Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
It threatens to be a chaotic week at London Heathrow, with both ground staff and British Airways pilots in negotiations to avoid a strike.
2 weeks ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
It's strange to see an airport and its biggest customer at loggerheads. IAG CEO Willie Walsh is rapidly losing his patience with the expansion project, and the UK government might decide to follow suit.
2 weeks ago
Lucca de Paoli, Bloomberg
Final plans for the third runway at London’s Heathrow consider not only cost savings but green efforts such as ultra-low emissions and a ban on night flights. This runway should take off — and give Heathrow a competitive edge.
2 months ago
Tasos Vossos, Bloomberg
The operator of Europe’s biggest aviation hub is mulling the issue of a 15-year euro-denominated bond note. While it's plausible the UK will postpone Brexit upheaval for at least a short period, Heathrow needs to face up to the risk of no-deal disruption in financial markets sometime this year.
6 months ago
Irene García Pérez, Bloomberg
Call off the fearmongers. The CEO of Heathrow said operations should be fairly normal because of existing agreements if the UK exits the European Union without signed paperwork. That's reassuring, and we hope he's correct.
6 months ago
Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
In the landing game seconds really matter. Safely cutting the gap between landing times in cloudy conditions will be popular with passengers, who want to get on to the ground as quickly as possible.
7 months ago
Richard Weiss, Bloomberg
Even with two crowded runways, London Heathrow airport is still the busiest airport in Europe, but how long will this last?
7 months ago
Rodrigo Orihuela, Bloomberg
It's death by a thousand cuts in Brexit Britain. Companies have had enough of the uncertainty and are shifting their bases away from the UK.
1 year ago
Christopher Jasper and Kaye Wiggins, Bloomberg
As the long-awaited Heathrow expansion plan moves forward, what will it take to appease British Airways? However it progresses, this project is unlikely to please everyone.
1 year ago
Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
A light dusting of snow is usually enough to bring the UK to a total standstill. In that sense, keeping Heathrow open is a pretty good achievement, even if it did cost the airport $50 million.
1 year ago
Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
London's airports desperately need new runways as air travel demand has surged over the last few years. Stansted wants to pick up the slack, at least until Heathrow's third runway is finished.
1 year ago
Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
Plans to expand Heathrow have been in development for close to a decade. However, local opposition has made adding a new runway very difficult for successive governments. This time, the airport's owners are adopting a series of measures in a desperate attempt to get the green light.
2 years ago