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Thursday, 02 August 2012

BBC News

• Thames Estuary airport row at Kent County Council A Kent councillor has backed proposals for a Thames estuary airport after Kent County Council (KCC) opposed the plan.

Financial Times

• Foster plan to fund new airport rejectedBAA and IAG bosses have attacked architect™s proposal to help fund Thames estuary hub through landing charges paid by airlines operating at Heathrow
• Groups vie for search and rescue contractGovernment in discussions with three companies as it plans to outsource service from 2015 with £3.1bn in deals to private aviation operators

The Independent

• Planes may pay for noise over Heathrow Residents under Heathrow's flightpath could be offered thousands of pounds in compensation if a future government gives the go-ahead for a third runway at Europe's busiest airport.

Belfast Telegraph

• Ryanair bid will capture 90% of Irish market: Aer Lingus bossAer Lingus chief executive Christoph Mueller warned that a successful bid by Ryanair to buy the carrier would result in monopoly conditions reminiscent of the days when his own airline dominated Irish travel.Related StoriesFacebook's float 'fiasco' costs Swiss bank £227mFamilies are squeezed by rising prices and static wagesRegulator backed in row on NIE investmentEurozone inflation is steady for third monthFacebook's float 'fiasco' costs Swiss bank £227m

Manchester Evening News

• £1.5m bag of heroin dumped on Manchester Airport luggage carouselOne of the largest ever seizures of heroin has been made at Manchester Airport.

Other Regional Press

• Humberside Airport sold to new ownersManchester Airports Group (MAG) has sold its 82.7 per cent shareholding in Humberside Airport to Eastern Group for an undisclosed sum.
• Aviation experts praise Boeing book A LOOK inside the war-winning work of a group of radar boffins has received critical acclaim from Britain’s leading aviation magazines.
• Gatwick Airport master plan shows flights to increase by 82 every dayLAND equivalent to more than than 900 football pitches is being reserved for a second runway at Gatwick, as flights are scheduled to increase by 82 every day. The airport master plan, released last Thursday, predicts aircraft movements will hit 278,956 per year within the next ten years, compared to 248,679 in 2011/12, and the airport will hit its current capacity by 2030.

Aviation Industry

• Travelport and China Southern agree new distribution dealAgents using Galileo and Worldspan will get increased information from Skyteam member

Other News Sources

• Gatwick second runway option kept openGatwick airport is to set land aside for construction of a potential second runway.
• STANDARD POOR'S AFFIRMS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'S BOND RATINGStandard amp; Poorrsquo;s Ratings Services has affirmed the outstanding lsquo;A-rsquo; rating on Southwest Florida International Airportrsquo;s $309 million airport revenue bonds. The...