Chairman says experience as a regulator will be brought to bear
Green groups argue falling passenger numbers undermine case for airport expansion
Each member state will be responsible for administering scheme to a number of airlines with the UK likely to manage almost 800 airlines' involvement
Air France/KLM, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic and BAA say they would welcome global emissions legislation
Jonathon Porritt urges businesses to prepare for catastrophic "climate induced shocks" on the scale of four Hurricane Katrinas in one year
Top International Civil Aviation Organisation official says inclusion of aviation in European emissions trading scheme will not affect plans for global cap-and-trade scheme
Chorus of disapproval over Heathrow expansion becomes more vocal as Lord Smith joins Boris Johnson and senior Labour MPs in voicing opposition to third runway
Third runway will be granted approval, but government throws in high-speed rail link as "green sweetener"
Both Eurostar and Spanish rail network release new figures suggesting travellers increasingly prefer high-speed rail to flights
Boris Johnson has confirmed he will back and fund legal fight by alliance of London councils is third runway gets green light