May 2019
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This conference brought together stakeholders with policymakers as the Government was consulting on its Aviation 2050 green paper, providing delegates the opportunity to assess challenges for growing the sector.
Sessions considered the barriers for new infrastructure - in light of the Government’s Airports National Policy Statement, which outlined the preference for a third runway at Heathrow - including environmental challenges and concerns associated with increased airport growth and potential new routes, such as air quality, carbon emissions and noise pollution.
Attendees also considered what is needed to support regional airports, including potential opportunities for increasing regional flights, as well as improving surface transport connections to airports across the UK - following further government proposals on the opportunities for utilising spare capacity and existing runways across the UK.
With the 2018 CAA annual airport accessibility report published, which outlined improvements made by UK airports over the previous twelve month period, as well as concerns that airlines had not put guidelines for funding assistance services at airports in place, delegates examined the priorities for improving airport accessibility.
Discussion was also held on the future of airspace management - including the next steps for innovation and collaboration between operators and airports, as well as the priorities for adapting to new technologies such as drones.
Further sessions examined options for tackling the challenges facing industry in opening new competitive markets for passenger services and freight, and the role of enablers for developing further opportunities.
