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• Consultation launched on early cost recovery for Heathrow expansion

  Published on: 14 August 2025 | Category:Airports, Category:Economic Regulation

  The UK Civil Aviation Authority has launched a consultation on the approach to recovering early planning costs associated with the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport.

• CAA Launches Review of Heathrow Regulatory Framework for Heathrow Expansion

  Published on: 18 July 2025 | Category:Airports, Category:Economic Regulation

  The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today announced the scope of its review into the regulatory framework for capacity expansion at Heathrow Airport.

• Regulator’s accessibility assistance report highlights progress made by most UK airports but finds three airports need improvement

  Published on: 25 June 2025 | Category:Airports

  UK’s aviation regulator publishes annual report ranking special assistance service offered by UK’s biggest airports to passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility.

• UK Civil Aviation Authority accepts Gatwick Airport’s commitments

  Published on: 23 May 2025 | Category:Airports

  The UK Civil Aviation Authority has accepted Gatwick Airport Limited's (GAL) new commitments to airlines for 2025/26 to 2028/29.

• Guidance to consumers impacted by Heathrow Airport incident– 21 March 2025

  Published on: 21 March 2025 | Category:Airports, Category:Consumers

  Guidance for consumers who have been impacted following the closure of Heathrow Airport on Friday 21 March 2025.

• UK Civil Aviation Authority accepts Gatwick Airport’s commitments

  Published on: 25 February 2025 | Category:Airports, Category:Economic Regulation

  The UK Civil Aviation Authority has today published its Final Proposals to accept Gatwick Airport Limited’s (GAL) proposed new commitments to airlines for the four-year period from 2025/26 to 2028/29.

• Aviation regulator publishes Independent Review into August 2023 NATS Flight Planning System Failure

  Published on: 14 November 2024 | Category:Consumers, Category:Corporate, Category:Economic Regulation, Category:Airlines, Category:Airports

  A final report, prepared by an Independent Review Panel into the air traffic control failure on 28 August 2023, has today been published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

• UK Civil Aviation Authority consults on Gatwick Airport Limited’s commitments

  Published on: 09 August 2024 | Category:Airports, Category:Economic Regulation

  The UK Civil Aviation Authority has published an initial assessment of proposals from Gatwick Airport Limited to extend the set of ‘commitments’ it makes to airlines by a period of four years.

• Improvements in airport accessibility continues since pandemic, with “more work to do” as demand increases

  Published on: 07 August 2024 | Category:Consumers, Category:Airports

  Annual report from the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows standards increasing with no airports currently in the lowest category.

• Nearly half of consumers think airports and airlines are ready for their summer getaway

  Published on: 22 April 2024 | Category:Airports, Category:Consumers

  Nearly half of passengers planning to travel this year think airports and airlines are ready for their summer getaway plans, according to a survey by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.