Gatwick Airport Consultative Committee
HACAN ClearSkies
No third runway at Heathrow
Parliament
SASIG (local authorities aviation group)
Stop Stansted Expansion
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