Alan Stratford and Associates Ltd

12/09/2025

ASA is pleased to be providing an Aviation Impacts Assessment for a proposed tower block development (Holiday Inn Express) near Canning Town in East London. The project is being undertaken for the developer, RBH and their planning consultants, Savills.

ASA is undertaking an aviation impacts assessment for a proposed tower development (Holiday Inn Express) at Canning Town in East London. The assessment, which takes account of the safeguarding requirements of London City Airport, will accompany the planning application and is prepared on behalf of t...

27/11/2024

On behalf of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), Alan Stratford and Associates recently carried a review of air services to the remote island of St Helena, off the coast of southern Africa. Air services to and from Johannesburg, Cape Town and Ascension Island are provided by the South African regional airline, Airlink. The review is designed to identify how these air services can be developed in the future to promote economic growth and tourism to the island.
https://www.alanstratford.co.uk/review-of-air-services-to-st-helena/

Alan Stratford and Associates (ASA) is an independent consultancy providing high quality advice and expertise across all areas of the air transport industry.

05/03/2024

We're delighted to be working with and on the planning application for this project. Comprehensive testing of operations is crucial for this exciting new era for aviation.

Alan Stratford and Associates is delighted to be working with Bicester Motion and Skyports on a planning application for a testbed vertiport at Bicester Aerodorome in Oxfordshire. Comprehensive testing of the infrastructure, systems and operational procedures for vertiports is crucial as we move for...

02/02/2024

Alan Stratford and Associates (ASA) is pleased to be working with Plymouth City Council regarding the safeguarding of the former Plymouth City Airport.

23/11/2023

Peter Forbes, ASA's Managing Director, was on the Expert Panel for a discussion on African aviation with the MSc Air Transport Management students at Cranfield University yesterday. An interesting exploration of the challenges for the aviation sector in this region.

11/07/2023

ASA is pleased to be carrying out a further aviation safeguarding assessment for airfields and airstrips located near the proposed North Humber to High Marnham Overhead Power Line. The assignment is part of the consultation programme carried out by the National Grid.

On behalf of the National Grid, ASA is undertaking an assessment of the possible operational impacts for nearby airfields and airstrips due to the proposed North Humber to High Marnham Overhead Power Line. The new power line is required for the transmission of new offshore wind energy across the UK.

13/01/2023

ASA's latest Insights article reviews how the UK's general aviation airfields are recovering following the Covid-19 pandemic and assesses the opportunities and threats for the sector. https://lnkd.in/ePYAycDe

Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green – one of several UK airfields threatened by residential developmentWith much of the attention focussed on the recovery of commercial aviation, it is important not to overlook the UK’s general aviation sector, which is estimated to provide £3.0 billion per annum in ...

09/10/2022

ASA is pleased to be part of a project team for the proposed Daedalus Waterfront project near Lee-on-Solent airport in Hampshire. This development is expected to create substantial benefits not only for the local community but also for the airport. https://lnkd.in/ebn6fNNk

ASA is currently undertaking an assessment of the possible aviation-related impacts of the Daedalus Waterfront project, near Lee-on-Solent airport in Hampshire. This exciting new project comprising mixed-use development and the restoration of historic buildings is expected to bring substantial benef...

09/06/2022

Alan Stratford and Associates’ latest Insights article examines the extent of traffic recovery across UK airports. Despite the passenger delays, larger airports are recovering better than smaller regional airports.

Whilst many UK airports are facing major operational issues handling the surge in demand following the Covid 19 pandemic, there is considerable variation in their extent of recovery of traffic from pre-pandemic levels. Some airports, particularly those handling a high proportion of low-cost traffic....

05/01/2022

What are the operational safety implications for residential or industrial development near airports and airfields? Find out more in ASA's latest Insights article.

Aircraft take-off near Hatton Cross, London Heathrow AirportWith development proposed at or near to many of the UK’s airports and airfields, it is important to establish the possible impacts on aviation safety. Many airports and airfields are formally safeguarded either as part of their licensing ...

11/11/2021

ASA is pleased to be providing an evidence-based report for the Nethercourt Action Group in response to DfT's lastest consultation on the proposed Manston airport cargo hub. The controversial plans for the cargo hub are polarising the local community in Thanet as revealed in today's article in the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/11/inactivists-tangling-up-the-climate-crisis-in-culture-wars-manston-airport-kent?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR0JGmBrN9hBjN1EhY1ghQDib6Nr83MfAT6sBzAR3XYP_wRzgW0swg6nmaM

The long read: As climate science has gone mainstream, outright denialism has been pushed to the fringes. Now a new tactic of dismissing green policies as elitist is on the rise, and has zoned in on a bitter row over a disused airport in Kent

18/02/2021

The impact of Covid-19 on the commercial aviation sector in the UK has been widely publicized but has the general aviation sector fared any better? Alan Stratford and Associates' latest Insights article assesses the future prospects including the latest developments in new green technologies.

Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex – one of several UK airfields closed during the Covid-19 pandemicThe impact of Covid-19 on the commercial aviation sector in the UK has been widely publicized but has the general aviation sector fared any better? Apart from a brief period between June and Septembe...