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Over 250 people from six countries across Europe attended the European Aviation Campaigner’s Conference in Attaching near Munich earlier this year.

The campaigners pledged to work to together on Europe-wide campaigns to end night flights and the tax-breaks – such as tax-free fuel – which the aviation industry enjoys. You can read their full manifesto.

The growing European campaigners movement has taken much of its inspiration from the successful campaign to stop a third runway at Heathrow.

HACAN has submitted this response to the Commission.

The night time respite trial where HACAN worked with Heathrow Airport, NATS and British Airways produced mixed results.

But it did bring benefits to over 100,000 people and it did help put the need for respite firmly on the Government’s agenda.

Read more about the trial in PDF format.

In mid-August the Airports Commission published the submissions it received for new runways and new airports.

It also published submissions on ways to improve the capacity of Heathrow in the short and medium term. It is inviting comments on them by 27th September.

You can read the submissions on its website.

A 2 page aide for people who might want to respond produced by HACAN.

 

The Airports Commission is asking for views on aircraft noise.

Here is an easy-to-read guide which HACAN has produced in PDF format.

 

A short report released today by campaign group HACAN claims that a third runway at Heathrow would kill off an historic opportunity to improve the noise climate for residents.

Read the report Heathrow in a Noisy League of it’s Own. 

Read the HACAN press release.

 

The London Evening Standard has revealed (6/6/13) that Heathrow Airport is now looking for a third runway south east of the airport, in the Stanwell Moor area.

Read the HACAN press release.

 

72% people in Richmond, Hillingdon and Hounslow have voted against expansion at Heathrow in polls conducted by the three London boroughs.

Over the last few weeks people have voted in official referenda carried out by Hillingdon and Richmond and, in Hounslow, completed a questionnaire sent out to every household in the borough. Hounslow also asked about attitudes to night flights. 83% of people want them to be banned.

Read the story in the Standard.

 

The Airports Commission, set up last year, to examine whether more airport capacity is needed and, if so, where will come up with a short-list of possible sites in its Interim Report at the end of the year.

It will examine these sites in more detail before producing its final report in Summer 2015, two months after the next General Election.

Details of the Airports Commission.

A number of reports have been produced trying to influence the Airports Commission and the Government. Amongst them are:

• The Transport Select Committee – predictably – comes out in favour of Heathrow expansion. Read the HACAN press release in response.
• The London Assembly comes out against expansion and Heathrow Airport rejects mixed-mode and endorses the principle of respite periods for residents.

 

2M, which represents local authorities across London and the Home Counties, has produced maps of what the flight paths of a 4 runway Heathrow – if it was ever built – would look like.

Click here for more maps

The Evening Standard broke the story.