aviation policy Articles

The overlong and overcharged debate about the airport expansion in the south-east has until recently been conducted with an exclusively London-centric focus, with the arguments for and against expanding the capacity at Heathrow. The government has now opted for...

There is an industry that contributes £50bn to national GDP. In total, the sector supports 921,000 British jobs. A decision to invest in its infrastructure could deliver between £127bn and £211bn in economic benefits by 2050. However, such a decision has been pushed...

Today’s announcement by the mayor’s aviation outriders on a futuristic new London borough of Heathrow on the site of an abandoned Heathrow airport are little more than pretty pictures masking wild guestimates for future jobs. Yet again the mayor’s plan for a Thames...

Chances are, if you’ve enjoyed any time abroad this summer, you’ve experienced the UK’s system of aviation. More and more people are enjoying the benefits of more affordable foreign travel, for business or pleasure. Up until the global crash in 2010, the numbers of UK...