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Airport-airline engagement on capacity expansion - section 16

The Secretary of State for Transport has asked the CAA to prepare a report on how well Heathrow Airport Limited has engaged with airline community on the design of the capacity expansion scheme. Below are the documents relating to this work.

New Section 16 commission on enhanced engagement, May 2018 to July 2019

CAA response to the Department for Transport's January 2019 letter, July 2019

CAA interim update to the Department for Transport, May 2019

Department for Transport, letter to the CAA, January 2019

CAA, Interim update letter and assessment, September 2018

CAA, letter to the IATA/airline community, December 2018

IATA/airline community, letter to the CAA, December 2018

Department for Transport, new terms of reference, May 2018

Department for Transport, commissioning letter, May 2018

Close New Section 16 commission on enhanced engagement, May 2018 to July 2019

Section 16 reports, February 2017 to April 2018

  • CAP1656 Final report on airport-airline engagement on new runway capacity at Heathrow airport and proposals for further engagement and reporting, April 2018
  • CAP1638 Provisional assessment of airport-airline engagement on new runway capacity at Heathrow airport, February 2018
  • CAP1592 Interim report on the progress of airport-airline engagement on the new runway capacity at Heathrow Airport, September 2017
  • CAP1549 Interim report: advice to the Secretary of State for Transport under Section 16 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, May 2017 
  • CAA, letter to the Department for Transport, February 2017
Close Section 16 reports, February 2017 to April 2018