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Wednesday, 27 April 2016

The Guardian

• MPs: UK air pollution is a 'public health emergency'Cross-party committee of MPs says the government needs to do much more to tackle the crisis, including a scrappage scheme for dirty old diesel cars. Air pollution in the UK is a “public health emergency”, according to a cross-party committee of MPs, who say the government needs to do much more including introducing a scrappage scheme for old, dirty diesel vehicles.The government’s own data shows air pollution causes 40,000-50,000 early deaths a year and ministers were forced to produce a new action plan after losing a supreme court case in 2015.

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham Airport welcomes another new carrierCzech Airlines now offering flights between city and Prague five times a week

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Flight training school set to take off under new owners THE new owners of a flight training school based at Leeds Bradford Airport say they have big plans for the operation.

Rail Technology Magazine

• TfL and Airports Commission at odds over impact of Heathrow third runwayNewly released documents show that the Airports Commission’s estimate of the cost of rail links needed to support the third runway at Heathrow airport is as much as £11bn below that of Transport for London (TfL). The documents, obtained by Greenpeace via a Freedom of Information...

Aviation Industry

• New Munich satellite facility to boost Lufthansa’s competitivenessLufthansa Hub Munich CEO Thomas Winkelmann told ATW he believes the new satellite facility at Munich Airport, which began operations Tuesday, will better position Lufthansa in the global aviation competitive market. read more
• ‘Extensive’ strikes to hit German airportsFlights cancelled at six German airports tomorrow as workers stage fresh industrial action
• Air France-KLM baggage fee rises on European flightsAirline raises fee for check-in luggage by €5

Other News Sources

• Green flights for blue skiesIn February this year the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection came up with new environmental measures for CO2 emission standards.
• Carbon footprint of 20 top airlines hasn't improved in past seven years, University of Warwick study showsTwenty of the world's largest airlines have not significantly reduced their greenhouse gas emissions over the past seven years, new research by the University of Warwick shows.