runway extension
The extension is to allow planes to get to places like the west coast of USA.
The market for such direct flight could be served by aircraft like the 787.
If this is 50% plastic and uses 20% less fuel than the current generation of planes then does it undermine the need a runway extension at BHX?
Going for better planes would seem to be more viable then going for a longer runway as any extension is only useful to 5% of traffic in 2012.
The problem with that is the airport does not order aircraft, so going for better planes is not an option for it. A longer runway is needed desperately to extend the airports range. It's been a while coming, but now its on it's way its great news.
I hope it doesn't catch the usual Brit disease of being way over budget and over schedule. Somehow though, I think it may.
