An operational technique introduced at Birmingham last year to reduce noise, emissions and aircraft fuel consumption has saved over 13,000 tonnes of CO2 in the last 12 months - enough to fill Wembley Stadium one and a half times.
An intrepid Birmingham Airport firefighter is preparing to put his body on the line, as he goes for gold at the 11th World Firefighter Games in South Korea.
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During July, Birmingham Airport handled 928,283 travellers through its two terminals, including 664,311 scheduled passengers and 263,972 charter passengers.
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Birmingham Airport expresses mixed opinions over the report by Lord Mawhinney into High Speed Rail Links to Heathrow, whilst noting that Lord Mawhinney has not unequivocally recommended such a link.
Unfortunately, the report seems fixated with the notion that a High Speed link should draw in more traffic to Heathrow, rather than distribute the excessive demand elsewhere. Whilst this may be good news for BAA shareholders, it may not be such good news for regional economies.
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