Section 01 · Geography
The UK is one airport, not a country
All three US majors cluster at Heathrow. Lufthansa Group sits in the same WBC1 building as United — proximity exists, exploitation does not.
Heathrow Campus · Stylised
UK overhead clusters in a 2-mile radius
DL · Terminal 3
AA · Waterside · BA HQ
UA · World Business Centre 1
+ LH · same building
Terminal 2 · Star
Terminal 5 · BA
Cargo · dnata City East
Terminal Office / Campus Cargo
Why it matters
Hyper-concentration ≠ scale
Across DL, UA and AA the UK headcount is concentrated within ≈ 2 miles. Real estate is paid at LHR premium, but the people doing analytical, administrative, or mid-tier commercial work do not need to be there.
- ▸ 95%+ of UK overhead within 2mi of LHR
- ▸ Zero distributed regional offices for DL/UA
- ▸ AA is the only one with a named "London European HQ"
- ▸ LH and UA in the same WBC1 building
DL
SkyTeam
Delta Air Lines
HQ
Atlanta, GA
UK site
LHR Terminal 3 — South Wing
Room 3530, T3, Hounslow TW6 1QG
Est UK FTE
320 · Virgin Atlantic
UK role families
Station leadershipCustomer recoveryCargo salesPartner oversight
UA
Star Alliance
United Airlines
HQ
Chicago, IL
UK site
World Business Centre 1, LHR
Newall Rd, Hounslow TW6 2FA
Est UK FTE
280 · Lufthansa (Star)
UK role families
Station mgmtCargo opsSales supportVendor governance
AA
oneworld
American Airlines
HQ
Fort Worth, TX
UK site
Waterside HAA3 + LON-CTYO
Waterside, Harmondsworth UB7 0GB
Est UK FTE
510 · British Airways
UK role families
EMEA enablementBaggage analyticsSecurityJV coordination
LH
Star Alliance
Lufthansa Group
HQ
Frankfurt / Munich
UK site
World Business Centre 1, LHR
Co-located with United
Est UK FTE
640 · Star Alliance
UK role families
Multi-brand adminCountry mgmtSalesCargo