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Wednesday, 04 July 2012

BBC News

• Helicopters to aid wealthy visitors to the London 2012 Olympics As the Olympic and Paralympic games get under way later this month, armies of wealthy, powerful or famous people will be flocking to London, only to find they will have to rub shoulders with the great masses.
• ANA plans $2.6bn new share salesJapan's All Nippon Airways says it plans to raise as much as $2.6bn (£1.6bn) by selling new shares to fund its expansion plans.
• Boeing predicts strong demandBoeing predicts $4.5tn (£2.8tn) of new planes will be bought over the next 20 years, driven by demand in China, India and other emerging markets.

Financial Times

• Haji-Ioannou moves to sack EasyJet chairmanEasyJet faces a call by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou for a vote to sack Sir Michael Rake, chairman and a contender to lead Barclays
• All Nippon Airways seeks to raise $2.6bnThe fundraising is also aimed at strengthening its balance sheet and paying for new planes, including dozens of 787 Dreamliners it has ordered
• A carefully managed take-offOnline flight search company Skyscanner exemplifies a more considered approach to growth, writes Ian Wylie

The Telegraph

• Boeing says 34,000 new passenger jets needed in next 20 years The growth of air travel in China and India will lead to the number of passenger jets in use around the world doubling over the next 20 years as 34,000 new aircraft are delivered to airlines.

Daily Express

• Asia boost for BoeingMORE air travel in Asia and demand for greener aircraft are set to boost jet orders in the next two decades, US aircraft giant Boeing said.

The Sun

• UntitledBUSINESS leaders, union chiefs and airlines last night said Heathrow must have a third runway or Britain will lose jobs and growth.

The Shields Gazette

• Airport™s sky-high treat for youngstersSOUTH Tyneside youngsters got a bird’s eye view of their homes thanks to a special treat.

Other Regional Press

• Welsh ports and airports need boost “ Monmouth AM MORE need to be done to capitalise on Welsh ports and airports as a means of boosting the economy, according to a committee chaired by Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay.

Aviation Industry

• Profit warning for airlines despite oil price fallSlowdown in passenger growth does "not bode well" - IATA
• Stelios's Fastjet set for take-off by OctoberAfrican no-frills carrier agrees deal to use Airbus A319s for its launch in autumn 2012

Other News Sources

• Hours-long immigration waits at the airport, the world's busiest in terms of international passenger traffic, caused major embarrassment to the British government in May, just weeks before the Olympic opening ceremony on July 27. Read more: http://www.Hours-long immigration waits at the airport, the world's busiest in terms of international passenger traffic, caused major embarrassment to the British government in May, just weeks before the Olympic opening ceremony on July 27.