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London Stansted the first major airport in the UK to trial fully compostable security bags

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London Stansted the first major airport in the UK to trial fully compostable security bags Trial is the latest initiative in the airport’s ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ campaign London Stansted is to become the first major airport in the UK to trial the use of fully compostable security bags for passengers carrying liquids in their hand luggage. If successful, the new product could replace the 11 million non-compostable plastic bags which are currently handed out in the terminal every year. Since 2006, it has been a legal requirement for passengers to place all liquids, aerosols and gels in...
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Cardiff Airport turns festive this Christmas Jumper Day

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Cardiff Airport turns festive this Christmas Jumper Day Save the Children’s eighth annual Christmas Jumper Day is taking place on Friday 13th December, and on Wednesday 11th December pilots and team members at Cardiff Airport ditched their day-to-day dress and donned their daftest, most wonderful woollies for the annual fundraiser. Visitors using the national Airport for Wales were treated to all sorts of festive fun on the day, including choir performances and even a visit from the big man himself, Father Christmas. Eastern Airways pilots did away with the usual uniform and flew...
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Heathrow reveals the top festive questions every parent should prepare for at Christmas

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Heathrow reveals the top festive questions every parent should prepare for at Christmas, as Santa’s workshop is unveiled underneath Terminals 2 and 5 ‘How does Santa get to every house in the world in one night?’ is the most frequently asked festive question amongst children under 10 Over a third (35%) of parents tell children it takes Santa’s elves a year of preparation to prepare for the big night Heathrow keeps the magic alive as it unveils a collection of periscopes, revealing the buzz of elvish Christmas preparations happening underneath passengers’ feet Given the magical feat...
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Two new independent Chairs for Gatwick’s Noise Management Board announced

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Two new independent Chairs for Gatwick’s Noise Management Board announced NMB brings community groups and industry together to manage and mitigate aircraft noise New NMB structure has two Chairs – one to lead the NMB Executive Board and the other to lead the newly created NMB Community Forum New structure also allows for more community groups and locally elected representatives to be included Following a public recruitment process, two new independent Chairs for Gatwick’s Noise Management Board (NMB) were announced yesterday (3 December) at the Board’s fourth annual public meeting. The...
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Gatwick sponsored ‘Eco, Young and Engaged’ summit to promote environmental awareness

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Two hundred pupils attend ‘Eco, Young and Engaged’ summit to promote environmental awareness Eight schools from Sussex attend Gatwick sponsored conference at Ifield Community College Gatwick’s Head of Sustainability talked about sustainability and its importance for protecting the environment Students learned how to harness wind and the sun to generate electricity as well as how to upcycle everyday items including milk bottles The Gatwick sponsored ‘Eco, Young, and Engaged’ (EYE) conference saw eight local schools and 200 pupils from Crawley and Horsham attend Ifield Community College on...
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Cardiff Airport welcomes disabled pilots
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Cardiff Airport welcomes disabled pilots Cardiff Airport has entered into a new partnership with Aerobility, the UK’s disabled flying charity that provides a range of life-changing flying activities lessons for disabled people; training for disabled pilots seeking to gain qualifications as well as flying days for disabled aviators. The partnership means that any pilots flying with the Aerobility scheme will be welcome to depart and land at Cardiff Airport with zero fees, and ground handling support is on hand for pilots and their aircraft. Access to the airfield at Cardiff Airport also...
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Gatwick's try before you fly....

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Young families and older people get a taste of airport surroundings before they fly Travelling through an airport can be challenging for some people Gatwick’s Accessibility Days designed to make it easier by giving people with a disability a taste of airport surroundings before they fly Day only possible thanks to easyJet, BA, Virgin Atlantic, TUI, Sussex Police, Border Force, Gatwick Fire Service and numerous volunteers from Gatwick Older adults with dementia joined over 30 young families at Gatwick’s Accessibility Day on Saturday (16 Nov), so that they too had a chance to experience...
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Glasgow FlightPath Fund awards £100,000 to 68 local groups and charities

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Airport's FlightPath Fund awards £100,000 to 68 local groups and charities Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund awarded more than £100,000 in 2019 to help support 68 charities and community groups in Renfrewshire, Glasgow, East and West Dunbartonshire. Representatives from community groups and charities to benefit from FlightPath Fund support in 2019 were joined by local politicians and members of Glasgow Airport’s senior management team at a celebratory event held at the Tannahill Centre, Paisley. As well as marking another successful year for the FlightPath, the Fund’s Chair Archie...
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British Airways customer Phil Reynolds proposes to girlfriend at Heathrow

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He put a wing on it Love was in the air at Heathrow Terminal 5, when British Airways customer Phil Reynolds got down on one knee to propose to girlfriend, Bethan ahead of their flight to Milan. The terminal has sentimental meaning to the couple as Bethan was based 4,000 miles away from Phil in China for over a year, so they both travelled back and forth through it on their regular trips to see one another. When British Airways and Heathrow heard of Phil’s plans, they helped to pull out the stops and make it even more special, by flashing the message ‘Will you marry me?’ in bright lights...
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Cardiff Airport joins The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme to support customers with hidden disabilities

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Cardiff Airport joins The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme to support customers with hidden disabilities Cardiff Airport has joined The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme, a widely recognised initiative that represents an awareness and commitment to supporting the individual needs of customers with hidden disabilities. The Sunflower Lanyard Scheme gives customers the option to request additional support or special assistance with their terminal experience. A specially designed lanyard, discreet pin badge or children’s wristband will identify to our highly trained team that the customer may require...
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Over a thousand jobs on offer at Gatwick Jobs Fair
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Over one thousand jobs on offer – from over 40 employers - at Gatwick Jobs Fair on 7th November Unique mobile app will help job-seekers engage with employers and receive notifications on opportunities before, during and after the event CV surgery with Gatwick HR professionals to help make every application count Gatwick’s Employability programme also available to help long-term unemployed back into work Over a thousand jobs with more than 40 airport-based employers will be on offer at this year’s Gatwick Jobs Fair on the 7th November, with a new mobile app providing job information and...
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Bristol Airport is recruiting Firefighters to join its Fire & Rescue Service.

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Bristol Airport Recruiting Firefighters to Join Team The role of a Bristol Airport Firefighter is not what you would expect. Despite its name, it is not all about fighting fires. Whilst responding to emergency situations and requests for help will be part of the job, being a Firefighter involves so much more. Successful applicants will take part in emergency response simulation exercises, deliver training workshops to colleagues on first aid, manual handling and general safety, promoting fire safety standards to Airport colleagues and be able to keep a cool head in a crisis. Bristol...
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Former Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, gives keynote speech at Gatwick’s Transport Forum

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Former Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, gives keynote speech at Gatwick’s Transport Forum Forum helps create an integrated approach to transport provision across the region Discussions included how the transport sector can collaborate and innovate to reach ‎the Government’s target of achieving net zero carbon emissions Audience hears how Gatwick now gets 44% of passengers and 43% of staff to the airport by public and other sustainable forms of transport Ed Balls, the former Shadow Chancellor, gave the keynote speech at Gatwick’s Transport Forum on Friday. The event designed to create an...
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Gatwick looking for a new charity partner

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Gatwick looking for a new charity partner Unique opportunity to work with Gatwick as its official charity partner Charity is carefully chosen to ensure local benefits to Kent, Surrey and Sussex Partnership lasts for two years and deadline for applications is 15 November London Gatwick has today announced that it is seeking a new charity partner, with the successful applicant set to secure a unique opportunity to increase its profile and fund raising possibilities. The partnership will last for two years and registered local charities are encouraged to apply before the deadline of 15th...
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Over 1,000 former Thomas Cook and supply chain staff attend employment fair

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Over 1,000 former Thomas Cook and supply chain staff attend employment fair An employment fair which took place at Manchester Airport last week (Thursday 3 October) was attended by over 1,000 former Thomas Cook and supply chain employees. Following the announcement on 23 September that the company had entered compulsory liquidation, public and private partners worked together to host the event which provided advice and information for former staff. Over 40 employers with more than 6,000 vacancies in a range of sectors were on hand to speak to potential candidates about their career...
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Employment fair to support former Thomas Cook employees
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Employment fair to support former Thomas Cook employees A dedicated employment fair for the thousands of North West workers who have lost their jobs following the demise of Thomas Cook, including supply chain employees, will be held at Manchester Airport on Thursday 3 October. The event – at the Runway Visitor Park at the airport – will bring together dozens of organisations, who together have thousands of vacancies that may interest those impacted by the announcement that the airline had entered compulsory liquidation. It will also offer one-to-one advice and direct people to relevant...
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Gatwick hosted 77 local mothers and daughters to help change perception of engineering as a male dominated industry

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Gatwick hosted 77 local mothers and daughters to help change perception of engineering as a male dominated industry Unique airside tour of Gatwick designed to encourage both mothers and daughters to consider careers in engineering Female engineering apprentice was on hand to inspire the visitors and talk through her experience at the airport Tour included learning how aircraft park with a laser guided system Gatwick provided an exclusive insight into engineering at the airport – on 19th September – in an event designed to encourage both mothers and daughters to work in the industry...
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Heathrow airport’s public consultation closes

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Local support for Heathrow expansion remains strong as airport’s largest ever public consultation closes New polling shows local support for expansion remains strong as statutory consultation for expanding the UK’s only hub airport comes to a close. In 16 of the 18 Parliamentary constituencies around Heathrow, more local residents support expansion than oppose it Expansion has the potential to end youth unemployment in communities closest to Heathrow, by generating tens of thousands of new local jobs and apprenticeships Local residents, MPs, councillors, community groups and members of...
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Liverpool's warm welcome helps to showcase the best of the City Region and the wider North West

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LJLA’s warm welcome helps to showcase the best of the City Region and the wider North West Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) has just completed a project to create a warm welcome and lasting impression of the Airport, the City Region and the North West, for both visiting passengers and those returning home. The project has been delivered in partnership with the region’s destination marketing organisations, having recognised that LJLA is used more and more as a gateway airport not just for passengers travelling to the Liverpool City Region but also for the surrounding regions of...
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Gatwick’s Passenger Advisory Group is recruiting new members to represent the views of passengers

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Gatwick’s Passenger Advisory Group is recruiting new members to represent the views of passengers Passenger Advisory Group (PAG) represents views and makes recommendations on all aspects of the airport’s passenger services and facilities PAG is a subgroup of GATCOM – the airport’s independent consultative committee Candidates should have a passion for customer service Gatwick Airport is looking to recruit new members to join GATCOM’s Passenger Advisory Group to feedback and make recommendations on all aspects of the airport’s passenger experience. GATCOM’s Passenger Advisory Group...
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Green-fingered Stansted staff lend a hand in the community
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Green-fingered Stansted staff lend a hand in the community While passengers jet off on their summer holidays, staff at London Stansted aren’t taking a break as they show off their gardening skills to help two local good causes. Teams of green-fingered volunteers went out last week to spruce up the Gardens of Easton Lodge near Great Dunmow and tidy up the land surrounding Millard House care home in Bocking near Braintree. In the last year 350 airport employees have given over 7000 hours of their time to volunteer in the local community. The airport encourages its staff to offer their...
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Applications open for Cardiff Airport’s community action plan

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Applications open for Cardiff Airport’s community action plan: The Touchdown Programme Cardiff Airport has recently launched a new initiative to support the local community entitled ‘The Touchdown Programme’ delivering an action plan across four key areas. Charity support - we will select a ‘Charity Of The Year’ to benefit from a number of fundraising activities across the Airport Cardiff Airport in the Community – a grant scheme with three tiered levels of funding available: Gold: £500, Silver: £250, Bronze: £100. Organisations or groups of any size across South Wales can apply for...
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Gatwick to assist local community groups
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Gatwick encourages local community groups and projects in Sussex, Surrey and Kent to apply for funding • 20 community projects benefitted in latest round of £300,000 annual funding • Initiatives support the elderly, young and vulnerable • Applications wanted for next rounds in Sussex, Surrey and Kent London Gatwick is encouraging local projects and communities in Sussex, Surrey and Kent that help the elderly, young and vulnerable to apply for funding support from the Gatwick Foundation Fund. The Gatwick Foundation Fund distributes £300,000 annually- £100,000 for each county – in three...
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Birmingham Airport's 80th Anniversary plans announced
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Birmingham Airport's 80th Anniversary plans announced As part of Birmingham Airport’s 80th anniversary year community programme, it has announced it will be this year’s headline sponsor of Solihull Summer Fest. Taking place on the 27th and 28th July 2019 in Tudor Grange Park, Solihull the festival is in its fourth year and is expected to attract over 15,000 music fans from across the region. The line-up includes Level 42, The Human League, Heather Small, Trevor Nelson, The Proclaimers and Go West on the main stage over the two days. A second ‘HedKandi’ stage celebrates dance artists...
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Birmingham Airport heroes save passenger's life

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Birmingham Airport heroes save passenger's life Four employees working at Birmingham Airport will be presented with a Chief Constable’s Award and Royal Humane Society Resuscitation certificates for their actions which led to saving a life a year ago almost to the day. The awards ceremony was held tonight at the Lord Knights Suite, based at Tally Ho in Birmingham to honour their services. On 13th June 2018, a passenger suffered cardiac arrest at Birmingham Airport and the actions of all four employees resulted in the passenger making a full recovery. As well as reassuring other...
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The search for Cardiff Airport’s next Chair is underway

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The search for Cardiff Airport’s next Chair is underway Cardiff Airport is searching for its next Chair to build on recent success and deliver an ambitious strategy for growth. After a hugely successful four year tenure, Roger Lewis has announced his plan to step down as Chairman of Cardiff Airport on 31st October 2019. The new Chair will step in to head up the Cardiff Airport Board of Directors and play a pioneering role at a strategic level to deliver a thriving, sustainable airport business for Wales. Since coming under ownership of the Welsh Government in 2013, Cardiff Airport has...
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Bristol Airport Community Fund Tops £1 Million Mileston

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Bristol Airport Community Fund Tops £1 Million Mileston Over 260 projects supported since Fund commenced in 2012 A fund set up to support local community projects around Bristol Airport has made grants totalling more than £1 million since it commenced just over seven years ago. The milestone was reached at a recent meeting of the management committee which oversees the Airport Environmental Improvement Fund (known at the Local Community Fund) at which over £177,000 was granted to local community projects and to fund noise insulation for local properties. Over 260 projects in parishes...
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Local student is flying high at Bristol Airport

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Local student is flying high at Bristol Airport Local student from Churchill Academy has successfully gained an Apprenticeship with Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, working on projects at Bristol Airport. James Morris achieved grades in nine GCSE subjects at the local school including Maths and Science. In year 10, James was lucky enough to be selected for a four-week work experience programme with Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd, working on the Metrobus scheme in Bristol. During this work placement the excitement for construction and civil engineering was ignited. Alun Griffiths...
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Birmingham Airport announce partnership with Birmingham Royal Ballet

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Birmingham Airport announce partnership with Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet is delighted to announce that Birmingham Airport will be its first ever Principal Partner. This partnership comes during the Airport’s 80th anniversary year. Launching in July 2019, the yearlong partnership will focus on two of BRB’s most long standing and impactful programmes, Dance Track and Freefall Dance Company. Freefall Dance Company is comprised of 10 adults with severe learning disabilities (SLD) and has been creating and performing daring, ground-breaking and award-winning dance since...
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Gatwick noise footprint shrinks by 7% in 2018

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Gatwick noise footprint shrinks by 7% in 2018 Gatwick welcomes reduction but recognises that more must be done to reduce noise further New aircraft are up to 50% quieter than the aircraft they replace and are set to become the new ‘workhorses’ of Gatwick’s fleet This 7% noise footprint reduction builds on a 4% fall in 2017 (54dBA Leq) Improved operational procedures - including smoother descents that reduce drag and use less power - the phasing out of the noisiest aircraft and the introduction of new, quieter aircraft reduced the size of Gatwick’s noise footprint (54dBA Leq) by 7% in...
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