Welcome to Aviation Policy Group

Chair: Paul LeBlond

February 2019

LATEST AVIATION NEWS

CURRENT AVIATION NEWS INCLUDES:

• Issue of Airport master plans for Gatwick, Bristol, Newcastle, Luton and Cardiff Airports
• Heathrow Airspace and Future Operations consultation
• Aviation Strategy Green Paper
• Government invitations for market-led proposals for rail infrastructure, and indications are that four of these would be for Heathrow links (Western Link, Heathrow Southern Railway, Windsor link and HS4).

AVIATION POLICY GROUP NEWS

The latest meeting of the Aviation Policy Group took place on 28 January and the following topics were discussed:

• Recent Airport master plans
• Heathrow Airspace and Future Operations consultation
• Heathrow rail links
• Aviation Strategy Green Paper
• CILT matters:

• PPC (Brexit, Chair)
• London Plan
• London policy group
• Centenary
• RAG

• Reports from branch meetings, visits, conferences
• Webpage and Focus

HOW OUR AVIATION POLICY GROUP WORKS

The Aviation Policy Group comprises a group of professionals from the airline and airport sectors that reviews current and proposed policies for aviation and provides, where appropriate, expert advice to government.

Over many years, CILT has advised Government, and the logistics and transport industry, by using the expertise of its members who speak from widespread knowledge but are independent of any particular trade group or business. 
 
In particular, CILT has contributed fully to the work of the Airports Commission, as well as to Parliamentary Inquiries and Government consultations. CILT supported the Airports Commission’s recommendations, both in their Interim Report of December 2013 relating to a range of improvements at a number of airports, in particular to surface access, and also in their Final Report of July 2015 in terms of the recommended option.
 
The Group, also taking account of views across the Institute, prepared its contribution to the CILT Vision 2035, which was published in August 2014 as The Future of Aviation and can be found here.
 
The Committee meets quarterly, and is regularly active throughout the year in responding to consultations and other events.
 
Any CILT members wishing to become involved in the Aviation Policy Group are very welcome to contact Paul Le Blond to chat further at policy@ciltuk.org.uk 

AVIATION POLICY GROUP COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Paul Le Blond - Chair	Brian Finch
Richard Botwood	Peter Forbes
Tom Carter	Sid Foster
Alastair Duff	John Hardey
Martin Evans	Gerry Lambe
Alastair Barbour	EddieRedfern
Christopher Mankelow	James Russell
John Morris	Andrew Sharp
David Parish - Deputy Chairman	Kenneth Swallow
Daniel Parker-Klein	Martin Weeks
Robert Pettigrew	Samantha Atherton
Robin Thomas	Geoff Maynard
Chris Bosworth	Chris Tarry
David Valentine	Walter Pawinski

REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

Links to articles in Focus on aviation matters can be found on the left side of this page

The APG's submissions and responses can be found by clicking the 'Policy and Guidance' tab at the top of this page. 

Dates for APG meetings in 2019 are 29 April, 29 July and 28 October