The UK's Civil Aviation Authority has proposed regulatory changes that could require Heathrow Airport to allow competing companies to bid for designing and building parts of its third runway expansion, potentially reducing construction costs.

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Under aviation regulator proposals rival companies would bid to design and build parts of airport expansion
Heathrow could be forced to allow other companies to design and build its third runway and new terminal after the UK aviation regulator argued that rival bids could keep construction costs down.
A long-awaited review by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) proposes changes to the regulatory model that governs how Heathrow runs and covers its costs.
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