A government commission into the UK’s long-term aviation capacity needs has appointed an advisory panel of environmental, engineering and transport experts.

Foster + Partners CEO, Mouzhan Majidi, talks about the importance of planning airports with user-friendly, integrated transport links and the potential benefits of the proposed Thames Estuary Airport in the UK.

London Mayor Boris Johnson is set to launch his own inquiry into UK airport capacity today.

More than 100,000 UK residents have written to MPs to urge a review of air passenger duty (APD) airport departure tax.