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Friday, 06 May 2016

Financial Times

• Amazon doubles size of air cargo fleetGroup leases 20 Boeing 767 jets from Atlas Air Worldwide as it attempts to keep up with growth

The Guardian

• Cheaper Heathrow expansion plan 'should be put back on table'Willie Walsh, chief executive of British Airways’ owner, says ministers should not be bound to third runway proposalThe alternative, cheaper scheme to expand Heathrow airport should be put back on the table if the government gives the go-ahead for a new runway, according to the boss of British Airways’ owner.Willie Walsh, the chief executive of IAG, whose airlines, including BA, operate the majority of services at Heathrow, said he did not expect a decision soon – but the “prohibitive costs” meant ministers should not be bound to the airport’s own proposals for a third, north-west runway.

The Huffington Post

• Michael O'Leary Uses BBC Question Time To Plug Ryanair. Repeatedly.Thursday night's Question Time tackled the issues of Brexit, the economy and - inevitably - Trump. On the panel was Ryanair CEO, Michael O'Leary, who wasted no time in making passionate speeches about his opinions on each. Oh, and how good his airline is.  On Trump's insults.   Dishing out insults has served me very well as a career. We've been insulting the competition for many years. On Brexit. On the economy.  Ryanair employs over 3,00 people in the UK. We will invest less in the UK if the UK leaves the EU. On the Daily Mail. I was e...

Mail Online

• British Airways app could mean you never miss a flight again Air passengers who struggle to make their departure gate on time may never have to miss a flight again. British Airways is launching an new smart phone app which tracks the location of travellers.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Airbus jet has world's most expensive plane ticket Flight in The Residence on an A380 from New York to Mumbai will set back passengers £26,000 - one way
• How planes circling over North Wales sparked 'chemtrails' internet conspiracy frenzyOval contrails left by a mystery jet plane were spotted over the region on Tuesday morning

London Evening Standard

• City airport's new owners 'heeded fees freeze call'THE new owners of London City Airport have listened to the demands of airlines not to hike prices, BA boss Willie Walsh declared today.

Aviation Industry

• Emirates expands in ChinaAirline to launch two new services to Yinchuan and Zhengzhou