A new 3,000-home development in west Edinburgh has been recommended for approval by officials at the city council. If approved, the new community would be constructed on a 29-hectare brownfield site which used to be a runway for Edinburgh Airport, as part of a £1bn development for the city.

North Air has no concern for their workers or the travelling public’ said Carrie Binnie, Unite industrial officer

A threatened strike by fuel tanker drivers at Edinburgh airport is to go ahead with a warning of “widespread disruption” to festive flights. The Unite union confirmed continuous strike action over 19 days in a dispute over pay. The walkout is due to start at 5am on December 19 and continue until the early morning of January 6.

North Air fuel tanker drivers at Edinburgh Airport will strike over the Christmas season in a pay row which could affect flights. Tanker drivers from the plane-fuelling company at the airport will strike for 19 days from 18 December to 6 January, Unite the Union announced.

Tanker drivers, who deliver fuel to airlines at Edinburgh Airport, could go on strike during the upcoming holiday season.

Edinburgh Airport Christmas flights threatened as strike announced over pay row - Fuel tanker drivers employed by North Air have announced a 19-day strike starting on December 18.