A half-day virtual conference bringing together local, national and global leaders to reimagine Heathrow’s ecosystem as a global hub for innovation & leadership
Heathrow statement on the unanimous Supreme Court decision today, relating to expansion, ruling the UK Govt. Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) is lawful and legal Government policy.
Heathrow facing 'catastrophic' decline latest figures show. @andrewdakers says “It’s bonkers that you’ve got supermarkets getting [full] business rate relief, but not airports.”
Read the full story from @HillingdonTimes here:
https://t.co/Sg09rqrBFx
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This time last week we were live with the inaugural @BlueSkiesConf, a timely discussion on how we reimagine our global hub, support aviation communities and inspire the innovation and investment that we need for the future
Watch the opening video https://t.co/0iddEQnIAn
Govt. plans for airport business rates grants welcome but not extensive enough - Accounts for just 7% of Heathrow's annual bill, despite the 82% reduction in passenger numbers.
https://t.co/EnavfR8b5s
Following Friday’s Blue Skies Conference, a letter co-signed by @SeemaMalhotra1, West London MPs, council leaders and businesses has called on the government to take urgent action to support #aviationcommunities impacted by the coronavirus pandemic #Heathrow
#AviationCommunities
@CllrSteveCurran has called on the government to take urgent action to support the UK's aviation communities in a letter co-signed by council leaders, MPs and business leaders in today's Daily Telegraph.
Thankyou to the 350 people who registered and our incredible panellists at the @BlueSkiesConf. There is much for us to now make happen together. #blueskies2020
Sign up to the policy document or get in touch with the conference team if you would like to be involved in future discussions, or the West London Innovation District
Closing today's Blue Skies Conference, @SeemaMalhotra1 thanks delegates, speakers and partners for taking part. 'When we set out to create this conference, we set out to inspire, to create something new.'
Thank you to @Ege_Land, Advisor to the Secretary General & Aviation Policy Lead, International Transport Forum, OECD, for delivering the final keynote of today's virtual conference #blueskies2020
Thank you to all our speakers and delegates today for sharing your insights and ideas on to the conference #Miro boards, and to @andrewdakers CEO @WestLBusiness for giving a round up of salient points from today's discussions #blueskies2020
Tracy Aust, Principal @WestThames, said 'the expertise is out there, it is about how we bring that in. An innovation district would enable us to see the bigger picture and ensure what we are doing provides for the wider region and not just our own immediate areas'
.@SheldonHee, General Manager @SingaporeAir, was positive about the future of aviation and people's desire to travel as well as the role of innovation in helping businesses to work differently and to push boundaries
He also spoke of the collaboration between Pinewood Studios and Local Enterprise Partnerships to develop the Aviation to Screen programme, supporting former aviation workers to transfer their skills to the screen industries