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Thursday, 02 February 2012

BBC News

• Science centre opens at airportA learning centre opens at Birmingham Airport to give children hands-on experience of science and technology.
• Airport introduces trolley feesManchester Airport says passengers will have to pay to use luggage trolleys from April.
• BAA loses Stansted sale appealAirport operator BAA loses its latest challenge against a competition ruling that it must sell Stansted airport.
• American Airlines cut 13,000 jobsThe loss-making parent company of American Airlines says it will shed 13,000 jobs - around 15% of its workforce.

Financial Times

• BAA loses fight against Stansted rulingTribunal dismisses challenge to Competition Commission™s decision to order the sale of the airport
• American seeks to cut jobs, pay and pensionsThe airline™s parent company will seek to shed about 13,000 positions amid efforts to emerge from bankruptcy and reduce costs by $2bn
• Lufthansa reaches deal to dispose of BMIbabyGerman carrier in non-binding agreement with unnamed UK company to dispose of the low-cost carrier that has been dragging on BMI™s earnings

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.
• Loganair chairman looks to the future as airline celebrates 50th anniversaryTHE head of Loganair has claimed the airline is well placed to benefit from continuing problems in the aviation sector by taking over routes abandoned by rivals.

The Scotsman

• Many happy return flights: 50th birthday for Scotland™s AirlineIT IS famous for running the world’s shortest scheduled flight between two of the Orkney islands as well as the only scheduled flight in the world to land on a beach.

Daily Express

• BAA's Stansted blowAIRPORTS group BAA must sell Stansted after losing an appeal against a ruling by the competition watchdog.

The Mirror

• BAA loses legal battle to keep StanstedBAA has lost its appeal against a ruling forcing it to sell Stansted.

Metro

• BAA loses appeal against ruling it must sell Stansted airportAirport operator BAA has lost its appeal against a Competition Commission ruling that it must sell Stansted airport.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Essex: BAA loses appeal over sale of Stansted AirportAIRPORTS operator BAA has lost its appeal against the sale of Stansted Airport at a Competition Appeal Tribunal, the Competition Commission said today.

Aviation Industry

• American Airlines to slash 2,100 maintenance jobs in Tulsa as part of restructuring planTULSA, Okla. - American Airlines is expected to slash about 2,100 jobs at its maintenance facility in Tulsa under a bankruptcy reorganization plan released by its parent company, a spokesman for the airline said Wednesday.
• Malev battles for survival Hungarian carrier's bosses to draw up emergency plan by end of this week
• United finishes roll-out of Economy Plus on Continental aircraftMerged airline now features premium economy on all B757s
• BAA loses appeal over Stansted saleAirports operator's challenge to sale order has been dismissed
• MPs ask for probe on impact of Bmi saleLabour and SNP worried over impact on domestic flights
• Bmi strikes deal to sell BmibabyNo-frills carrier set to be sold to UK-based firm