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Thursday, 28 June 2012

BBC News

• Airport tweet ruling is reservedJudgement is reserved in the appeal of a man convicted of posting a tweet threatening to blow up Robin Hood Airport.
• Down and out in Alicante airportSpanish sighs... down and out in Alicante airport
• Belfast flight in six-hour delayEasyjet passengers on a flight from Belfast to London faced a delay of almost six hours due to a bird strike and then an airport power cut.

Department for Transport

• Regulation of Aviation Security The Secretary of State for Transport (Justine Greening): Today I am publishing a summary of responses to the Government’s consultation on better regulation for aviation security, and announcing the Government’s decision on taking forward the initiative.

Financial Times

• BA restores Leeds Bradford link to HeathrowBritish Airways reconnects northern airport after three-year break following its acquisition of BMI, allowing it extra landing slots at Britain™s busiest hub

The Herald

• Scots Heathrow flights axedAIR passengers could see fares forced up after British Airways dumped two-thirds of the daily flights operated between Heathrow and Scotland by BMI after its takeover, it has been claimed.

London Evening Standard

• Heathwick' could be answer to London's airport crisis A second runway at Gatwick is emerging as an early frontrunner to solve the aviation crisis in the South-East.

Metro

• Jumbo jet pilot is one of the world's youngest at just 20 years oldAn airman who learned to fly before he got his driving licence has become one of the world™s youngest jumbo jet pilots. Osian Gwyn Williams, 20, has become one of the world's youngest Boeing 747 pilots (Picture: Gwynedd Daily Post) Osian Gwyn Williams started flying light aircraft at the age of 15 and now he is 20 he is looking forward to his new job flying Boeing 747s around the globe. His proud father, John, said it came as ˜no surprise™ to him when his son was offered employment just a month after completing his airline training at Oxford Aviation Academy. Earlier this week the high-flier...

Northern Echo

• New thinking transforms airline's rubbishIF you've ever wondered what happens to those little plastic bags which your headphones come wrapped in on an aeroplane, you may need to find a new issue to pontificate.

Sheffield Star

• Celebrities in courtroom for Doncaster airport twitter case appealA MAN found guilty of sending a menacing tweet about a Robin Hood Airport had celebrity backing as he renewed his challenge against conviction.

The York Press

• BA brings direct Heathrow flights back to regional airportBRITISH Airways is to start four-times-a-day flights from Leeds Bradford Airport to Heathrow from December.

Yorkshire Post

• BA praised over return of Heathrow serviceBusiness and civic leaders have applauded British Airways for its decision to start a new service between Leeds Bradford Airport and Heathrow.

Aviation Industry

• 'Mixed mode' flying will not solve Heathrow™s problems “ WalshUsing both runways for landing and take-offs will not fix capacity crunch in the south-east
• Portugal flights to be hit by five-day strikeAirlines cancel and reschedule services due to air traffic controllers™ walkout