A U.K. Airports Commission ruled out the possibilty that airport capacity in southeast England will grow by building a giant new hub airport in the Thames estuary, as proposed by London Mayor Boris Johnson.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) just made its Sept. 2 deadline and dismissed Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for an exemption to operate flights to the U.S. while its foreign air carrier permit application was pending. In its ruling, DOT said it is dismissing the application for an exemption on “procedural grounds,” without taking a position on the merits of the application.