Speaking at the Airport Operations Association’s (AOA) annual conference on Tuesday (19 September), Courts said the plans will look at how aviation can recover from Covid-19 and "strategic issues" facing the sector.
He said the authority will seek the opinions of the industry on how the plans should take shape, to ensure it is "relevant, practical and useful".
"We are in a period now where we are looking to the future," Courts added. "I’m not saying we’re out of the woods yet, but we can definitely see the edge of the woods.