American Airlines Adds U.S. Muscle to Heathrow Reform Campaign
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American Airlines is throwing its weight behind a new campaign to overhaul how London’s Heathrow Airport is regulated.
On Monday, the U.S. carrier announced it joined a trade group called Heathrow Reimagined. American is its first airline signatory based outside the United Kingdom.
The campaign was launched on February 10 and brings together a range of organizations that are not natural bedfellows. Other members include British Airways’ parent company IAG, Virgin Atlantic, IATA, and Arora Group. It aims to deliver “urgent and fundamental reform of Heathrow's regulatory model.”
Earlier this month, the group submitted its “case for change” to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) – the UK’s aviation regulator. It is pushing for a review of how the airport is operated before further investment is made to expand the complex. Notably, Heathrow Reimagined is not calling for a delay to a proposed t
