On Tuesday February 15, Kwasi hosted an aviation forum at Westminster with representatives from British Airways, Virgin, and nine parliamentary colleagues.
The meeting went well, and included extensive discussion about if and how the aviation industry needs more capacity, the role of new technologies in reducing CO2 emissions and the importance of Heathrow to the wider economy.
The participants agreed that the industry, as a whole, has not done enough to communicate the benefits that aviation brings to Britain.
Kwasi commented, "I remain committed to ensuring that the UK is competitive in this field as I appreciate how dependent the local economy is on good transport links, and aviation in particular. We need to ensure that our industry doesn't lose out, sending flights via Paris, or even Amsterdam, ahead of London. That's bad for the environment, and bad for our economy."
Kwasi has discussed this event in his blog at Conservative Home.