Sentences with phrase «airport runway in»

The Flouch rests on a four - foot gravel trench foundation and stem wall comprised of concrete rubble, known colloquially as urbanite, which was reclaimed from the demolition of an airport runway in nearby Kirksville, Missouri.
Whether instructing Bedouin children to act out the construction of an airport runway in the desert or organizing a heavy metal concert in a remote Egyptian village, Shawky frames contemporary culture through the lens of historical tradition and vice versa.
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay is one of Balis renowned five - star luxury resorts, located on the popular sunset and seafood cafe - lined Jimbaran Bay.The resort enjoys a stunning location with most of its villas spread out over a headland overlooking the bay and the Ngurah Rai International Airport runway in the northern horizon.The transfer from Ngurah Rai itself to the resort is a 25 - minute shuttle or taxi ride.Balis other famous but livelier beach resort areas, Kuta and Legian, are a further half - hour drive from the bay.Roads uphill from the resort lead you to the Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park and the premier world - class reef break under the landmark sea temple of Uluwatu, half an hours drive southwest.
The model made Paris's Charles de Gaulle Airport her runway in a pale peach printed bomber jacket and black leather pants in advance of the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Incompetence is when NPP claims that the patching of cracks on the Kumasi Airport runway in 2008 to allow for landing and take - off of light aircraft (maximum of 737 aircraft with limited load) during CAN 2008, is the equivalent of the complete runway overlay that the NDC has done.
Despite receiving the support of local Conservative members and several leading Tory MPs, Goldsmith's decision to resign from the Conservative party in protest at the decision to build a new airport runway in his constituency meant he was barred from accessing the crucial local voter data he required.

Not exact matches

A Southwest Airlines jet sits on the runway at Philadelphia International Airport after it was forced to land with an engine failure, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 2018.
The airport, located to the west of London, operates at full capacity meaning it struggles to fit in its full schedule when weather conditions mean aircraft need to leave longer gaps on the runway.
But as jet engines replaced turboprops, the island airport's runway was simply too short to handle the aircraft, leaving Pearson International Airport, located a 40 - minute drive from downtown, to capture the growth in air airport's runway was simply too short to handle the aircraft, leaving Pearson International Airport, located a 40 - minute drive from downtown, to capture the growth in air Airport, located a 40 - minute drive from downtown, to capture the growth in air travel.
Construction workers found the bomb in King George V Dock, which is a stone's throw away from the end of the London City Airport runway, on the River Thames.
McDonnell Douglas MD - 82 plane sits parked at a gate while a United Continental Holdings plane taxis down the runway at LaGuardia Airport in the Queens borough of New York.
The device was first discovered buried in dense silt on Sunday near London City Airport's runway, located by the River Thames.
Last year, a string of strong hurricanes that hit airlines» hubs cost airlines hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue, but clearing runways from a snowstorm is a much faster process than recovering from the floods, power outages, structural damage to airports and other infrastructure damage that 2017's storms caused.
In an infamous case known as «nut rage» or «nut gate,» Cho ordered the pilot of a Korean Air jet on the runway at New York's John F. Kennedy airport to return to the terminal after a first class cabin steward handed her an unopened bag of nuts instead of serving them on a plate.
«I felt like I was taking the Concorde down the runway at Heathrow Airport in London, or something,» Pell said.
Because it can takeoff and land from any paved general aviation airport — with or without use of a runway — TriFan 600's operational versatility makes it uniquely possible to utilize any one of the thousands of smaller airports in the U.S. with runways otherwise unavailable to other business jets.
Scariest Airport: Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia with its 6,302 - foot mountaintop runway
As the privatejet taxied on the runway at Napa Airport, in the heart of California winecountry last June, Ganassi sat in a plush cabin seat chatting with a friend.His cellphone rang.
«Having executive function in the brain is like having an air traffic control system at a busy airport to manage the arrivals and departures of dozens of planes on multiple runways,» is how the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University describes it.
In July 2015 the Airports Commission backed construction of a third runway at the site, in favour of an extended northern runway (Heathrow Hub) and a second runway at GatwicIn July 2015 the Airports Commission backed construction of a third runway at the site, in favour of an extended northern runway (Heathrow Hub) and a second runway at Gatwicin favour of an extended northern runway (Heathrow Hub) and a second runway at Gatwick.
The Labour manifesto for the 2010 general election again reiterated support for the third runway subject to environmental conditions, but added that the party «will not allow additional runways to proceed at any other airport in the next Parliament.»
So far the Coalition has ruled out a third runway at Heathrow and a new airport in the Thames Estuary as options to increase airport capacity.
It is the busiest single - runway airport in the world, supporting around 70 airlines flying to over 200 destinations (more than any other UK airport) in 90 countries.
At Heathrow, demand by 2006 was far in excess of runway capacity and over the previous five years passenger growth had been just over 5 per cent compared to 27 per cent at UK airports overall.
The Free Enterprise Group of Tory MPs have said that in order to deliver growth, airport operators should be enabled to build at least one more runway in the South East by 2020.
The Liberal Democrats also made a manifesto pledge to «cancel plans for the third runway at Heathrow and any expansion of other airports in the South East.»
In the complicated contraption that is Kennedy International Airport — which is managed by the Port Authority, airlines, and the companies subcontracted by the airlines — it was not clear even yesterday, three days after an epic runway traffic jam, who was supposed to have flights from arriving while the mess was worked out.
I represent a constituency with Manchester airport partially in it; I understand all about the local pressures — but you've got to as a nation be able to overcome those and make a sensible decision about where that extra runway capacity in the South East should go.»
However, former Chancellor, and former Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling, has now come out in favour of a third runway, but is against the Thames Estuary airport proposal.
Further airport expansion in the south - east of England, including the third runway at Heathrow airport, is reportedly once again under discussion in government.
The Chancellor, George Osborne, in an interview in September 2012, stated: «I'm firmly in the camp of we need more airport capacity in the south - east of England, we need more runway capacity in the south - east of England.»
Heathrow was also becoming increasingly uncompetitive in relation to other major European airports; although it handled more passengers per year than any other European airport, it had less runway capacity than competing major European hub airports.
TEACo continues to argue that the Marinair proposal «remains the most innovative, flexible in use and arguably the only practical long - term solution to the mounting airport runway crises in the South - East of England.»
Proposals to increase airport capacity in London and the South East have attracted huge controversy, particularly the plans for a third runway at Heathrow and a new airport in the Thames Estuary.
In addition, London City Airport opened in the late 1980s, but with a shorter runway unsuitable for all aircraft typeIn addition, London City Airport opened in the late 1980s, but with a shorter runway unsuitable for all aircraft typein the late 1980s, but with a shorter runway unsuitable for all aircraft types.
The Davies review is used as a figleaf to avoid talking about airport capacity in London, odd when Miliband's most high - profile contribution to the 2010 manifesto was the no third runway at Heathrow pledge.
If I understand recent policy announcements correctly, we are now officially opposed to building any new airports or runways in the South East.
The Thames Estuary Airport proposal, then described as being at «Cliffe» (in the constituency which I now represent), was ruled out on both environment and economic grounds, but the Labour government recommended a second runway at Stansted in 2011 - 12, a third runway at Heathrow in 2015 - 20 and, eventually, a second runway at Gatwick in the mid-2020s.
The airport, located to the west of London, operates at full capacity meaning it struggles to fit in its full schedule when weather conditions mean aircraft need to leave longer gaps on the runway.
Nigeria Politics Online recalled that the Minister had announced that the Airport would be closed for six weeks in February and March 2017, to carry out total repairs on the runway.
By the time it's completed, it will have the longest runway in Ghana and it will be able to take aircraft of all sizes and capacities because one of the intentions of that airport is to create a special cargo zone, so that agricultural products, horticultural products, vegetables and other things produced here, will be airlifted from here.
The Airport Commission has come out in favour of building a third runway at Heathrow.
Inc London refuses to reveal its clients but it was reported that the firm had been hired by Gatwick airport to help it in the political battle for a second runway.
A third runway at Heathrow is just one of many in this complex area of policy: extra capacity at other airports can be expanded; an extra runway could be constructed elsewhere in the south - east; and the regional airports are keen to have their say too.
Writing in the City AM newspaper today about his opposiion to a thrid runway, Khan claims that «competition between two primary airports will be better for Londoners, better for businesses and better for passengers.»
Projects highlighted by Buhari in the letter include the construction of Mabila power project in Taraba State, construction of second runway of Abuja Airport and other major projects across the country.
«Instead of expanding these airports the government should introduce a frequent flyer levy to reduce the need for any new runway capacity and invest the money raised in further measures to offer climate - friendly alternatives to air travel.
Buhari said while the borrowed funds would be used to finance the deficit in the 2017 budget, they would provide funding for the capital projects in the budget, including the Mambilla hydropower project; construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; counterpart funding for rail projects; and the construction of the Bodo - Bonny road, with a bridge across the Opobo Channel.
... Critics say there is a conflict of interest in his new job as chairman of Frontier Economics, which has been working on Heathrow Airport's third runway bid.»
Second in the vote tally was Douglas Beaty, a maverick member of the board who has criticized a number of the board's projects or actions, particularly the airport runway extension, the sale of Westmount nursing home, and the county's co-generation contract.
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