{"id":499,"date":"2013-11-14T21:54:45","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T21:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsite.hacan.org.uk\/?page_id=499"},"modified":"2021-06-10T09:47:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T09:47:52","slug":"10-key-players","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/?page_id=499","title":{"rendered":"10 key players"},"content":{"rendered":"

1.\u00a0 The Department for Transport (DFT) is the Government Department responsible for aviation.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Secretary of State for Transport is in overall charge but usually one of the junior ministers has specific responsibility for aviation.\u00a0The DfT decides how many flights are allowed to use Heathrow, sets the night flights limit and, in conjunction with the rest of the Cabinet, will have the final say on big decisions like whether or not to build a third runway.<\/p>\n

2. DEFRA (the Environment Department) leads on noise and air pollution.<\/h3>\n

In practice, though, when it comes to aviation the DfT is likely to be the strongest voice on noise, air pollution and climate change policy. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is a semi-independent quango, largely funded by the aviation industry, which advises Government on more technical aviation matters, particularly around safety.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 National Air Traffic Control (NATS) is responsible for guiding aircraft when they are in flight and when they are landing and taking off.<\/h3>\n

Flight paths are their area. But they are just responsible for the day-to-day operations. Policy matters, such as whether flight paths can be concentrated or dispersed, remain with the DfT.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Heathrow Airport owns the airport.<\/h3>\n

It is a private company which used to be known as BAA.\u00a0 Before it was privatized in the late 1980s it was called the British Airports Authority. It runs the airport. It also has more contact with the local authorities and the community than other players as the Government has given it the responsibility of dealing with complaints and liaising with local people.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 The European Union requires member states to draw up noise maps and noise action plans every 5 years.<\/h3>\n

It also can agree Directives which are binding on member states. The Air Pollution Directive is the toughest because it sets legal standards which must be met. The Noise Directive does not contain targets so lacks teeth. There was also a specific Airports Directive but in 2012 it was replaced in 2012 by a much weaker system of rules and regulations.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Local authorities, the London Assembly and the Mayor don\u2019t have any power over Heathrow as it has been designated of national importance.<\/h3>\n

7.\u00a0 HACAN is the main organisation representing residents under the Heathrow flight paths.<\/h3>\n

There are local groups in Ealing, Richmond, Teddington and elsewhere. Stop Heathrow Expansion represents residents in the Heathrow villages whose communities were under threat.<\/p>\n

8. Environmental organisations, such as the Aviation Environment Federation<\/a>, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth are often involved in Heathrow matters.<\/h3>\n

9. The No Third Runway Coalition has been set up specifically to oppose the Third Runway – www.no3rdrunwaycoalition.co.uk<\/a><\/h3>\n

10.\u00a0 AirportWatch is the national umbrella organisation of airport campaign groups and environmental NGOs \u2013\u00a0 www.airportwatch.org.uk.<\/a><\/h3>\n

HACAN is a member. We do not seek growth of airports elsewhere. We also work closely with airport campaign groups in the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1.\u00a0 The Department for Transport (DFT) is the Government Department responsible for aviation. The Secretary of State for Transport is in overall charge but usually one of the junior ministers has specific responsibility for aviation.\u00a0The DfT decides how many flights are allowed to use Heathrow, sets the night flights limit and, in conjunction with the … Continue reading “10 key players”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/499"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78723,"href":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/499\/revisions\/78723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hacan.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}