Manchester Airport partners with HyNet to secure direct supply of hydrogen fuel for its airline partners

UK’s third largest airport and leading decarbonisation cluster create partnership to take forward plans to make hydrogen-fuelled flying a reality Pipeline would make Manchester Airport the first in the UK to secure a direct supply of hydrogen fuel for its airline partners from the mid-2030s. Duo of Government Ministers back partnership, announced at Manchester Airport… Read the full press release

Manchester Airport to have a direct feed of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) thru partnership with Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited UK

The transport of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) direct from production plant to Manchester Airport via existing pipeline will be a first for the UK Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited UK is developing a new SAF refinery at Stanlow called Fulcrum NorthPoint The SAF development could create 100s of green jobs in the North West during its construction… Read the full press release

Norwegian’s UK subsidiary becomes the latest member of Airlines UK

LONDON, UK, 2017-Mar-29 — /Travel PR News/ — The UK subsidiary of Norwegian has become the latest member of Airlines UK, the industry body that represents UK-registered carriers. The UK is playing an increasingly important role in Norwegian’s growth and in 2016 the airline flew 4.5 million passengers to and from 4 UK airports, with further… Read the full press release

Airport Operators Association commissioned ComRes poll: vast majority of voters agree that APD rates should be consistent across the UK

LONDON, 2015-2-19 — /Travel PR News/ — A ComRes poll[1] of the 40 most marginal constituencies commissioned by the Airport Operators Association (AOA), the trade association representing UK airports, found that: Three in four voters (75%) agree that if passengers in Scotland were able to pay a lower rate of Air Passenger Duty (APD), this… Read the full press release

Airport Operators Association survey: UK airports are confident of air passenger growth in 2014

UK airports are confident of air passenger growth in 2014. LONDON, 2014-5-9 — /Travel PR News/ — Just a few weeks after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) reported that passenger numbers in 2013 were up 3.5% to 228 million, compared to 221 million in 2012, a new survey responded to by 25 UK airports has revealed… Read the full press release

Airport Operators Association published latest position paper on aviation policy

LONDON, 2014-5-9 — /Travel PR News/ — With exactly a year to the day to go before the next general election – 7 May 2015 – the Airport Operators Association (AOA), the trade body for UK airports, has published its latest position paper on aviation policy. It makes six key policy recommendations it would like to… Read the full press release