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Friday, 12 February 2016

BBC News

• Why did the half-plane, half-helicopter not work?Why has mass helicopter transport never taken off?
• Lufthansa boss denies errors over crashThe boss of the airline Lufthansa, Carsten Spohr, has told the BBC that there was nothing that Lufthansa could have done to prevent the Germanwings crash last year.

The Herald

• Critics slam Edinburgh airport over 'disingenuous' flightpath reportAIRPORT bosses have been accused of downplaying community opposition to a trial flightpath after blaming a handful of local residents for the majority of complaints.

Mail Online

• British Airways customer told she can't get a full refund unless she is DEAD EXCLUSIVE: Jahmila Kelly, 32, from Bethnal Green, east London, has been left distraught after being told she cannot get a refund for BA flights to St Lucia despite being diagnosed with a tumour.

Wales Online

• Scrapping air passenger tax in Wales would cost England's south west region millions, warns airport bossBristol Airport claims the abolition of APD in Wales would cost the South West economy £843m and more than 1,500 jobs

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Robert Goodwill tours Cornwall Airport Newquay and opens Aerohub Business ParkAviation Minister hears how Cornwall Airport Newquay and its enterprise zone are boosting economic growth in the region. Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill visited Cornwall Airport Newquay today (11 February 2016) to see how government investment is helping the airport go from strength to strength. The minister toured the airport, which generates millions of pounds for the Cornish economy per year, and officially opened the Aerohub Business Park within the already established enterprise zone — Aerohub at Cornwall Airport Newquay. Passenger numbers at Cornwall Airport Newquay increased fr...

Aviation Industry

• Heathrow: record rise in passenger traffic to emerging markets5.5 million passengers passed through the airport last month
• Bristol airport: end devolution of APD to WalesCEO Robert Sinclair says move will create ‘significant disadvantage’ to rival Cardiff