Greener, cleaner, quieter and smarter - is it possible?

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7059974.stm

On 25th October 2007 the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, landed in Sydney on its first commercial flight, after a seven-hour journey from Singapore. It can carry some 850 passengers, but took about 450 to Sydney.

More info: http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a380/index2.html

http://travel.howstuffworks.com/a380.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7061164.stm

DME 24th January 2008

The DME is just around the corner, so it is an appropriate time to start our preparation. The title for the exercise is: The expansion of airports - Preparing for take-off?

To begin with we are going to research a local case study - Bournemouth International Airport
http://www.airport-maps.co.uk/South/Bournemouth/ - general information

Source: http://www.local.live.com/

Bournemouth Airport offers flights to more than 60 destinations – mostly leisure, holiday and city break destinations throughout Europe as well as transatlantic flights to serve the winter fly-cruise market. Six low-cost airlines operate from Bournemouth – Ryanair, Thomsonfly, easyJet, Air Berlin, WizzAir and Flyglobespan. The airport served more than 917,000 passengers during 2006.
In December 2006, Bournemouth Airport announced a £32 million investment in a major redevelopment programme. The redevelopment will be phased over the next four to five years. The first phase of the terminal redevelopment will focus on the construction of a new international arrivals hall, together with new departure lounges with improved catering and retail facilities for departing passengers. Investment in airport operations will also provide new mains sewers, new drainage system and utilities, and improvements to the airfield. During the redevelopment, special measures will be taken to prevent harm to protected plant and animal species that inhabit the adjoining ecologically sensitive areas.

More info: http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bohweb.nsf/Content/RedevelopmentProgramme

see also: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6180511.stm

Source: http://www.thisisbournemouth.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1217306.mostviewed.airport_expansion_plans_are_unveiled.php

What do different people think about the expansion of this airport? Is everybody pleased with the decision? (read comments).

www.aef.org.uk/downloads//Bournemouthgreenlight.doc
http://www.24dash.com/news/7/24682/index.htm
http://www.aoa.org.uk/media/latest_news_view.asp?NEWS_ID=18070072
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4402698.stm