London City Airport has been closed after a World War Two bomb was found nearby in the River Thames. The airport will be shut all day and all flights cancelled, affecting up to 16,000 passengers, a spokeswoman said. The bomb was discovered on Sunday at George V Dock during pre-planned work at the airport in […]
London City Airport has chosen to continue its relationship with NATS as its air traffic service provider for the next 10 years through a multi-million pound strategic partnership signed this week. NATS has been the airport’s air traffic services provider since it first opened in 1987, but with the airport on the cusp of a […]
London City Airport is celebrating its 30th anniversary today (October 26), and to mark the occasion architecture firm Pascall + Watson has released seven new illustrations of what the airport will look like after the planned £400m (US$530m) City Airport Development Programme (CADP), which is due for completion in 2021. The privately-funded investment includes plans […]
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has awarded London City Airport the ERA Airport of the Year 2017 at the association’s annual General Assembly in Athens. The airport’s Chief Commercial Officer, Richard Hill, collected the award in front of an audience of airport and aviation industry figures on the evening of Wednesday 18 October. An […]
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has improved its rating of London City Airport’s quality of assistance for disabled passengers, recognising its provision of help as “good” in the Airport Accessibility Report 2016/17, published today. It follows several measures introduced by London City in the last twelve months, including an Open Day with the National […]
London City Airport is preparing for a surge in passengers over the peak summer season as international events such as the Edinburgh International Festival and Dublin Horse Show bolster traditional business and holiday routes. The most popular destinations this summer are Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Dublin, Zurich and Frankfurt. International arts and sporting events over the school […]
London City Airport today announced that following an international search and selection process that Robert Sinclair will be appointed as CEO of London City Airport to replace Declan Collier who is stepping down. Currently, Mr Sinclair is the CEO of Bristol Airport where he has held the position since 2008. During this time Bristol Airport […]
London City Airport has announced it is to become the first UK airport to build and operate a digital air traffic control tower, with a multi-million pound investment in the technology. The innovative plans are a flagship moment in the airport’s 30th anniversary year, and mark the start of a technological revolution in UK airport […]
London City Airport has unveiled a new premium digital welcome site for advertisers, prominently located by the entrance to the airport’s Private Jet Centre on the Connaught Road roundabout – the main approach road to the airport. The new ‘City Welcome’ site officially opens today (Wednesday 26 April) and is the third in a series […]
Just a fortnight after picking up the Airport of the Year award at the London Transport Awards, London City Airport was classified as winner of the Best Airport category for airports handling up to 5 million passengers per year, in the recent Skytrax World Airport Awards. The World Airport Awards, also known as the Passenger […]
