UK’s biggest airport has formally begun planning application for £33bn project
British Airways owner says it has ‘serious concerns’ about project, which requires moving M25
Proposal to expand London hub will require moving part of M25 motorway
Review of planning policy document will ‘advance plans for delivery’, says transport secretary
Project includes building third runway and rerouting Britain’s busiest motorway
The numbers making the rounds are big. But not all the spluttering is justified
Thomas Woldbye defends expected high price tag of expanding Europe’s busiest airport
Reform threats are rightly worrying green investors, but history tells us party poll rankings can be far from accurate
Airlines expected to oppose airport’s request to regulators to increase the levies
Project includes a new terminal but not another runway and will see passenger capacity almost double to 32mn
London’s hub airport is preparing a detailed expansion plan after winning government backing
Sir Tim Clark says higher landing fees to fund the project could prompt legal challenges
Thomas Woldbye confident government is committed to making controversial project happen
The expansion would be the largest private investment programme into the London airport
Government’s models suggest Sustainable Aviation Fuel will take years to make significant impact
Chancellor also vows bat tunnels will not be used in UK infrastructure projects as she defends new growth measures
Totemic infrastructure project set for significant hurdles even after political green light
A shovel is yet to hit the ground despite efforts to expand the hub dating back decades — and the barriers remain huge
Boss of hub calls timetable for expansion ‘ambitious, but not undoable’
Scale and cost of construction could pose bigger barriers than political opposition
Labour chancellor argues airport expansion will boost economic growth
Chancellor set to confirm her support for UK’s largest airport having a third runway
Government could also give the go-ahead to development of Luton to allow more passengers
French private equity group Ardian says groups it invests in need to have a ‘growth plan’
Several ministers, including Ed Miliband, are opposed to airport’s expansion
