Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) had a setback last month. An independent proposal expanding Heathrow via an extension to the existing … Continue reading “Heathrow: a quart into a pint pot”

As the political calculations get trickier, the relentless campaign for a third runway by Heathrow’s PR machine has increased in … Continue reading “Ring-fencing airport slots for domestic flights is not the way to go”

Will regional airports in the UK gain in the future from an enlarged Heathrow and, if so, by how much? … Continue reading “Heathrow’s third runway: a sting in the tail for the regions”

I suggested in my previous blog on Heathrow that the proposal for a long 3,500m Northwest runway at the airport, … Continue reading “Beware dodgy forecasts: Aviation markets are a discovery process”

Hubris or incompetence, take your pick, but for one reason or another, Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) and its sponsoring Department, … Continue reading “Heathrow: a solution to runway blunders”

It is odds on that Philip Hammond will announce in the Autumn Statement that government spending constraints will be relaxed … Continue reading “Road pricing: to build the infrastructure we really need without government borrowing”

In mid-July the UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) suggested that the Government might have to pause some big infrastructure schemes: … Continue reading “The third runway: urgent but not vital”

A question, readers. Who said “spending and borrowing our way out of a recession, over and above the levels that … Continue reading “Hammond should ignore siren calls for more fiscal stimulus and develop a real strategy for growth”

I did not pay much attention to London’s mayoral election campaign. I lost interest early on, as soon as I … Continue reading “Airport expansion: We need Coasean bargaining, not political horse-trading”