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Tuesday, 31 January 2012

BBC News

• Spain airline suddenly collapsesSpain's fourth-largest airline Spanair collapses, leaving more than 20,000 passengers stranded across Europe and Africa.
• Easyjet's 'gravy train' blastedEasyjet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou denounces executives at the airline over their

Financial Times

• Ryanair: cruising altitudeDespite grounding nearly a third of its fleet over the winter, Europe™s largest low-cost airline has performed well
• Ryanair lifts full-year profit forecastEurope™s leading low-cost airline benefited from a capacity cut, raising prices and fewer cancellations due to weather in the third quarter
• Sir Stelios ups ante over EasyJet pay plansFounder steps up his battle with airline™s management by calling on shareholders to reject bonus proposals at an upcoming meeting
• Pressure shows on Europe™s frail airlinesThe Hungarian government is preparing to restructure Malev after the state-controlled flag-carrier declared its finances were ˜unviable™

The Herald

• MPs refer BMI sale to watchdogA COMPETITION watchdog has been asked to examine the take-over of ailing airline BMI amid pricing concerns for Scottish passengers.

Daily Express

• Mothballed Ryanair planes help lift profitRYANAIR yesterday warned of more fare rises in the face of a soaring fuel bill even though profits took wing over the past three months.
• Stelios attacks easyJet board over bonusesEASYJET founder and major shareholder Stelios Haji-Ioannou yesterday accused directors of treating the airline as a

The Mirror

• Ryanair's profits soar after baggage fee hikeA hike in Ryanair’s baggage fee helped the budget airline’s profits soar at the end of last year,

Birmingham Mail

• Industrial action looms as Birmingham Airport pay talks break downTHE threat of industrial action at Birmingham Airport looms after staff pay talks collapsed following a three-year salary freeze.

Liverpool Post

• GMB head for courts in Servisair John Lennon Airport baggage handler disputeGMB UNION bosses today said they would be heading for the courts in the bitter Servisair redundancy strike at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.

Manchester Evening News

• ‘Sky’s the limit’ as Manchester Airport gets a new boss in management shake-upManaging director Andrew Harrison will become chief operating officer for the airport group, which also includes East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside airports. He takes over from Penny Coates, who is stepping down but will remain as a non-executive director.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Ryanair lifts half-year profits forecastRYANAIR’S profit hopes continued to climb today A December’s benign weather helped the airline deliver a 13% rise in quarterly revenues.

Aviation Industry

• 'Rockstar CEO' tipped to quitDYNAMIC: Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe has driven through the initiatives to set the airline up for the future.
• American Airlines mechanics launch websiteAmerican Airlines mechanics on Monday announced the launch of a website that permits Tulsa residents and people throughout the country to pledge support for airline jobs and economic benefits that could be affected by the bankruptcy of American parent AMR Corp.
• Lufthansa Cargo eyes replacing MD-11F fleet, predicts no growth in 2012Lufthansa Cargo (LHC) is considering replacing its fleet of 18 Boeing MD-11Fs and will decide by 2014 which aircraft to go with, LHC chairman and CEO Karl-Ulrich Garnadt told ATW in Seoul, South Korea.
• Ryanair profits as fares rise 17%No frills giant also renews calls for scrapping of APD

Other News Sources

• RYANAIR DELIVERS Q3 PROFIT OF €15M Ryanair today (Jan 30) announced a Q3 profit of €15m compared to a Q3 loss of €10m last year. Revenues increased 13% to €844m as traffic fell 2% and ave. fares rose 17%. Unit costs rose 11% due...
• Lufthansa achieves record punctuality at FrankfurtHighest-ever punctuality rates and significantly reduced CO2 emissions since the opening of the new Northwest Runway Three months after the new runway at Frankfurt Airport became operational, ...