Case study · Nov 2024 – Sep 2025

£20m saved at Heathrow — and the operational response to a fire

Leading ~200 onshore and offshore staff to plan resourcing across Heathrow and BA-managed airports, while running the operational response to the March 2025 Heathrow fire.

CompanyBritish Airways · Heathrow Leadership Team
RoleHead of Operational Planning (Airports)
SectorAviation
TimelineNov 2024 – Sep 2025
£20m
Saved in 2025 plan
Team output improvement
Qualified candidate pipeline
3
Trade unions negotiated
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Leading ~200 onshore and offshore staff to plan resourcing across Heathrow and BA-managed airports, while running the operational response to the March 2025 Heathrow fire. The detailed narrative — the situation, the approach, what was hard, what I'd do differently — is coming next.

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