Principal Investigator: Professor Duncan McFarlane

This project is examining alternative models for the use of runways at Heathrow airport. Involving not only Heathrow but also NATS and CAA a series of trials have been run in 2011-13 to determining whether different landing and departure approach will reduce congestion of the runways and add resilience in the face of weather variations and air space delays. Currently simulation models of Heathrow airspace and landing patterns are being developed to take this work further.