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Heathrow runway back in the long grass


The freight industry has reacted with dismay to the news – albeit widely anticipated – that the Government has too many other things on its mind to make a decision on runway capacity in the south-east, as originally planned this summer. Transport Secretary Patrick


McLoughlin confirmed on 30 June that no announcement will be made until a new Conservative leader had been elected – October at the earliest - further delaying the long-


awaited decision on a new runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick. The Freight Transport


Association described it as bad news for the economy and said it would further erode confidence in Britain’s ability to compete in global markets. The Davies Commission


concluded in July 2015 that Heathrow was the best option because of the economic benefits it offered to the whole country. However, the


Step forward the flying cornflake packet


A move towards unammed cargo aircraſt could completely change the size and shape of future freighters, says an aviation expert. Ray Mann, managing director of West Wales Airport – the National


aerodynamic shape, said Mann, but rounded fuselages that waste valuable cargo space could be a thing of the past, he predicted. Unmanned aircraſt would arguably be safer than manned,


Government refused to give the green light, saying that more time was needed to carry out research into the environmental effects – the third time the decision had been put off, said FTA director of global and European policy, Chris Welsh. FTA’s own report by York


Aviation said that Heathrow is currently operating at 98% capacity and needs to expand to meet demand. Pro-runway campaigners can though perhaps take some


Issue 5 2016 - Freight Business Journal


comfort from the fact that former London mayor, Boris Johnson, who is strongly opposed to Heathrow expansion, will not aſter all throw his hat into the ring for the Tory leadership. Earlier, the boss of freight


forwarder, Rhenus Logistics UK called on the government to make a quick decision on a third Heathrow runway for the sake of the pharma industry. Managing director, David


Williams, said that any postponement of a final vote


on the issue could hamper the industry’s export efforts at a time when air capacity is coming under severe pressure. Williams says that the UK’s


ports are running at capacity and new legislation has imposed surcharges on road freight, leading to a dramatic increase in air freight volumes. However, air capacity is limited. If the airport was to open a third runway, it would take pressure off roads and sea ports.


17 Nor does Williams take any


comfort from the latest London mayoral elections; Sadiq Khan is a strong opponent of a third Heathrow runway, instead favouring an extension of Gatwick Airport. David Williams points out


that Heathrow’s cargo capacity still lags behind its rival airports at Frankfurt, Schiphol and Paris, and if the situation is not addressed soon, it could result in stagnation for the pharma industry.


Aeronautical Institute (NCA)’s leading base for research into unmanned cargo aircraſt (UCAs) - says that “taking the pilot out of the equation” could lead to aircraſt that are much more suited to carrying freight than present day designs.


In an interview with Freight


Business Journal, he said: “Until now, aircraſt have had to be shaped a certain way because of the needs of pressurisation.” But unmanned aircraſt could have a much more box-like shape if they no longer had to carry human beings. Some concessions would need to be made to the need for an


because many aircraſt accidents are due to pilot error. They could also be much cheaper to operate and would not be subject to limitations such as pilot hours. The NCA has been carrying


out research into various types of unmanned aircraſt at West Wales Airport, near Aberporth in the south-west of the country. While some of these fall into the drone category – lightweight planes with very small cargo capacity, oſten battery powered and unable to fly out of view of their operator on the ground – larger types of up to half a tonne are also being tested. (See Wales, page 12)


Manchester to Paris in four hours flat


The Luſthansa-owned time: matters sameday network has added a number of UK cities to its network, follwing the integration of the Flybe airline into its network. It adds a further 14 direct connections between the English industrial powerhouses of Manchester


and Birmingham and European centres such as Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris. Managing director Franz-Joseph Miller, said: “This will allow, for example, shipments to be transported from Birmingham to Amsterdam starting from four hours from door to door.”


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