A.I.R. News
11 September 2025
To mark the launch of A.I.R, Robert Courts KC, chair and A.I.R’s steering committee and former aviation minister, talks all things aviation and outlines AIR’s potential to be a positive catalyst for aviation’s responsible growth.
Watch our video interview with Robert Courts QC, former transport minister and chair of the AIR steering committee produced specially to mark the launch of AIR, a major new event on aviation infrastructure taking place in London on 29/30 September 2026. In the interview Robert discusses a huge range of topics related to responsible aviation and airport expansion, touching on his lifelong passion for aviation, the importance of flying to society and humanity, technological innovation and who is best placed to drive it — and he even reveals why he never fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a pilot, but sure plays a mean blues guitar.
