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Consultancy studies commissioned by the CAA


  • CAP2266A Review of H7 Opex and Commercial Revenues: Initial Assessment and Forecasts, CEPA Taylor Airey, October 2021
  • CAP2266B HAL RBP Update: Capex plan Review, Arcadis, October 2021
  • CAP2266C HAL RBP Update: Review of capex categories and delivery objectives, Arcadis, October 2021
  • CAP2266D H7 Forecast Review [Passenger Forecasting], Skylark, October 2021
  • CAP2266F Review of Consumer Acceptability Testing Research, FTI Consulting, October 2021
  • CAP1964A, Arcadis Heathrow Q6 Capex Efficiency Review, September 2020
  • CAP1940A, Arcadis review of the initial tests for Heathrow West proposal, March 2020
  • CAP1940B, PwC Report: Independent Planning Cost Review for 2018, April 2020
  • CAP1876A, H7 Price control Model – approach to corporation tax, by Grant Thornton, January 2020
  • CAP1871A, Independent Peer Review of Recent Research on the Existence of Scarcity Rents at Heathrow, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, August 2019
  • CAP1871B, Arcadis Heathrow Airport Limited Masterplan review Step 0 Report, October 2019
  • CAP1782C, Report on gearing sharing mechanisms and application to LHR, by EY, April 2019
  • CAP1782A, Arcadis high-level assessment of the Arora scheme proposal, by Arcadis, March 2019
  • An initial review of consumer interests in the development of the HAL masterplan, by Arcadis, March 2019
  • CAP1769A
  • The Arcadis report on HAL's procurement strategy, by Arcadis, February 2019
  • CAP1750, Independent Planning Cost Review Heathrow Expansion covering 2016 and 2017, by PwC, January 2019
  • CAP1751, Independent Planning Cost Review Heathrow Expansion covering 2016 and 2017: Supplementary report, by PwC, January 2019
  • CAP1722b, A critique of published reports regarding scarcity rents at Heathrow Airport, by FTI, October 2018
  • CAP1676, A study of Heathrow's cost and revenue allocation, by PA Consulting, June 2018
  • CAP1673, Approach to overseeing the cost efficiency of new airport capacity, by KPMG, May 2018
  • CAP1672, Overseeing the financial robustness of a promoter in delivering new airport capacity, by KPMG, May 2018
  • CAP1563a, Audit of service quality regulation at Heathrow, by Grant Thornton, June 2017
  • CAP1563b, Heathrow Airport - Review of Commercial Revenues, by SDG, June 2017
  • CAP1563c, Review of Efficiency of Operating Expenditure of Heathrow Airport, by CEPA, June 2017
  • CAP1563d, Benchmarking of High Level Economic and Financial Metrics of Heathrow Airport, by PA Consulting, June 2017
  • CAP1563e, Review of Heathrow Airport's Q6 Capex Governance, by CEPA, June 2017
  • CAP2266A- Review of H7 Opex and Commercial Revenues: Initial Assessment and Forecasts, CEPA Taylor Airey, October 2021
  • CAP2266B- HAL RBP Update: Capex plan Review, Arcadis, October 2021
  • CAP2266C- HAL RBP Update: Review of capex categories and delivery objectives, Arcadis, October 2021
  • CAP2266D- H7 Forecast Review [Passenger Forecasting], Skylark, October 2021
  • CAP2266F- Review of Consumer Acceptability Testing Research, FTI Consulting, October 2021
  • CAP1964A, Arcadis Heathrow Q6 Capex Efficiency Review, September 2020
  • CAP1940A, Arcadis review of the initial tests for Heathrow West proposal, March 2020
  • CAP1940B, PwC Report: Independent Planning Cost Review for 2018, April 2020
  • CAP1876A, H7 Price control Model – approach to corporation tax, by Grant Thornton, January 2020
  • CAP1871A, Independent Peer Review of Recent Research on the Existence of Scarcity Rents at Heathrow, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, August 2019
  • CAP1871B, Arcadis Heathrow Airport Limited Masterplan review Step 0 Report, October 2019
  • CAP1782C, Report on gearing sharing mechanisms and application to LHR, by EY, April 2019
  • CAP1782A, Arcadis high-level assessment of the Arora scheme proposal, by Arcadis, March 2019
  • An initial review of consumer interests in the development of the HAL masterplan, by Arcadis, March 2019
  • CAP1769A
  • The Arcadis report on HAL's procurement strategy, by Arcadis, February 2019
  • CAP1750, Independent Planning Cost Review Heathrow Expansion covering 2016 and 2017, by PwC, January 2019
  • CAP1751, Independent Planning Cost Review Heathrow Expansion covering 2016 and 2017: Supplementary report, by PwC, January 2019
  • CAP1722b, A critique of published reports regarding scarcity rents at Heathrow Airport, by FTI, October 2018
  • CAP1676, A study of Heathrow's cost and revenue allocation, by PA Consulting, June 2018
  • CAP1673, Approach to overseeing the cost efficiency of new airport capacity, by KPMG, May 2018
  • CAP1672, Overseeing the financial robustness of a promoter in delivering new airport capacity, by KPMG, May 2018
  • CAP1563a, Audit of service quality regulation at Heathrow, by Grant Thornton, June 2017
  • CAP1563b, Heathrow Airport - Review of Commercial Revenues, by SDG, June 2017
  • CAP1563c, Review of Efficiency of Operating Expenditure of Heathrow Airport, by CEPA, June 2017
  • CAP1563d, Benchmarking of High Level Economic and Financial Metrics of Heathrow Airport, by PA Consulting, June 2017
  • CAP1563e, Review of Heathrow Airport's Q6 Capex Governance, by CEPA, June 2017
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Consultancy studies commissioned by other organisations

Heathrow Airport Limited



Cost of debt for HAL in H7, by NERA Economic Consulting April 2019

Cost of Equity for HAL at H7, by NERA Economic Consulting April 2019

Estimating the congestion premium at Heathrow, by Frontier Economics, May 2019

Economic regulation of terminal expansion, by Frontier Economics, December 2018

Competition & Choice 2017, by Frontier Economics, December 2017

Close Heathrow Airport Limited

International Airlines Group



The effect of congestion at Heathrow Airport – comments on Frontier and FTI reports, by RBB Economics, February 2019

Close International Airlines Group

Consultancy studies related to the cost of capital

Commissioned by the CAA



CAP2266E - Estimating Heathrow's beta post Covid-19, Flint, August, 2021

CAP1940C, Flint Report on WACC/Cost of Capital, April 2020

Estimating the cost of capital for H7 and RP3 – response to stakeholder views on total market return and debt beta, by PwC, August 2019

Estimating the cost of capital for H7 - Response to stakeholder views, a report by PwC, February 2019

CAP1611, Estimating the cost of capital for H7, An independent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, December 2017

CAP1562, Alternative approaches to setting the cost of debt for PR19 and H7, by CEPA, June 2017

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